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Preprocessing among the Infalling Galaxy Population of EDisCS Clusters (2019)
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Kirby, M., Just, D. W., Zaritsky, D., Rudnick, G., Desjardins, T., Cool, R., …Liebst, K. (2019). Preprocessing among the Infalling Galaxy Population of EDisCS Clusters. Astrophysical Journal, 885(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab44a0

We present results from a low-resolution spectroscopic survey for 21 galaxy clusters at 0.4 < z < 0.8 selected from the ESO Distant Cluster Survey. We measured spectra using the low-dispersion prism in IMACS on the Magellan Baade telescope and calcul... Read More about Preprocessing among the Infalling Galaxy Population of EDisCS Clusters.

From the outside looking in: what can Milky Way Analogues tell us about the star formation rate of our own galaxy? (2019)
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Fraser-Mckelvie, A., Merrifield, M., & Aragón-Salamanca, A. (2019). From the outside looking in: what can Milky Way Analogues tell us about the star formation rate of our own galaxy?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 489(4), 5030–5036. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2493

The Milky Way has been described as an anaemic spiral, but is its star formation rate (SFR) unusually low when compared to its peers? To answer this question, we define a sample of Milky Way Analogues (MWAs) based on stringent cuts on the best litera... Read More about From the outside looking in: what can Milky Way Analogues tell us about the star formation rate of our own galaxy?.

Time-slicing spiral galaxies with SDSS-IV MaNGA (2019)
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Peterken, T., Fraser-Mckelvie, A., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Merrifield, M., Kraljic, K., Knapen, J. H., …Drory, N. (2019). Time-slicing spiral galaxies with SDSS-IV MaNGA. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 489(1), 1338–1343. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2204/5548799

Spectra of galaxies contain a wealth of information about the stellar populations from which they are made. With integral-field unit (IFU) surveys, such data can be used to map out stellar population properties across the face of a galaxy, allowing o... Read More about Time-slicing spiral galaxies with SDSS-IV MaNGA.

Signatures of stellar accretion in MaNGA early-type galaxies (2019)
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Oyarzún, G. A., Bundy, K., Westfall, K. B., Belfiore, F., Thomas, D., Maraston, C., …Andrews, B. H. (2019). Signatures of stellar accretion in MaNGA early-type galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 880(2), Article 111. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab297c

The late assembly of massive galaxies is thought to be dominated by stellar accretion in their outskirts (beyond 2 effective radii R e) due to dry, minor galaxy mergers. We use observations of 1010 passive early-type galaxies (ETGs) within z < 0.15 f... Read More about Signatures of stellar accretion in MaNGA early-type galaxies.

SDSS-IV MaNGA: Stellar Population Gradients Within Barred Galaxies (2019)
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Fraser-McKelvie, A., Merrifield, M., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Peterken, T., Masters, K., Krawczyk, C., …Drory, N. (2019). SDSS-IV MaNGA: Stellar Population Gradients Within Barred Galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 488(1), L6–L11. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slz085

Bars in galaxies are thought to stimulate both inflow of material and radial mixing along them. Observational evidence for this mixing has been inconclusive so far however, limiting the evaluation of the impact of bars on galaxy evolution. We now use... Read More about SDSS-IV MaNGA: Stellar Population Gradients Within Barred Galaxies.

The time delay between star formation quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in clusters: a phase–space view of EDisCS (2019)
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Kelkar, K., Gray, M. E., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Rudnick, G., Jaffé, Y. L., Jablonka, P., …Milvang-Jensen, B. (2019). The time delay between star formation quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in clusters: a phase–space view of EDisCS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(1), 868-884. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz905

We explore the possible effect of cluster environments on the structure and star formation histories of galaxies by analysing the projected phase–space (PPS) of intermediate-redshift clusters (0.4 z 0.8). HST I−band imaging data from the ESO Distant... Read More about The time delay between star formation quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in clusters: a phase–space view of EDisCS.

SDSS IV MaNGA: full spectroscopic bulge-disc decomposition of MaNGA early-type galaxies (2019)
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Tabor, M., Merrifield, M., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Fraser-Mckelvie, A., Peterken, T., Smethurst, R., …Lane, R. R. (2019). SDSS IV MaNGA: full spectroscopic bulge-disc decomposition of MaNGA early-type galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485(2), 1546–1558. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz431

By applying spectroscopic decomposition methods to a sample of MaNGA early-type galaxies, we separate out spatially and kinematically distinct stellar populations, allowing us to explore the similarities and differences between galaxy bulges and disc... Read More about SDSS IV MaNGA: full spectroscopic bulge-disc decomposition of MaNGA early-type galaxies.

The fifteenth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: first release of MaNGA derived quantities, data visualization tools and stellar library (2019)
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Aguado, D., Ahumada, R., Almeida, A., Anderson, S. F., Andrews, B. H., Anguiano, B., …Zou, H. (2019). The fifteenth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: first release of MaNGA derived quantities, data visualization tools and stellar library. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 240(2), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aaf651

Twenty years have passed since first light for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Here, we release data taken by the fourth phase of SDSS (SDSS-IV) across its first three years of operation (2014 July–2017 July). This is the third data release for... Read More about The fifteenth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: first release of MaNGA derived quantities, data visualization tools and stellar library.

OMEGA – OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2 – V. The rich population of jellyfish galaxies in the multi-cluster system Abell 901/2 (2019)
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Roman-Oliveira, F. V., Chies-Santos, A. L., Rodríguez Del Pino, B., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Gray, M. E., & Bamford, S. P. (2019). OMEGA – OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2 – V. The rich population of jellyfish galaxies in the multi-cluster system Abell 901/2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(1), 892–905. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz007

We present the results of a systematic search and characterisation of galaxies with morphological signatures of ram-pressure stripping, known as jellyfish galaxies, in the multi-cluster system A901/2, at z ∼ 0.165, as part of the OMEGA survey. By vis... Read More about OMEGA – OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2 – V. The rich population of jellyfish galaxies in the multi-cluster system Abell 901/2.