Publications (63)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Linking Star Formation Histories and Stellar Mass Growth
Amanda E. Bauer, A. M. Hopkins, M. Gunawardhana +23
We present evidence for stochastic star formation histories in low-mass (M* < 10^10 Msun) galaxies from observations within the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey. For ~73,000…
Capability of Detecting Ultra-Violet Counterparts of Gravitational Waves with GLUV
R. Ridden-Harper, B. Tucker, R. Sharp +2
With the discovery of gravitational waves (GW), attention has turned towards detecting counterparts to these sources. In discussions on counterpart signatures and multi-messenger f…
A Study of Quasar Selection in the Dark Energy Survey Supernova fields
S. S. Tie, P. Martini, D. Mudd +75
We present a study of quasar selection using the DES supernova fields. We used a quasar catalog from an overlapping portion of the SDSS Stripe 82 region to quantify the completenes…
Optimal Extraction of Fibre Optic Spectroscopy
R. Sharp, M. N. Birchall
We report an optimal extraction methodology, for the reduction of multi-object fibre spectroscopy data, operating in the regime of tightly packed (and hence significantly overlappi…
OzDES multifibre spectroscopy for the Dark Energy Survey: Three year results and first data release
M. J. Childress, C. Lidman, T. M. Davis +98
We present results for the first three years of OzDES, a six-year programme to obtain redshifts for objects in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) supernova fields using the 2dF fibre pos…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Resolving the role of environment in galaxy evolution
S. Brough, S. Croom, R. Sharp +18
We present observations of 18 galaxies from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey made with the SPIRAL optical integral field unit (IFU) on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The…
The XMM-Newton Serendipitous Survey V. Optical identification of the XMM-Newton Medium sensitivity Survey (XMS)
X. Barcons, F. J. Carrera, M. T. Ceballos +53
We present the XMM-Newton Medium sensitivity Survey (XMS), including a total of 318 X-ray sources found among the serendipitous content of 25 XMM-Newton target fields. The XMS comp…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Spatially resolving the environmental quenching of star formation in GAMA galaxies
A. L. Schaefer, S. M. Croom, J. T. Allen +32
We use data from the Sydney-AAO Multi-Object Integral Field Spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey and the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey to investigate the spatially-resolved s…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Galaxy environments and star formation rate variations
D. B. Wijesinghe, A. M. Hopkins, S. Brough +23
We present a detailed investigation into the effects of galaxy environment on their star formation rates (SFR) using galaxies observed in the Galaxy and Mass Assembly Survey (GAMA)…
First Cosmology Results using Type Ia Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: Constraints on Cosmological Parameters
T. M. C. Abbott, S. Allam, P. Andersen +141
We present the first cosmological parameter constraints using measurements of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program (DES-SN). The analysis uses…
Performance of AAOmega: the AAT multi-purpose fibre-fed spectrograph
R. Sharp, W. Saunder, G. Smith +11
AAOmega is the new spectrograph for the 2dF fibre-positioning system on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. It is a bench-mounted, double-beamed design, using volume phase holographic…
Star Formation at Redshift One: Preliminary results from an H-alpha Survey
M. Doherty, A. Bunker, R. Sharp +5
We present the first successful demonstration of multi-object near-infrared spectroscopy on high redshift galaxies. Our objective is to address the true star formation history of t…
The Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program: Modelling selection efficiency and observed core collapse supernova contamination
M. Vincenzi, M. Sullivan, O. Graur +79
The analysis of current and future cosmological surveys of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) at high-redshift depends on the accurate photometric classification of the SN events detected…
The first Hubble diagram and cosmological constraints using superluminous supernova
C. Inserra, M. Sullivan, C. R. Angus +88
We present the first Hubble diagram of superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) out to a redshift of two, together with constraints on the matter density, , and the dark energy…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: gas content and interaction as the drivers of kinematic asymmetry
J. V. Bloom, S. M. Croom, J. J. Bryant +21
In order to determine the causes of kinematic asymmetry in the H gas in the SAMI Galaxy Survey sample, we investigate the comparative influences of environment and intrinsic pr…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Unveiling the nature of kinematically offset active galactic nuclei
J. T. Allen, A. L. Schaefer, N. Scott +14
We have observed two kinematically offset active galactic nuclei (AGN), whose ionised gas is at a different line-of-sight velocity to their host galaxies, with the SAMI integral fi…
OzDES Reverberation Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei: Final Data Release, Black-Hole Mass Results, & Scaling Relations
H. McDougall, T. M. Davis, Z. Yu +53
Over the last decade, the Australian Dark Energy (OzDES) collaboration has used Reverberation Mapping to measure the masses of high redshift supermassive black holes. Here we prese…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Disk-halo interactions in radio-selected star-forming galaxies
S. K. Leslie, J. J. Bryant, I. -T. Ho +20
In this paper, we compare the radio emission at 1.4 GHz with optical outflow signatures of edge-on galaxies. We report observations of six edge-on star-forming galaxies in the Sydn…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Asymmetry in Gas Kinematics and its links to Stellar Mass and Star Formation
J. V. Bloom, L. M. R. Fogarty, S. M. Croom +23
We study the properties of kinematically disturbed galaxies in the SAMI Galaxy Survey using a quantitative criterion, based on kinemetry (Krajnovic et al.). The approach, similar t…
Long-term stability of fibre-optic transmission for multi-object spectroscopy
R. Sharp, S. Brough, R. D. Cannon
We present an analysis of the long-term stability of fibre-optic transmission properties for fibre optics in astronomy. Data from six years of operation of the AAOmega multi-object…
Cosmological Constraints from Multiple Probes in the Dark Energy Survey
DES Collaboration, T. M. C. Abbott, A. Alarcon +166
The combination of multiple observational probes has long been advocated as a powerful technique to constrain cosmological parameters, in particular dark energy. The Dark Energy Su…
H-ATLAS/GAMA: Dusty early-type galaxies and passive spirals
K. Rowlands, L. Dunne, S. Maddox +38
We present the dust properties and star-formation histories of local submillimetre-selected galaxies in Herschel-ATLAS, classified by optical morphology. The early-type galaxies (E…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the effect of close interactions on star formation in galaxies
L. J. M. Davies, A. S. G. Robotham, S. P. Driver +25
The modification of star formation (SF) in galaxy interactions is a complex process, with SF observed to be both enhanced in major mergers and suppressed in minor pair interactions…
Herschel-ATLAS: far-infrared properties of radio-selected galaxies
M. J. Hardcastle, J. S. Virdee, M. J. Jarvis +41
We use the Herschel-ATLAS science demonstration data to investigate the star-formation properties of radio-selected galaxies in the GAMA-9h field as a function of radio luminosity…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Towards a unified dynamical scaling relation for galaxies of all types
L. Cortese, L. M. R. Fogarty, I. -T. Ho +27
We take advantage of the first data from the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field (SAMI) Galaxy Survey to investigate the relation between the kinematics of gas and stars, and st…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: The discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3
S. N. Richards, A. L. Schaefer, A. R. Lopez-Sanchez +18
We present the discovery of a luminous unresolved H II complex on the edge of dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 using data from the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spect…
OzDES multi-fibre spectroscopy for the Dark Energy Survey: first-year operation and results
Fang Yuan, C. Lidman, T. M. Davis +99
OzDES is a five-year, 100-night, spectroscopic survey on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, whose primary aim is to measure redshifts of approximately 2,500 Type Ia supernovae host ga…
Follow up of GW170817 and its electromagnetic counterpart by Australian-led observing programs
I. Andreoni, K. Ackley, J. Cooke +122
The discovery of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave signal has generated follow-up observations by over 50 facilities world-wide, ushering in the new era…
The Influence of Dark Matter Halos on Dynamical Estimates of Black Hole Mass: Ten New Measurements for High-sigma Early-Type Galaxies
S. P. Rusli, J. Thomas, R. P. Saglia +7
Adaptive-Optics assisted SINFONI observations of the central regions of ten early-type galaxies are presented. Based primarily on the SINFONI kinematics, ten black hole masses occu…
Herschel-ATLAS: Dust temperature and redshift distribution of SPIRE and PACS detected sources using submillimetre colours
A. Amblard, A. Cooray, P. Serra +69
We present colour-colour diagrams of detected sources in the Herschel-ATLAS Science Demonstration Field from 100 to 500 microns using both PACS and SPIRE. We fit isothermal modifie…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Early Data Release
J. T. Allen, S. M. Croom, I. S. Konstantopoulos +45
We present the Early Data Release of the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey. The SAMI Galaxy Survey is an ongoing integral field spectroscopic…
Herschel-ATLAS/GAMA: spatial clustering of low-redshift sub-mm galaxies
E. van Kampen, D. J. B. Smith, S. Maddox +44
We have measured the clustering properties of low-redshift (z < 0.3) sub-mm galaxies detected at 250 micron in the Herschel-ATLAS Science Demonstration Phase (SDP) field. We select…
First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Survey Overview and Supernova Spectroscopy
C. B. D'Andrea, M. Smith, M. Sullivan +108
We present spectroscopy from the first three seasons of the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Program (DES-SN). We describe the supernova spectroscopic program in full: strategy, observ…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: The cluster redshift survey, target selection and cluster properties
M. S. Owers, J. T. Allen, I. Baldry +40
We describe the selection of galaxies targeted in eight low redshift clusters (APMCC0917, A168, A4038, EDCC442, A3880, A2399, A119 and A85; ) as part of the Sydn…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: The Low-Redshift Stellar Mass Tully-Fisher Relation
J. V. Bloom, S. M. Croom, J. J. Bryant +22
We investigate the Tully-Fisher Relation (TFR) for a morphologically and kine- matically diverse sample of galaxies from the SAMI Galaxy Survey using 2 dimensional spatially resolv…
Dark Energy Survey Year 3 Results: Galaxy Sample for BAO Measurement
A. Carnero Rosell, M. Rodriguez-Monroy, M. Crocce +106
In this paper we present and validate the galaxy sample used for the analysis of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation signal (BAO) in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Y3 data. The definitio…
OzDES Reverberation Mapping Program: Mg II Lags and R-L relation
Zhefu Yu, Paul Martini, A. Penton +55
The correlation between the broad line region radius and continuum luminosity ( relation) of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is critical for single-epoch mass estimates of superm…
Science Programs for a 2 m-class Telescope at Dome C, Antarctica: PILOT, the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope
M. G. Burton, J. Lawrence, M. C. B. Ashley +24
The cold, dry and stable air above the summits of the Antarctic plateau provides the best ground-based observing conditions from optical to sub-mm wavelengths to be found on the Ea…
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): Dust obscuration in galaxies and their recent star formation histories
D. B. Wijesinghe, A. M. Hopkins, R. Sharp +32
We present self-consistent star formation rates derived through pan-spectral analysis of galaxies drawn from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey. We determine the most appro…
First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Analysis, Systematic Uncertainties, and Validation
D. Brout, D. Scolnic, R. Kessler +122
We present the analysis underpinning the measurement of cosmological parameters from 207 spectroscopically classified type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the first three years of the…
The Herschel-ATLAS: Evolution of the 250um luminosity function out to z=0.5
S. Dye, L. Dunne, S. Eales +65
We have determined the luminosity function of 250um-selected galaxies detected in the ~14 sq.deg science demonstration region of the Herschel-ATLAS project out to a redshift of z=0…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): end of survey report and data release 2
J. Liske, I. K. Baldry, S. P. Driver +67
The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey is one of the largest contemporary spectroscopic surveys of low-redshift galaxies. Covering an area of ~286 deg^2 (split among five surve…
OzDES Reverberation Mapping Program: CIV lags from six years of data
A. Penton, H. McDougall, T. M. Davis +52
The paper reports 29 successful CIV reverberation time‑lag measurements for high‑redshift active galactic nuclei from the OzDES survey, derives black‑hole masses of 0.8–1.3 billion…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly: Evolution of the Halpha luminosity function and star formation rate density up to z<0.35
M. L. P. Gunawardhana, A. M. Hopkins, J. Bland-Hawthorn +28
Measurements of the low-z Halpha luminosity function have a large dispersion in the local number density of sources, and correspondingly in the SFR density. The possible causes for…
CIV Black Hole Mass Measurements with the Australian Dark Energy Survey (OzDES)
J. K. Hoormann, P. Martini, T. M. Davis +67
Black hole mass measurements outside the local universe are critically important to derive the growth of supermassive black holes over cosmic time, and to study the interplay betwe…
OzDES multi-object fibre spectroscopy for the Dark Energy Survey: Results and second data release
C. Lidman, B. E. Tucker, T. M. Davis +101
We present a description of the Australian Dark Energy Survey (OzDES) and summarise the results from its six years of operations. Using the 2dF fibre positioner and AAOmega spectro…
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) Luminous Red Galaxy Survey
R. Cannon, M. Drinkwater, A. Edge +29
We present a spectroscopic survey of almost 15,000 candidate intermediate-redshift Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) brighter than i=19.8, observed with 2dF on the Anglo-Australian Tele…
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Redshift distributions of the weak lensing source galaxies
B. Hoyle, D. Gruen, G. M. Bernstein +135
We describe the derivation and validation of redshift distribution estimates and their uncertainties for the galaxies used as weak lensing sources in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Y…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Cubism and covariance, putting round pegs into square holes
R. Sharp, J. T. Allen, L. M. R. Fogarty +46
We present a methodology for the regularisation and combination of sparse sampled and irregularly gridded observations from fibre-optic multi-object integral-field spectroscopy. Th…
The VST ATLAS Quasar Survey I: Catalogue
Alice Eltvedt, T. Shanks, N. Metcalfe +22
We present the VST ATLAS Quasar Survey, consisting of quasar (QSO) candidates with over deg. The catalogue is based on VST ATLASNEOWIS…
Ionization Cone in the X-ray Binary LMC X-1
R. Cooke, J. Bland-Hawthorn, R. Sharp +1
In an earlier paper, we presented the first evidence for a bow-shock nebula surrounding the X-ray binary LMC X-1 on a scale of ~15 pc, which we argued was powered by a jet associat…
Combining Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data with Near Infrared Data from the ESO VISTA Hemisphere Survey
Manda Banerji, S. Jouvel, H. Lin +74
We present the combination of optical data from the Science Verification phase of the Dark Energy Survey (DES) with near infrared data from the ESO VISTA Hemisphere Survey (VHS). T…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Spectroscopic analysis
A. M. Hopkins, S. P. Driver, S. Brough +79
The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey is a multiwavelength photometric and spectroscopic survey, using the AAOmega spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope to obtain spe…
GAMA/H-ATLAS: The ultraviolet spectral slope and obscuration in galaxies
Dinuka B. Wijesinghe, Elisabete. da Cunha, Andrew. M. Hopkins +59
We use multiwavelength data from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) and Herschel ATLAS (H-ATLAS) surveys to compare the relationship between various dust obscuration measures in g…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: instrument specification and target selection
J. J. Bryant, M. S. Owers, A. S. G. Robotham +54
The SAMI Galaxy Survey will observe 3400 galaxies with the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral-field spectrograph (SAMI) on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) in a 3-year survey whi…
Herschel-ATLAS: The far-infrared--radio correlation at z<0.5
Matt J. Jarvis, D. J. B. Smith, D. G. Bonfield +44
We use data from the Herschel-ATLAS to investigate the evolution of the far-infrared--radio correlation over the redshift range 0<z<0.5. Using the total far-infrared luminosity of…
The ATLAS Survey of the CDFS and ELAIS-S1 Fields
E. Lenc, R. Norris, C. Hales +6
The first phase of the ATLAS (Australia Telescope Large Area Survey) project surveyed a total 7 square degrees down to 30 micro Jy rms at 1.4 GHz and is the largest sensitive radio…
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: the link between angular momentum and optical morphology
L. Cortese, L. M. R. Fogarty, K. Bekki +34
We investigate the relationship between stellar and gas specific angular momentum , stellar mass and optical morphology for a sample of 488 galaxies extracted from the S…
OzDES Reverberation Mapping Program: The first Mg II lags from five years of monitoring
Zhefu Yu, Paul Martini, A. Penton +63
Reverberation mapping is a robust method to measure the masses of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) outside of the local Universe. Measurements of the radius -- luminosity () r…
Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts from the UV--NIR in the science demonstration phase catalogue
D. J. B. Smith, L. Dunne, S. J. Maddox +45
We present a technique to identify optical counterparts of 250 um-selected sources from the Herschel-ATLAS survey. Of the 6621 250 um > 32 mJy sources in our science demonstration…
First Cosmological Results using Type Ia Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: Measurement of the Hubble Constant
E. Macaulay, R. C. Nichol, D. Bacon +106
We present an improved measurement of the Hubble constant (H_0) using the 'inverse distance ladder' method, which adds the information from 207 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): The Life and Times of L* Galaxies
A. S. G. Robotham, J. Liske, S. P. Driver +18
In this work we investigate in detail the effects local environment (groups and pairs) has on galaxies with stellar mass similar to the Milky-Way (L* galaxies). A volume limited sa…
Which halos host Herschel-ATLAS galaxies in the local Universe?
Qi Guo, Shaun Cole, Cedric G. Lacey +40
We measure the projected cross-correlation between low redshift (z < 0.5) far-IR selected galaxies in the SDP field of the Herschel-ATLAS (H-ATLAS) survey and optically selected ga…