A ‘super’ star cluster grown old: the most massive star cluster in the Local Group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2006; published online April 2006.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 5754 words.
We independently redetermine the reddening and age of the globular cluster (GC) 037−B327 in M31 by comparing independently obtained multicolour photometry with theoretical stellar population...
A 0535+26: back in business
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2006; published online March 2006.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 4777 words.
In 2005 May/June, after 10 yr of inactivity, the Be/X-ray binary system A 0535+26 underwent a major X-ray outburst. In this paper, data are presented from 10 yr of optical, infrared and X-ray...
A 10 000 star spectroscopic survey of the thick disc–halo interface: phase-space sub-structure in the thick disc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2013; published online March 2013.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 16162 words.
We analyse a 10 000 star spectroscopic survey, focused on Galactic thick disc stars typically 2–5 kpc from the Sun, carried out using the AAOmega Spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian...
A 2 per cent distance to z = 0.35 by reconstructing baryon acoustic oscillations - III. Cosmological measurements and interpretation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
December 2012; published online December 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 8022 words.
Abstract
We use the 2 per cent distance measurement from our reconstructed baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) signature using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 7 (DR7) luminous red...
A 2 per cent distance to z = 0.35 by reconstructing baryon acoustic oscillations – I. Methods and application to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
December 2012; published online December 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 10352 words.
Abstract
We present the first application to density field reconstruction to a galaxy survey to undo the smoothing of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) feature due to non-linear gravitational...
A 2 per cent distance to z = 0.35 by reconstructing baryon acoustic oscillations – II. Fitting techniques
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
December 2012; published online December 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 17606 words.
Abstract
We present results from fitting the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) signal in the correlation function obtained from the first application of density-field reconstruction to a galaxy...
A 20 GHz bright sample for δ > +72° — I. Catalogue
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
November 2012; published online November 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 4900 words.
Abstract
During 2010–11, the Medicina 32-m dish hosted the seven-feed 18–26.5 GHz receiver built for the Sardinia Radio Telescope, with the goal to perform its commissioning. This opportunity was...
A 22-yr southern sky survey for transient and variable radio sources using the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
March 2011; published online March 2011.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 14926 words.
We describe a 22-yr survey for variable and transient radio sources, performed with archival images taken with the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST). This survey covers 2776 deg2 of the...
A 2D multiwavelength study of the ionized gas and stellar population in the giant H ii region NGC 588
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2011; published online May 2011.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 11535 words.
Giant H ii regions (GHIIRs) in nearby galaxies are a local sample in which we can study in detail processes in the interaction of gas, dust and newly formed stars which are analogous to those which...
A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2008; published online April 2008.
Journal Article. Subjects: astronomy and cosmology; astrophysics. 13843 words.
We have performed a spectroscopic study of globular clusters (GCs) in the nearest giant elliptical NGC 5128 using the 2dF facility at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. We obtained integrated optical...