Search Results - "WATSON, G. M"

Using the Bright Ultrahard XMM–Newton survey to define an IR selection of luminous AGN based on WISE colours by Mateos, S., Alonso‐Herrero, A., Carrera, F. J., Blain, A., Watson, M. G., Barcons, X., Braito, V., Severgnini, P., Donley, J. L., Stern, D.

“…ABSTRACT We present a highly complete and reliable mid‐infrared (MIR) colour selection of luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN) candidates using the 3.4, 4.6…”
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X-RAY ABSORPTION, NUCLEAR INFRARED EMISSION, AND DUST COVERING FACTORS OF AGNs: TESTING UNIFICATION SCHEMES by Mateos, S., Carrera, F. J., Alonso-Herrero, A., Hernán-Caballero, A., Barcons, X., Ramos, A. Asensio, Watson, M. G., Blain, A., Caccianiga, A., Ballo, L., Braito, V., Almeida, C. Ramos

“…ABSTRACT We present the distributions of the geometrical covering factors of the dusty tori (f2) of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using an X-ray selected…”
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Black holes in short period X-ray binaries and the transition to radiatively inefficient accretion by Knevitt, G., Wynn, G. A., Vaughan, S., Watson, M. G.

“…By comparing the orbital period distributions of black hole and neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the Ritter-Kolb catalogue we show that there is…”
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X-ray groups and clusters of galaxies in the Subaru–XMM Deep Field by Finoguenov, A., Watson, M. G., Tanaka, M., Simpson, C., Cirasuolo, M., Dunlop, J. S., Peacock, J. A., Farrah, D., Akiyama, M., Ueda, Y., Smolčić, V., Stewart, G., Rawlings, S., van Breukelen, C., Almaini, O., Clewley, L., Bonfield, D. G., Jarvis, M. J., Barr, J. M., Foucaud, S., McLure, R. J., Sekiguchi, K., Egami, E.

“…We present the results of a search for galaxy clusters in the Subaru–XMM Deep Field (SXDF). We reach a depth for a total cluster flux in the 0.5–2 keV band of…”
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The evolution of the near-infrared galaxy luminosity function and colour bimodality up to z ≃ 2 from the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release by Cirasuolo, M., McLure, R. J., Dunlop, J. S., Almaini, O., Foucaud, S., Smail, Ian, Sekiguchi, K., Simpson, C., Eales, S., Dye, S., Watson, M. G., Page, M. J., Hirst, P.

“…We present new results on the cosmological evolution of the near-infrared (near-IR) galaxy luminosity function (LF), derived from the analysis of a new sample…”
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BLACK HOLE MASS AND EDDINGTON RATIO DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS OF X-RAY-SELECTED BROAD-LINE AGNs AT z ∼ 1.4 IN THE SUBARU XMM-NEWTON DEEP FIELD by NOBUTA, K, AKIYAMA, M, MORITANI, Y, SUMIYOSHI, M, TAKATO, N, KIMURA, M, MAIHARA, T, DALTON, G, LEWIS, I, BONFIELD, D, LEE, H, CURTIS-LAKE, E, UEDA, Y, MACAULAY, E, CLARKE, F, SEKIGUCHI, K, SIMPSON, C, CROOM, S, OUCHI, M, HANAMI, H, YAMADA, T, WATSON, M. G, SILVERMAN, J, HIROI, K, OHTA, K, IWAMURO, F, YABE, K, TAMURA, N

“…In order to investigate the growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), we construct the black hole mass function (BHMF) and Eddington ratio distribution…”
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X-ray detected AGN in SDSS dwarf galaxies by Birchall, Keir L, Watson, M G, Aird, J

“…ABSTRACT In this work we present a robust quantification of X-ray selected AGN in local (z ≤ 0.25) dwarf galaxies ($M_\mathrm{*} \le 3 \times 10^9 \,…”
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Distinct magnetic phase transition at the surface of an antiferromagnet by Langridge, S, Watson, G M, Gibbs, D, Betouras, J J, Gidopoulos, N I, Pollmann, F, Long, M W, Vettier, C, Lander, G H

“…In the majority of magnetic systems the surface is required to order at the same temperature as the bulk. In the present Letter, we report a distinct and…”
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A Hybrid Discrete-Continuum Mathematical Model of Pattern Prediction in the Developing Retinal Vasculature by McDougall, S. R., Watson, M. G., Devlin, A. H., Mitchell, C. A., Chaplain, M. A. J.

“…Pathological angiogenesis has been extensively explored by the mathematical modelling community over the past few decades, specifically in the contexts of…”
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The signature of supernova ejecta in the X-ray afterglow of the γ-ray burst 011211 by Reeves, J. N, Watson, D, Osborne, J. P, Pounds, K. A, O'Brien, P. T, Short, A. D. T, Turner, M. J. L, Watson, M. G, Mason, K. O, Ehle, M, Schartel, N

“…Now that γ-ray bursts (GRBs) have been determined to lie at cosmological distances, their isotropic burst energies are estimated to be as high as 1054 erg…”
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Marker-assisted selection for low phytic acid (lpa1-1) with single nucleotide polymorphism marker and amplified fragment length polymorphisms for background selection in a maize backcross breeding programme by Naidoo, R, Watson, G. M. F, Derera, J, Tongoona, P, Laing, M. D

“…The level of phytic acid is difficult to assess in a maize breeding programme, therefore a co-dominant single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker was used to…”
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The incidence of X-ray selected AGN in nearby galaxies by Birchall, Keir L, Watson, M G, Aird, J, Starling, R L C

“…ABSTRACT We present the identification and analysis of an unbiased sample of active galactic nuclei (AGN) that lie within the local galaxy population. Using…”
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The discovery of a significant sample of massive galaxies at redshifts 5 < z < 6 in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey early data release by McLure, R. J., Cirasuolo, M., Dunlop, J. S., Sekiguchi, K., Almaini, O., Foucaud, S., Simpson, C., Watson, M. G., Hirst, P., Page, M. J., Smail, I.

“…We have exploited the large area coverage of the combined UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) and Subaru/XMM–Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) to search for bright…”
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Combining ability of low phytic acid (lpa1-1) and quality protein maize (QPM) lines for seed germination and vigour under stress and non-stress conditions by Naidoo, R., Tongoona, P., Derera, J., Laing, M. D., Watson, G. M. F.

“…Grain yield is more likely to be compromised by poor seed germination and vigour in low phytic acid (LPA) and quality protein maize (QPM) than normal maize…”
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The relationship between the incidence of X-ray selected AGN in nearby galaxies & star-formation rate by Birchall, Keir L, Watson, M G, Aird, J, Starling, R L C

“…ABSTRACT We present the identification and analysis of an X-ray selected AGN sample that lie within the local (z < 0.35) galaxy population. From a parent…”
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The Discovery of an Evolving Dust-scattered X-Ray Halo around GRB 031203 by Vaughan, S, Willingale, R, O’Brien, P. T, Osborne, J. P, Reeves, J. N, Levan, A. J, Watson, M. G, Tedds, J. A, Watson, D, Santos-Lleó, M, Rodríguez-Pascual, P. M, Schartel, N

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The MIXR sample: AGN activity versus star formation across the cross-correlation of WISE , 3XMM, and FIRST/NVSS by Mingo, B, Watson, M G, Rosen, S R, Hardcastle, M J, Ruiz, A, Blain, A, Carrera, F J, Mateos, S, Pineau, F-X, Stewart, G C

“…We cross-correlate the largest available mid-infrared (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE), X-ray (3XMM) and radio (Faint Images of the Radio Sky at…”
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An Evaluation of Numerical Models for Temperature-Stabilized CH4/Air Flames in a Small Channel by Gauthier, G. P., Watson, G. M. G., Bergthorson, J. M.

“…Flames stabilized in a heated tube with a diameter on the order of the flame thickness (i.e., small Peclet number) are investigated with numerical models of…”
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On the nature of high X-ray luminosities in Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies by Jackson, F. E., Roberts, T. P., Alexander, D. M., Gelbord, J. M., Goulding, A. D., Ward, M. J., Wardlow, J. L., Watson, M. G.

“…Surveys have revealed a class of object displaying both high X-ray luminosities (L X > 1042 erg s−1) and a lack of a discernible active galactic nucleus (AGN)…”
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Galaxy clusters at 0.6 < z < 1.4 in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release by Van Breukelen, C., Clewley, L., Bonfield, D. G., Rawlings, S., Jarvis, M. J., Barr, J. M., Foucaud, S., Almaini, O., Cirasuolo, M., Dalton, G., Dunlop, J. S., Edge, A. C., Hirst, P., McLure, R. J., Page, M. J., Sekiguchi, K., Simpson, C., Smail, I., Watson, M. G.

“…We present the first cluster catalogue extracted from the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) Early Data Release. The catalogue is created using UKIDSS…”
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