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Modeling the Panchromatic Spectral Energy Distributions of Galaxies by Conroy, Charlie

“…The spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of galaxies are shaped by nearly every physical property of the system, including the star-formation history, metal…”
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UniverseMachine: The correlation between galaxy growth and dark matter halo assembly from z = 0−10 by Behroozi, Peter, Wechsler, Risa H, Hearin, Andrew P, Conroy, Charlie

“…ABSTRACT We present a method to flexibly and self-consistently determine individual galaxies’ star formation rates (SFRs) from their host haloes’ potential…”
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THE STELLAR INITIAL MASS FUNCTION IN EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES FROM ABSORPTION LINE SPECTROSCOPY. II. RESULTS by CONROY, Charlie, VAN DOKKUM, Pieter G

“…The spectral absorption lines in early-type galaxies contain a wealth of information regarding the detailed abundance pattern, star formation history, and…”
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The Propagation of Uncertainties in Stellar Population Synthesis Modeling. III. Model Calibration, Comparison, and Evaluation by Conroy, Charlie, Gunn, James E

“…Stellar population synthesis (SPS) provides the link between the stellar and dust content of galaxies and their observed spectral energy distributions. In the…”
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Nebular Continuum and Line Emission in Stellar Population Synthesis Models by Byler, Nell, Dalcanton, Julianne J., Conroy, Charlie, Johnson, Benjamin D.

“…Accounting for nebular emission when modeling galaxy spectral energy distributions (SEDs) is important, as both line and continuum emissions can contribute…”
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The Evolution and Properties of Rotating Massive Star Populations by Choi, Jieun, Conroy, Charlie, Byler, Nell

“…We investigate the integrated properties of massive ( ) rotating single-star stellar populations for a variety of initial rotation rates ( , 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, and…”
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How to Measure Galaxy Star Formation Histories. II. Nonparametric Models by Leja, Joel, Carnall, Adam C., Johnson, Benjamin D., Conroy, Charlie, Speagle, Joshua S.

“…Nonparametric star formation histories (SFHs) have long promised to be the "gold standard" for galaxy spectral energy distribution (SED) modeling as they are…”
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Gaia Reveals a Metal-rich, in situ Component of the Local Stellar Halo by Bonaca, Ana, Conroy, Charlie, Wetzel, Andrew, Hopkins, Philip F., Kereš, Dušan

“…We use the first Gaia data release, combined with the RAVE and APOGEE spectroscopic surveys, to investigate the origin of halo stars within kpc from the Sun…”
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MESA ISOCHRONES AND STELLAR TRACKS (MIST). I. SOLAR-SCALED MODELS by Choi, Jieun, Dotter, Aaron, Conroy, Charlie, Cantiello, Matteo, Paxton, Bill, Johnson, Benjamin D.

“…ABSTRACT This is the first of a series of papers presenting the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) Isochrones and Stellar Tracks (MIST)…”
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Hunting Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Field Using Integrated Light Surveys by Danieli, Shany, van Dokkum, Pieter, Conroy, Charlie

“…We discuss the approach of searching the lowest mass dwarf galaxies, , in the general field, using integrated light surveys. By exploring the limiting surface…”
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The Stellar Initial Mass Function in Early-type Galaxies from Absorption Line Spectroscopy. III. Radial Gradients by van Dokkum, Pieter, Conroy, Charlie, Villaume, Alexa, Brodie, Jean, Romanowsky, Aaron J.

“…There is good evidence that the centers of massive early-type galaxies have a bottom-heavy stellar initial mass function (IMF) compared to that of the Milky…”
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The Propagation of Uncertainties in Stellar Population Synthesis Modeling. I. The Relevance of Uncertain Aspects of Stellar Evolution and the Initial Mass Function to the Derived Physical Properties of Galaxies by Conroy, Charlie, Gunn, James E, White, Martin

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Reconciling M/L Ratios Across Cosmic Time: a Concordance IMF for Massive Galaxies by van Dokkum, Pieter, Conroy, Charlie

“…Abstract The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is thought to be bottom heavy in the cores of the most massive galaxies, with an excess of low-mass stars…”
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A Redshift-independent Efficiency Model: Star Formation and Stellar Masses in Dark Matter Halos at z 4 by Tacchella, Sandro, Bose, Sownak, Conroy, Charlie, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Johnson, Benjamin D.

“…We explore the connection between the UV luminosity functions (LFs) of high-z galaxies and the distribution of stellar masses and star formation histories…”
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The Spur and the Gap in GD-1: Dynamical Evidence for a Dark Substructure in the Milky Way Halo by Bonaca, Ana, Hogg, David W., Price-Whelan, Adrian M., Conroy, Charlie

“…We present a model for the interaction of the GD-1 stellar stream with a massive perturber that naturally explains many of the observed stream features,…”
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The Stellar Initial Mass Function in Early-type Galaxies from Absorption Line Spectroscopy. IV. A Super-Salpeter IMF in the Center of NGC 1407 from Non-parametric Models by Conroy, Charlie, van Dokkum, Pieter G., Villaume, Alexa

“…It is now well-established that the stellar initial mass function (IMF) can be determined from the absorption line spectra of old stellar systems, and this has…”
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A substantial population of low-mass stars in luminous elliptical galaxies by van Dokkum, Pieter G, Conroy, Charlie

“…The stellar initial mass function (IMF) describes the mass distribution of stars at the time of their formation and is of fundamental importance for many areas…”
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Galaxy evolution in groups and clusters: star formation rates, red sequence fractions and the persistent bimodality by Wetzel, Andrew R., Tinker, Jeremy L., Conroy, Charlie

“…Using galaxy group/cluster catalogues created from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7, we examine in detail the specific star formation rate (SSFR)…”
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How to Measure Galaxy Star Formation Histories. I. Parametric Models by Carnall, Adam C., Leja, Joel, Johnson, Benjamin D., McLure, Ross J., Dunlop, James S., Conroy, Charlie

“…Parametric models for galaxy star formation histories (SFHs) are widely used, though they are known to impose strong priors on physical parameters. This has…”
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A Theory for the Variation of Dust Attenuation Laws in Galaxies by Narayanan, Desika, Conroy, Charlie, Davé, Romeel, Johnson, Benjamin D., Popping, Gergö

“…In this paper, we provide a physical model for the origin of variations in the shapes and bump strengths of dust attenuation laws in galaxies by combining a…”
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