A numerical study of interactions and stellar bars
For several decades, it has been known that stellar bars in disc galaxies can be triggered by interactions, or by internal processes such as dynamical...
A physically motivated definition for the size of galaxies in an era of ultradeep imaging
Present-day multiwavelength deep imaging surveys allow to characterize the outskirts of galaxies with unprecedented precision. Taking advantage of this...
A physically motivated galaxy size definition across different state-of-the-art hydrodynamical simulations
Context. Galaxy sizes are a key parameter to distinguish between different galaxy types and morphologies, which in turn reflect distinct formation and assembly...
A polarized fast radio burst at low Galactic latitude
We report on the discovery of a new fast radio burst (FRB), FRB 150215, with the Parkes radio telescope on 2015 February 15. The burst was detected in real time...
A prescription for the conditional mass function of dark matter haloes
The unconditional mass function (UMF) of dark matter haloes has been determined accurately in the literature, showing excellent agreement with high-resolution...
A refined sub-grid model for black hole accretion and AGN feedback in large cosmological simulations
In large-scale cosmological hydrodynamic simulations simplified sub-grid models for gas accretion on to black holes and AGN feedback are commonly used. Such...
A rigorous comparison of different planet detection algorithms
The idea of finding extrasolar planets (ESPs) through observations of drops in stellar brightness due to transiting objects has been around for decades. It has...
A robust method for the analysis of integrated spectra from globular clusters using Lick indices
We define a method for the analysis of the integrated spectra of extragalactic globular clusters that provides more reliable measures of the age, metallicity...
A search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102
We present a search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102 using simultaneous observations with the high-speed optical camera...