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Orbital parameters of infalling dark matter substructures by Benson, A. J.

“…We present distributions of the orbital parameters of dark matter substructures at the time of merging into their host halo. Accurate knowledge of the orbits…”
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What shapes the galaxy mass function? Exploring the roles of supernova-driven winds and active galactic nuclei by Bower, R. G., Benson, A. J., Crain, Robert A.

“…The observed stellar mass function (SMF) is very different to the halo mass function predicted by Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM), and it is widely accepted that…”
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The evolution of active galactic nuclei across cosmic time: what is downsizing? by Fanidakis, N., Baugh, C. M., Benson, A. J., Bower, R. G., Cole, S., Done, C., Frenk, C. S., Hickox, R. C., Lacey, C., del P. Lagos, C.

“…We use a coupled model of the formation and evolution of galaxies and black holes (BHs) to study the evolution of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in a cold dark…”
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Galactic stellar haloes in the CDM model by Cooper, A. P., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., White, S. D. M., Helly, J., Benson, A. J., De Lucia, G., Helmi, A., Jenkins, A., Navarro, J. F., Springel, V., Wang, J.

“…We present six simulations of galactic stellar haloes formed by the tidal disruption of accreted dwarf galaxies in a fully cosmological setting. Our model is…”
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The flip side of galaxy formation: a combined model of galaxy formation and cluster heating by Bower, R. G., McCarthy, I. G., Benson, A. J.

“…Only ∼10 per cent of baryons in the Universe are in the form of stars, yet most models of luminous structure formation have concentrated on the properties of…”
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What Shapes the Luminosity Function of Galaxies? by Benson, A. J, Bower, R. G, Frenk, C. S, Lacey, C. G, Baugh, C. M, Cole, S

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The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters by Font, A. S., Bower, R. G., McCarthy, I. G., Benson, A. J., Frenk, C. S., Helly, J. C., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S.

“…Current models of galaxy formation predict satellite galaxies in groups and clusters that are redder than observed. We investigate the effect on the colours of…”
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[O ii] emitters in MultiDark-Galaxies and DEEP2 by Favole, G, Gonzalez-Perez, V, Stoppacher, D, Orsi, Á, Comparat, J, Cora, S A, Vega-Martínez, C A, Stevens, A R H, Maraston, C, Croton, D, Knebe, A, Benson, A J, Montero-Dorta, A D, Padilla, N, Prada, F, Thomas, D

“…ABSTRACT We use three semi-analytical models (SAMs) of galaxy formation and evolution run on the same 1 h−1 Gpc MultiDark Planck2 cosmological simulation to…”
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The parameter space of galaxy formation by Bower, R. G., Vernon, I., Goldstein, M., Benson, A. J., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S.

“…Semi-analytic models are a powerful tool for studying the formation of galaxies. However, these models inevitably involve a significant number of poorly…”
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Constraints on black hole fuelling modes from the clustering of X-ray AGN by Fanidakis, N., Georgakakis, A., Mountrichas, G., Krumpe, M., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Frenk, C. S., Miyaji, T., Benson, A. J.

“…We present a clustering analysis of X-ray selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) by compiling X-ray samples from the literature and re-estimating the…”
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The evolution of Lyman-break galaxies in the cold dark matter model by Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J.

“…We make a detailed investigation of the properties of Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) in the ΛCDM model. We present predictions for two published variants of the…”
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Climate controls the distribution of a widespread invasive species: implications for future range expansion by McDowell, W. G, Benson, A. J, Byers, J. E

“…Two dominant drivers of species distributions are climate and habitat, both of which are changing rapidly. Understanding the relative importance of variables…”
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The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation – II. Satellite galaxies in the Local Group by Benson, A. J., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S.

“…We use a self-consistent model of galaxy formation and the evolution of the intergalactic medium to study the effects of the reionization of the Universe at…”
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Luminosity and stellar mass functions of discs and spheroids in the SDSS and the supermassive black hole mass function by Benson, A. J., Džanović, Dajana, Frenk, C. S., Sharples, Ray

“…Using the galactica (GALaxy Automated ComponenT Image Construction Algorithm) code of Benson et al., we obtain quantitative measurements of spheroid-to-disc…”
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Predictions for Herschel from Λ-cold dark matter: unveiling the cosmic star formation history by Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J., Orsi, A., Silva, L., Granato, G. L., Bressan, A.

“…We use a model for the evolution of galaxies in the far-infrared (far-IR) based on the Λ-cold dark matter cosmology to make detailed predictions for the…”
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Modelling galaxy clustering: is new physics needed in galaxy formation models? by Kim, Han-Seek, Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J.

“…The clustering amplitude of galaxies depends on their intrinsic luminosity. We compare the properties of publicly available galaxy formation models with…”
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Vega is a rapidly rotating star by Benson, J. A, Hutter, D. J, Pauls, T. A, Schmitt, H. R, Johnston, K. J, Hummel, C. A, Gilbreath, G. C, Peterson, D. M, Mozurkewich, D, Armstrong, J. T, Hindsley, R. B

“…Vega, the second brightest star in the northern hemisphere, serves as a primary spectral type standard. Although its spectrum is dominated by broad hydrogen…”
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The spatial distribution of cold gas in hierarchical galaxy formation models by Kim, Han-Seek, Baugh, C. M., Benson, A. J., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G., Power, C., Schneider, M.

“…The distribution of cold gas in dark matter haloes is driven by key processes in galaxy formation: gas cooling, galaxy mergers, star formation and reheating of…”
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Testing model predictions of the cold dark matter cosmology for the sizes, colours, morphologies and luminosities of galaxies with the SDSS by González, Juan E., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J.

“…The huge size and uniformity of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) make possible an exacting test of current models of galaxy formation. We compare the…”
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Effects of dynamical evolution on the distribution of substructures by Peñarrubia, Jorge, Benson, Andrew J.

“…We develop a semi-analytical model that determines the evolution of the mass and position of dark matter substructures orbiting in dark matter haloes. We apply…”
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