Outputs (16)

The evolution of the radial gradient of oxygen abundance in spiral galaxies (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Mollá, M., Díaz, Á., Ascasibar, Y., Gibson, B., Cavichia, O., Costa, R. D. D. D., & Maciel, W. J. The evolution of the radial gradient of oxygen abundance in spiral galaxies

The aim of this work is to present our new series of chemical evolution models computed for spiral and low mass galaxies of different total masses and star formation efficiencies. We analyze the results of models, in particular the evolution of the r... Read More about The evolution of the radial gradient of oxygen abundance in spiral galaxies.

HI4PI: A full-sky Hi survey based on EBHIS and GASS (2016)
Journal Article
Ben Bekhti, N., Flöer, L., Keller, R., Kerp, J., Lenz, D., Winkel, B., Bailin, J., Calabretta, M. R., Dedes, L., Ford, H. A., Gibson, B. K., Haud, U., Janowiecki, S., Kalberla, P. M. W., Lockman, F. J., McClure-Griffiths, N. M., Murphy, T., Nakanishi, H., Pisano, D. J., Staveley-Smith, L., & HI4PI Collaboration:. (2016). HI4PI: A full-sky Hi survey based on EBHIS and GASS. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 594, A116. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629178

© 2016 ESO. Context. Measurement of the Galactic neutral atomic hydrogen (H i) column density, NH i, and brightness temperatures, TB, is of high scientific value for a broad range of astrophysical disciplines. In the past two decades, one of the most... Read More about HI4PI: A full-sky Hi survey based on EBHIS and GASS.

Impacts of a flaring star-forming disc and stellar radial mixing on the vertical metallicity gradient (2016)
Journal Article
Kawata, D., Grand, R. J. J., Gibson, B. K., Casagrande, L., Hunt, J. A. S., & Brook, C. B. (2017). Impacts of a flaring star-forming disc and stellar radial mixing on the vertical metallicity gradient. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 464(1), 702-712. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2363

Using idealized N-body simulations of a Milky Way-sized disc galaxy, we qualitatively study how the metallicity distributions of the thin disc star particles are modified by the formation of the bar and spiral arm structures. The thin disc in our num... Read More about Impacts of a flaring star-forming disc and stellar radial mixing on the vertical metallicity gradient.

A search for an optical counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW151226 (2016)
Journal Article
Smartt, S. J., Chambers, K. C., Smith, K. W., Huber, M. E., Young, D. R., Chen, T.-W., Inserra, C., Wright, D. E., Coughlin, M., Denneau, L., Flewelling, H., Heinze, A., Jerkstrand, A., Magnier, E. A., Maguire, K., Mueller, B., Rest, A., Sherstyuk, A., Stalder, B., Schultz, A. S. B., …Willman, M. (2016). A search for an optical counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW151226. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 827(2), L40. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/827/2/l40

� 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. We present a search for an electromagnetic counterpart of the gravitational-wave source GW151226. Using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope we mapped out 290 square degrees in the optical iP1fi... Read More about A search for an optical counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW151226.

Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914 (2016)
Journal Article
Smartt, S. J., Chambers, K. C., Smith, K. W., Huber, M. E., Young, D. R., Cappellaro, E., Wright, D. E., Coughlin, M., Schultz, A. S. B., Denneau, L., Flewelling, H., Heinze, A., Magnier, E. A., Primak, N., Rest, A., Sherstyuk, A., Stalder, B., Stubbs, C. W., Tonry, J., Waters, C., …Goggia, T. (2016). Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(4), 4094-4116. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1893

We searched for an optical counterpart to the first gravitational wave source discovered by LIGO (GW150914), using a combination of the Pan-STARRS1 wide-field telescope and the PESSTO spectroscopic follow-up programme. As the final LIGO sky maps chan... Read More about Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914.

Geometrical structures of chemically decomposed thick and thin disk populations (2016)
Book Chapter
Kawata, D., Brook, C., Rahimi, A., & Gibson, B. (2017). Geometrical structures of chemically decomposed thick and thin disk populations. In Multi-object spectroscopy in the next decade (27)

We summarize the thick and thin disk formation commonly seen in cosmological N-body simulations. As suggested in Brook et al. (2004), a hierarchical clustering scenario causes multiple minor gas-rich mergers, and leads to the formation of a kinematic... Read More about Geometrical structures of chemically decomposed thick and thin disk populations.

The role of gas infall in the evolution of disc galaxies (2016)
Journal Article
Mollá, M., Díaz, Á. I., Gibson, B. K., Cavichia, O., & López-Sánchez, Á. R. (2016). The role of gas infall in the evolution of disc galaxies. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(2), 1329-1340. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1723

Spiral galaxies are thought to acquire their gas through a protracted infall phase resulting in the inside-out growth of their associated discs. For field spirals, this infall occurs in the lower density environments of the cosmic web. The overall in... Read More about The role of gas infall in the evolution of disc galaxies.

Chemical separation of disc components using RAVE (2016)
Journal Article
Wojno, J., Kordopatis, G., Steinmetz, M., McMillan, P., Matijevič, G., Binney, J., Wyse, R. F. G., Boeche, C., Just, A., Grebel, E. K., Siebert, A., Bienaymé, O., Gibson, B. K., Zwitter, T., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Navarro, J. F., Parker, Q. A., Reid, W., Seabroke, G., & Watson, F. (2016). Chemical separation of disc components using RAVE. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 461(4), 4246-4255. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1633

© 2016 The Authors. We present evidence from the RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) survey of chemically separated, kinematically distinct disc components in the solar neighbourhood.We apply probabilistic chemical selection criteria to separate our sa... Read More about Chemical separation of disc components using RAVE.

Towards a fundamental astrometric reference system behind the Malleganic clouds : spectroscopic confirmation of new quasar candidates selected in the near-infrared (2016)
Journal Article
Ivanov, V. D., Cioni, M.-R. L., Bekki, K., De Grijs, R., Emerson, J., Gibson, B. K., Kamath, D., Van Loon, J. T., Piatti, A., & For, B.-Q. (2016). Towards a fundamental astrometric reference system behind the Malleganic clouds : spectroscopic confirmation of new quasar candidates selected in the near-infrared. The Messenger, 32-34

Quasi-stellar objects (quasars) located behind nearby galaxies provide an excellent absolute reference system for astrometric studies, but they are difficult to identify because of fore- and background contamination. We have embarked on a programme t... Read More about Towards a fundamental astrometric reference system behind the Malleganic clouds : spectroscopic confirmation of new quasar candidates selected in the near-infrared.

New quasars behind the Magellanic Clouds. Spectroscopic confirmation of near-infrared selected candidates (2016)
Journal Article
Ivanov, V. D., Cioni, M.-R. L., Bekki, K., de Grijs, R., Emerson, J., Gibson, B. K., Kamath, D., van Loon, J. T., Piatti, A. E., & For, B.-Q. (2016). New quasars behind the Magellanic Clouds. Spectroscopic confirmation of near-infrared selected candidates. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 588, Article A93. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527398

Context. Quasi-stellar objects (quasars) located behind nearby galaxies provide an excellent absolute reference system for astrometric studies, but they are difficult to identify because of fore- and background contamination. Deep wide-field, high an... Read More about New quasars behind the Magellanic Clouds. Spectroscopic confirmation of near-infrared selected candidates.