Search Results - "Curran, S. J."
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The mid-infrared properties and gas content of active galaxies over large lookback times
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-05-2018)“…Abstract Upon an expansion of all of the searches for redshifted H i 21-cm absorption (0.002 1 ≤ z ≤ 5.19), we update recent results regarding the detection of…”
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A correlation between the H i 21-cm absorption strength and impact parameter in external galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-07-2016)“…By combining the data from surveys for H i 21-cm absorption at various impact parameters in near-by galaxies, we report an anti-correlation between the 21-cm…”
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H I 21 cm Absorption and Unified Schemes of Active Galactic Nuclei
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-03-2010)“…In a recent study of z >= 0.1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs), we found that 21 cm absorption has never been detected in objects in which the ultraviolet…”
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FAST Discovery of a Fast Neutral Hydrogen Outflow
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-10-2023)“…Abstract In this letter, we report the discovery of a fast neutral hydrogen outflow in SDSS J145239.38+062738.0, a merging radio galaxy containing an optical…”
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COMPLETE IONIZATION OF THE NEUTRAL GAS: WHY THERE ARE SO FEW DETECTIONS OF 21 cm HYDROGEN IN HIGH-REDSHIFT RADIO GALAXIES AND QUASARS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-11-2012)“…From the first published z [gap] 3 survey of 21 cm absorption within the hosts of radio galaxies and quasars, Curran et al. found an apparent dearth of cool…”
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A search for 21cm Hi absorption in AT20G compact radio galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-07-2012)“…We present results from a search for 21cm associated Hi absorption in a sample of 29 radio sources selected from the Australia Telescope 20GHz survey…”
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QSO photometric redshifts from SDSS, WISE, and GALEX colours
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters (21-03-2020)“…ABSTRACT Machine learning techniques, specifically the k-nearest neighbour algorithm applied to optical band colours, have had some success in predicting…”
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The relationship between the turnover frequency and photo-ionization in radio sources
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (06-05-2024)“…ABSTRACT We investigate the connection between the turnover frequency in the radio spectrum, νTO, and the rate of ionizing ultraviolet photons, $Q_{\rm…”
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Quasar photometric redshifts from incomplete data using deep learning
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (25-03-2022)“…ABSTRACT Forthcoming astronomical surveys are expected to detect new sources in such large numbers that measuring their spectroscopic redshift measurements…”
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Intervening or associated? Machine learning classification of redshifted H i 21-cm absorption
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (14-07-2021)“…ABSTRACT In a previous paper, we presented the results of applying machine learning to classify whether an H i 21-cm absorption spectrum arises in a source…”
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A survey for redshifted molecular and atomic absorption lines – II. Associated H i, OH and millimetre lines in the z≳ 3 Parkes quarter-Jansky flat-spectrum sample
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-12-2008)“…We present the results of a z≥ 2.9 survey for H i 21-cm and molecular absorption in the hosts of radio quasars using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and…”
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On the scarcity of redshifted OH and millimetre-band molecular absorption
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2021)“…ABSTRACT Despite much searching, redshifted decimetre- and millimetre-band absorption by molecular gas remains very rare, limited to just six systems at zabs ≳…”
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The evolution of cold neutral gas and the star formation history
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-04-2019)“…ABSTRACT There is a well-known disparity between the evolution of the star formation rate density, ψ*, and the abundance of neutral hydrogen (H i), the raw…”
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The large-scale atomic and molecular gas in the Circinus galaxy
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-09-2008)“…We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and the Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) to map the large-scale atomic and molecular gas in…”
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Limits on variations in fundamental constants from 21-cm and ultraviolet quasar absorption lines
Published in Physical review letters (22-07-2005)“…Quasar absorption spectra at 21-cm and UV rest wavelengths are used to estimate the time variation of x [triple-bond] alpha(2)g(p)mu, where alpha is the fine…”
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A survey for redshifted molecular and atomic absorption lines – I. The Parkes half-Jansky flat-spectrum red quasar sample
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-09-2006)“…We are currently undertaking a large survey for redshifted atomic and molecular absorption lines at radio frequencies. In this paper, we present the results…”
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New searches for H i 21 cm in damped Lyman α absorption systems
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-02-2010)“…We present the results of three separate searches for H i 21-cm absorption in a total of 12 damped Lyman α absorption systems (DLAs) and sub-DLAs over the…”
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On the absence of molecular absorption in high-redshift millimetre-band searches
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2011)“…We have undertaken a search for millimetre-waveband absorption (through the CO and HCO+ rotational transitions) in the host galaxies of reddened radio sources…”
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A search for propylene oxide and glycine in Sagittarius B2 (LMH) and Orion
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-04-2007)“…We have used the Mopra Telescope to search for glycine and the simple chiral molecule propylene oxide in the Sgr B2 (LMH) and Orion KL, in the 3-mm band. We…”
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QSO photometric redshifts using machine learning and neural networks
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-05-2021)“…ABSTRACT The scientific value of the next generation of large continuum surveys would be greatly increased if the redshifts of the newly detected sources could…”
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