Search Results - "Grand, Robert J. J"

The biggest splash by Belokurov, Vasily, Sanders, Jason L, Fattahi, Azadeh, Smith, Martin C, Deason, Alis J, Evans, N Wyn, Grand, Robert J J

“…ABSTRACT Using a large sample of bright nearby stars with accurate Gaia Data Release 2 astrometry and auxiliary spectroscopy we map out the properties of the…”
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The effects of cosmic rays on the formation of Milky Way-mass galaxies in a cosmological context by Buck, Tobias, Pfrommer, Christoph, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Grand, Robert J J, Springel, Volker

“…ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of cosmic rays (CRs) and different modes of CR transport on the properties of Milky Way-mass galaxies in cosmological…”
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The dynamics of stars around spiral arms by Grand, Robert J. J., Kawata, Daisuke, Cropper, Mark

“…Spiral density wave theory attempts to describe the spiral pattern in spiral galaxies in terms of a long-lived wave structure with a constant pattern speed in…”
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The milky way total mass profile as inferred from Gaia DR2 by Cautun, Marius, Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro, Deason, Alis J, Frenk, Carlos S, Fattahi, Azadeh, Gómez, Facundo A, Grand, Robert J J, Oman, Kyle A, Navarro, Julio F, Simpson, Christine M

“…ABSTRACT We determine the Milky Way (MW) mass profile inferred from fitting physically motivated models to the Gaia DR2 Galactic rotation curve and other data…”
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Merger-induced metallicity dilution in cosmological galaxy formation simulations by Bustamante, Sebastián, Sparre, Martin, Springel, Volker, Grand, Robert J J

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Quenching and ram pressure stripping of simulated Milky Way satellite galaxies by Simpson, Christine M, Grand, Robert J J, Gómez, Facundo A, Marinacci, Federico, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Springel, Volker, Campbell, David J R, Frenk, Carlos S

“…Abstract We present predictions for the quenching of star formation in satellite galaxies of the Local Group from a suite of 30 cosmological zoom simulations…”
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The local high-velocity tail and the Galactic escape speed by Deason, Alis J, Fattahi, Azadeh, Belokurov, Vasily, Evans, N Wyn, Grand, Robert J J, Marinacci, Federico, Pakmor, Rüdiger

“…Abstract We model the fastest moving ($v_{\rm tot} \gt 300 \, {\rm km}\, \, {\rm s}^{-1}$) local (D ≲ 3 kpc) halo stars using cosmological simulations and…”
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The mass of the Milky Way from satellite dynamics by Callingham, Thomas M, Cautun, Marius, Deason, Alis J, Frenk, Carlos S, Wang, Wenting, Gómez, Facundo A, Grand, Robert J J, Marinacci, Federico, Pakmor, Ruediger

“…Abstract We present and apply a method to infer the mass of the Milky Way (MW) by comparing the dynamics of MW satellites to those of model satellites in the…”
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Dark matter halo shapes in the Auriga simulations by Prada, Jesus, Forero-Romero, Jaime E, Grand, Robert J J, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Springel, Volker

“…ABSTRACT We present shape measurements of Milky Way–sized dark matter haloes at redshift z = 0 in a suite of 30 zoom simulations from the Auriga project. We…”
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The effects of bar–spiral coupling on stellar kinematics in the Galaxy by Monari, Giacomo, Famaey, Benoit, Siebert, Arnaud, Grand, Robert J. J., Kawata, Daisuke, Boily, Christian

“…We investigate models of the Milky Way disc taking into account simultaneously the bar and a two-armed quasi-static spiral pattern. Away from major resonance…”
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The mass of the Milky Way out to 100 kpc using halo stars by Deason, Alis J, Erkal, Denis, Belokurov, Vasily, Fattahi, Azadeh, Gómez, Facundo A, Grand, Robert J J, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Xue, Xiang-Xiang, Liu, Chao, Yang, Chengqun, Zhang, Lan, Zhao, Gang

“…ABSTRACT We use a distribution function analysis to estimate the mass of the Milky Way (MW) out to 100 kpc using a large sample of halo stars. These stars are…”
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Gas accretion and galactic fountain flows in the Auriga cosmological simulations: angular momentum and metal redistribution by Grand, Robert J J, van de Voort, Freeke, Zjupa, Jolanta, Fragkoudi, Francesca, Gómez, Facundo A, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Marinacci, Federico, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Springel, Volker, White, Simon D M

“…ABSTRACT Using a set of 15 high-resolution magnetohydrodynamic cosmological simulations of Milky Way formation, we investigate the origin of the baryonic…”
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Neutron star mergers and rare core-collapse supernovae as sources of r-process enrichment in simulated galaxies by van de Voort, Freeke, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Grand, Robert J J, Springel, Volker, Gómez, Facundo A, Marinacci, Federico

“…ABSTRACT We use cosmological, magnetohydrodynamical simulations of Milky Way-mass galaxies from the Auriga project to study their enrichment with rapid neutron…”
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Subhalo destruction in the Apostle and Auriga simulations by Richings, Jack, Frenk, Carlos, Jenkins, Adrian, Robertson, Andrew, Fattahi, Azadeh, Grand, Robert J J, Navarro, Julio, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Gomez, Facundo A, Marinacci, Federico, Oman, Kyle A

“…ABSTRACT N-body simulations make unambiguous predictions for the abundance of substructures within dark matter haloes. However, the inclusion of baryons in the…”
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A tale of two populations: surviving and destroyed dwarf galaxies and the build-up of the Milky Way’s stellar halo by Fattahi, Azadeh, Deason, Alis J, Frenk, Carlos S, Simpson, Christine M, Gómez, Facundo A, Grand, Robert J J, Monachesi, Antonela, Marinacci, Federico, Pakmor, Rüdiger

“…ABSTRACT We use magnetohydrodynamical simulations of Milky Way-mass haloes from the Auriga project to investigate the properties of surviving and destroyed…”
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Determining the full satellite population of a Milky Way-mass halo in a highly resolved cosmological hydrodynamic simulation by Grand, Robert J J, Marinacci, Federico, Pakmor, Rüdiger, Simpson, Christine M, Kelly, Ashley J, Gómez, Facundo A, Jenkins, Adrian, Springel, Volker, Frenk, Carlos S, White, Simon D M

“…ABSTRACT We investigate the formation of the satellite galaxy population of a Milky Way-mass halo in a very highly resolved magnetohydrodynamic cosmological…”
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The multiplicity and anisotropy of galactic satellite accretion by Shao, Shi, Cautun, Marius, Frenk, Carlos S, Grand, Robert J J, Gómez, Facundo A, Marinacci, Federico, Simpson, Christine M

“…Abstract We study the incidence of group and filamentary dwarf galaxy accretion into Milky Way (MW) mass haloes using two types of hydrodynamical simulations:…”
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The hestia project: simulations of the Local Group by Libeskind, Noam I, Carlesi, Edoardo, Grand, Robert J J, Khalatyan, Arman, Knebe, Alexander, Pakmor, Ruediger, Pilipenko, Sergey, Pawlowski, Marcel S, Sparre, Martin, Tempel, Elmo, Wang, Peng, Courtois, Hélène M, Gottlöber, Stefan, Hoffman, Yehuda, Minchev, Ivan, Pfrommer, Christoph, Sorce, Jenny G, Springel, Volker, Steinmetz, Matthias, Tully, R Brent, Vogelsberger, Mark, Yepes, Gustavo

“…ABSTRACT We present the hestia simulation suite: High-resolutions Environmental Simulations of The Immediate Area, a set of cosmological simulations of the…”
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Numerical simulations of bubble-induced star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies with a novel stellar feedback scheme by Kawata, Daisuke, Gibson, Brad K., Barnes, David J., Grand, Robert J. J., Rahimi, Awat

“…To study the star formation and feedback mechanism, we simulate the evolution of an isolated dwarf irregular galaxy (dIrr) in a fixed dark matter halo, similar…”
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Baryonic effects on the detectability of annihilation radiation from dark matter subhaloes around the Milky Way by Grand, Robert J J, White, Simon D M

“…ABSTRACT We use six, high-resolution Λ-cold dark matter (ΛCDM) simulations of galaxy formation to study how emission from dark matter annihilation is affected…”
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