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Increasing AGN sample completeness using long-term near-infrared variability (2024)
Journal Article

In this work, we use 8 years of deep near-infrared imaging to select and study a new set of 601 active galaxies identified through long-term near-infrared (NIR) variability in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey (UDS). These objects are compared to 710 X-ra... Read More about Increasing AGN sample completeness using long-term near-infrared variability.

The role of mass and environment in the build-up of the quenched galaxy population since cosmic noon (2023)
Journal Article

We conduct the first study of how the relative quenching probability of galaxies depends on environment over the redshift range 0.5 < z < 3, using data from the UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey. By constructing the stellar mass functions for quiescent and po... Read More about The role of mass and environment in the build-up of the quenched galaxy population since cosmic noon.

Cosmic Evolution of the H2 Mass Density and the Epoch of Molecular Gas (2021)
Journal Article

We present new empirical constraints on the evolution of ${\rho }_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}$, the cosmological mass density of molecular hydrogen, back to z ≈ 2.5. We employ a statistical approach measuring the average observed 850 μm flux density of near-inf... Read More about Cosmic Evolution of the H2 Mass Density and the Epoch of Molecular Gas.

The clustering of X-ray AGN at 0.5 &lt; z &lt; 4.5: host galaxies dictate dark matter halo mass (2020)
Journal Article

We analyse 870 μm Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA) dust continuum detections of 41 canonically selected z ≃ 3 Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs), as well as 209 ALMA-undetected LBGs, in follow-up of SCUBA-2 mapping of the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey (UDS)... Read More about The clustering of X-ray AGN at 0.5 &lt; z &lt; 4.5: host galaxies dictate dark matter halo mass.

The star formation histories of z?1 post-starburst galaxies (2020)
Journal Article

We present the star formation histories of 39 galaxies with high-quality rest-frame optical spectra at 0.5 < z < 1.3 selected to have strong Balmer absorption lines and/or Balmer break, and compare to a sample of spectroscopically selected quiescent... Read More about The star formation histories of z?1 post-starburst galaxies.

An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 cosmology legacy survey UKIDSS/UDS field: Dust attenuation in high-redshift Lyman-break galaxies (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. We analyse 870 ∼m Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA) dust continuum detections of 41 canonically selected z3 Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs), aswell as 209 ALMA-undetected LBGs, in follow-up of SCUB... Read More about An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 cosmology legacy survey UKIDSS/UDS field: Dust attenuation in high-redshift Lyman-break galaxies.

An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS field: High-resolution dust continuum morphologies and the link between sub-millimetre galaxies and spheroid formation (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society We present an analysis of the morphology and profiles of the dust continuum emission in 153 bright sub-millimetre galaxies (SMGs) detected with ALMA... Read More about An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS field: High-resolution dust continuum morphologies and the link between sub-millimetre galaxies and spheroid formation.

Radio Spectra and Sizes of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array-identified Submillimeter Galaxies: Evidence of Age-related Spectral Curvature and Cosmic-Ray Diffusion? (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We analyze the multifrequency radio spectral properties of 41 6 GHz-detected Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)-identified, submillimeter galaxies (SMGs), observed at 610... Read More about Radio Spectra and Sizes of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array-identified Submillimeter Galaxies: Evidence of Age-related Spectral Curvature and Cosmic-Ray Diffusion?.

High-velocity outflows in massive post-starburst galaxies at z > 1 (2019)
Journal Article

We investigate the prevalence of galactic-scale outflows in post-starburst (PSB) galaxies at high redshift (1 < z < 1.4), using the deep optical spectra available in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey (UDS). We use a sample of ∼40 spectroscopically confirm... Read More about High-velocity outflows in massive post-starburst galaxies at z > 1.

Compact star-forming galaxies preferentially quenched to become PSBs in z < 1 clusters (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. We analyse the structure of galaxies with high specific star formation rate (SSFR) in cluster and field environments in the redshift range 0.5 < z... Read More about Compact star-forming galaxies preferentially quenched to become PSBs in z < 1 clusters.

An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS Field: identifying candidate z∼4.5[CII] emitters (2018)
Journal Article

We report the results of a search for serendipitous [C ii] 157.74 μm emitters at z sime 4.4–4.7 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The search exploits the AS2UDS continuum survey, which covers ~50 arcmin2 of the sky toward... Read More about An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey UKIDSS/UDS Field: identifying candidate z∼4.5[CII] emitters.

The structure of post-starburst galaxies at 0.5 < z < 2: evidence for two distinct quenching routes at different epochs (2018)
Journal Article

We present an analysis of the structure of post-starburst (PSB) galaxies in the redshift range 0.5 less than z less than 2, using a photometrically selected sample identified in the Ultra Deep Survey field. We examine the structure of ∼80 of t... Read More about The structure of post-starburst galaxies at 0.5 < z < 2: evidence for two distinct quenching routes at different epochs.

The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey (2018)
Journal Article

VANDELS is a uniquely deep spectroscopic survey of high-redshift galaxies with the VIMOS spectrograph on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The survey has obtained ultradeep optical (0.48 < λ < 1.0 μm) spectroscopy of ≃2100 galaxies within the redshif... Read More about The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey.

The enhancement of rapidly quenched galaxies in distant clusters at 0.5 < z < 1.0 (2018)
Journal Article

We investigate the relationship between environment and galaxy evolution in the redshift range $0.5

Massive post-starburst galaxies at z > 1 are compact proto-spheroids (2018)
Working Paper

We investigate the relationship between the quenching of star formation and the structural transformation of massive galaxies, using a large sample of photometrically-selected post-starburst galaxies in the UKIDSS UDS field. We find that post-starbur... Read More about Massive post-starburst galaxies at z > 1 are compact proto-spheroids.

Massive post-starburst galaxies at z > 1 are compact proto-spheroids (2017)
Journal Article

We investigate the relationship between the quenching of star formation and the structural transformation of massive galaxies, using a large sample of photometrically-selected poststarburst galaxies in the UKIDSS UDS field. We find that post-starburs... Read More about Massive post-starburst galaxies at z > 1 are compact proto-spheroids.

Enhancement of AGN in a protocluster at z=1.6 (2017)
Journal Article

We investigate the prevalence of AGN in the high-redshift protocluster Cl 0218.3–0510 at z = 1.62. Using imaging from the Chandra X-ray Telescope, we find a large overdensity of AGN in the protocluster; a factor of 23±9 times the field density of AGN... Read More about Enhancement of AGN in a protocluster at z=1.6.

OMEGA – OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-line Galaxies in A901/2: II. Environmental influence on integrated star formation properties and AGN activity (2017)
Journal Article

We present a study of the star formation and AGN activity for galaxies in CP 15051 the Abell 901/2 multicluster system at z ∼ 0.167 as part of the OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-line Galaxies in A901/2 (OMEGA) survey. Using Tuneable Filter data obtained... Read More about OMEGA – OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-line Galaxies in A901/2: II. Environmental influence on integrated star formation properties and AGN activity.

The evolution of post-starburst galaxies from z=2 to 0.5 (2016)
Journal Article

We present the evolution in the number density and stellar mass functions of photometrically selected post-starburst galaxies in the UKIDSSUltraDeep Survey,with redshifts of 0.5

The identification of post-starburst galaxies at z?1 using multiwavelength photometry: a spectroscopic verification (2016)
Journal Article

Despite decades of study, we still do not fully understand why some massive galaxies abruptly switch off their star formation in the early Universe, and what causes their rapid transition to the red sequence. Post-starburst galaxies provide a rare op... Read More about The identification of post-starburst galaxies at z?1 using multiwavelength photometry: a spectroscopic verification.