2 papers
astro-ph.GA2024
New tools for studying planarity in galaxy satellite systems: Milky Way satellite planes are consistent with ΛCDM
E. Uzeirbegovic, G. Martin, S. Kaviraj +8
We introduce a new concept -- termed "planarity" -- which aims to quantify planar structure in galaxy satellite systems without recourse to the number or thickness of planes. We us…
astro-ph.GA2024
Extreme-value modelling of the brightest galaxies at
Cameron Heather, Teeraparb Chantavat, Siri Chongchitnan +1
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed an intriguing population of bright galaxies at high redshifts. In this work, we use extreme-value statistics to calculate the…