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The stellar mass assembly of galaxies in the Illustris simulation: growth by mergers and the spatial distribution of accreted stars
Vicente Rodriguez-Gomez, Annalisa Pillepich, Laura V. Sales +9
We use the Illustris simulation to study the relative contributions of in situ star formation and stellar accretion to the build-up of galaxies over an unprecedentedly wide range o…
The Mass Profile of the Milky Way to the Virial Radius from the Illustris Simulation
Corbin Taylor, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, Paul Torrey +2
We use particle data from the Illustris simulation, combined with individual kinematic constraints on the mass of the Milky Way (MW) at specific distances from the Galactic center,…
On the Assembly of Dwarf Galaxies in Clusters and their Efficient Formation of Globular Clusters
Pouria A. Mistani, Laura V. Sales, Annalisa Pillepich +6
Galaxy clusters contain a large population of low mass dwarf elliptical galaxies whose exact origin is unclear: their colors, structural properties and kinematics differ substantia…
Modeling Galactic Conformity with the Color-Halo Age Relation in the Illustris Simulation
Aaron D. Bray, Annalisa Pillepich, Laura V. Sales +9
Comparisons between observational surveys and galaxy formation models find that the mass of dark matter haloes can largely explain galaxies' stellar mass. However, it remains uncer…
Large-scale mass distribution in the Illustris simulation
Markus Haider, Dominik Steinhauser, Mark Vogelsberger +4
Observations at low redshifts thus far fail to account for all of the baryons expected in the Universe according to cosmological constraints. A large fraction of the baryons presum…
Recoiling black holes: prospects for detection and implications of spin alignment
Laura Blecha, Debora Sijacki, Luke Zoltan Kelley +6
Supermassive black hole (BH) mergers produce powerful gravitational wave (GW) emission. Asymmetry in this emission imparts a recoil kick to the merged BH, which can eject the BH fr…