Introducing the Illustris Project: simulating the coevolution of dark and visible matter in the Universe

M Vogelsberger, S Genel, V Springel… - Monthly Notices of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT We introduce the Illustris Project, a series of large-scale hydrodynamical
simulations of galaxy formation. The highest resolution simulation, Illustris-1, covers a …

Galaxy masses

S Courteau, M Cappellari, RS de Jong, AA Dutton… - Reviews of Modern …, 2014 - APS
Galaxy masses play a fundamental role in our understanding of structure formation models.
This review addresses the variety and reliability of mass estimators that pertain to stars, gas …

Cosmicflows-2: the data

RB Tully, HM Courtois, AE Dolphin… - The Astronomical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Cosmicflows-2 is a compilation of distances and peculiar velocities for over 8000 galaxies.
Numerically the largest contributions come from the luminosity–line width correlation for …

Past, Present, and Future of the Scaling Relations of Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei

M D'Onofrio, P Marziani, C Chiosi - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We review the properties of the established Scaling Relations (SRs) of galaxies and active
galactic nuclei (AGN), focusing on their origin and expected evolution back in time, providing …

The massive end of the luminosity and stellar mass functions: dependence on the fit to the light profile

M Bernardi, A Meert, RK Sheth, V Vikram… - Monthly Notices of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In addition to the large systematic differences arising from assumptions about the stellar
mass-to-light ratio, the massive end of the stellar mass function is rather sensitive to how one …

Towards a more realistic population of bright spiral galaxies in cosmological simulations

M Aumer, SDM White, T Naab… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We present an update to the multiphase smoothed particle hydrodynamics galaxy formation
code by Scannapieco et al. We include a more elaborate treatment of the production of …

Testing physical models for cosmic ray transport coefficients on galactic scales: self-confinement and extrinsic turbulence at∼ GeV energies

PF Hopkins, J Squire, TK Chan… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The microphysics of∼ GeV cosmic ray (CR) transport on galactic scales remain deeply
uncertain, with almost all studies adopting simple prescriptions (eg constant diffusivity). We …

On the uncertainties of stellar mass estimates via colour measurements

JC Roediger, S Courteau - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Mass-to-light versus colour relations (MLCRs), derived from stellar population synthesis
models, are widely used to estimate galaxy stellar masses (M*), yet a detailed investigation …

A physically motivated definition for the size of galaxies in an era of ultradeep imaging

I Trujillo, N Chamba, JH Knapen - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Present-day multiwavelength deep imaging surveys allow to characterize the outskirts of
galaxies with unprecedented precision. Taking advantage of this situation, we define a new …

DustPedia: Multiwavelength photometry and imagery of 875 nearby galaxies in 42 ultraviolet-microwave bands

CJR Clark, S Verstocken, S Bianchi, J Fritz… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Aims. The DustPedia project is capitalising on the legacy of the Herschel Space
Observatory, using cutting-edge modelling techniques to study dust in the 875 DustPedia …