C. G. Lacey

Publication List Details

Period

1996 - 2009

Number

59

Co-Authors

Empirical H-alpha emitter count predictions for dark energy surveys (2009)

Geach, J. E., Cimatti, A., Percival, W., Wang, Y., Guzzo, L., Zamorani, G., ...

Future galaxy redshift surveys aim to measure cosmological quantities from the galaxy power spectrum. A prime example is the detection of baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAOs), providing a standard...

Predictions for Herschel from LambdaCDM: unveiling the cosmic star formation history (2009)

Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J., Orsi, A., Silva, L., ...

We use a model for the evolution of galaxies in the far-IR based on the LambdaCDM cosmology to make detailed predictions for upcoming cosmological surveys with the Herschel Space Observatory. We use...

The Redshift Evolution of the Mass Function of Cold Gas in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation Models (2009)

Power, C., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G.

(Abridged) Accurately predicting how the cosmic abundance of neutral hydrogen evolves with redshift is a challenging problem facing modellers of galaxy formation. We investigate the predictions of...

Testing model predictions of the cold dark matter cosmology for the sizes, colours, morphologies and luminosities of galaxies with the SDSS (2009)

González, Juan E., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J.

The huge size and uniformity of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) make possible an exacting test of current models of galaxy formation. We compare the predictions of the galform semi-analytical...

Modelling the dusty universe I: Introducing the artificial neural network and first applications to luminosity and colour distributions (2009)

Almeida, C., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Frenk, C. S., Granato, G. L., Silva, L., ...

We introduce a new technique based on artificial neural networks which allows us to make accurate predictions for the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of large samples of galaxies, at wavelengths...

Testing the predictions of the cold dark matter model for the sizes, colours, morphologies and luminosities of galaxies with the SDSS (2008)

Gonzalez, J. E., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J.

The huge size and uniformity of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey makes possible an exacting test of current models of galaxy formation. We compare the predictions of the GALFORM semi-analytical galaxy...

The properties of submm galaxies in hierarchical models (2008)

Swinbank, A. M., Lacey, C. G., Smail, Ian, Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Blain, A. W., ...

We use the combined GALFORM semi-analytical model of galaxy formation and GRASIL spectrophotometric code to investigate the properties of galaxies selected via their submillimetre (submm) emission....

Massive, red galaxies in a hierarchical universe I. Counts of Extremely Red Objects and basic properties (2008)

Gonzalez-Perez, V., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Almeida, C.

We present predictions for the abundance and nature of Extremely Red Objects (EROs) in the Lambda cold dark matter model. EROs are red, massive galaxies observed at z>= 1 and their numbers and...

Extremely Red Objects in a hierarchical universe (2008)

Gonzalez-Perez, V., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Almeida, C.

We analyse whether hierarchical formation models based on Lambda cold dark matter cosmology can produce enough massive red galaxies to match observations. For this purpose, we compare with...

The Fate of Substructures in Cold Dark Matter Haloes (2008)

Angulo, R. E., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S

We use the Millennium Simulation, a large, high resolution N-body simulation of the evolution of structure in a LambdaCDM cosmology, to study the properties and fate of substructures within a large...

The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters (2008)

Font, A. S., Bower, R. G., McCarthy, I. G., Benson, A. J., Frenk, C. S., Helly, J. C., ...

Current models of galaxy formation predict satellite galaxies in groups and clusters that are redder than observed. We investigate the effect on the colours of satellite galaxies produced by the...

The clustering of Ly-alpha emitters in a LambdaCDM Universe (2008)

Orsi, A., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Infante, L.

We combine a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation with a very large simulation which follows the growth of large scale structure in a LambdaCDM universe to predict the clustering of Ly-alpha...

Luminous red galaxies in hierarchical cosmologies (2008)

Almeida, C., Baugh, C. M., Wake, D. A., Lacey, C. G., Benson, A. J., Bower, R. G., ...

Luminous red galaxies (LRGs) are much rarer and more massive than L* galaxies. Coupled with their extreme colours, LRGs therefore provide a demanding testing ground for the physics of massive galaxy...

Luminous red galaxies in hierarchical cosmologies (2008)

Almeida, C., Baugh, C.M., Wake, D.A., Lacey, C.G., Benson, A.J., Bower, R.G., ...

Luminous red galaxies (LRGs) are much rarer and more massive than L* galaxies. Coupled with their extreme colours, LRGs therefore provide a demanding testing ground for the physics of massive galaxy...

The assembly bias of dark matter haloes to higher orders (2007)

Angulo, R. E., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G.

We use an extremely large volume ($2.4h^{-3}{\rm Gpc}^{3}$), high resolution N-body simulation to measure the higher order clustering of dark matter haloes as a function of mass and internal...

Luminous Red Galaxies in hierarchical cosmologies (2007)

Almeida, C., Baugh, C. M., Wake, D. A., Lacey, C. G., Benson, A. J., Bower, R. G., ...

Luminous red galaxies (LRGs) are much rarer and more massive than L* galaxies. Coupled with their extreme colours, LRGs therefore provide a demanding testing ground for the physics of massive galaxy...

The properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2007)

Le Delliou, M., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Morris, S. L.

We present detailed predictions for the properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in the framework of the LambdaCDM cosmology, calculated using the semi-analytical galaxy formation model GALFORM. We...

Galaxy evolution in the infra-red: comparison of a hierarchical galaxy formation model with SPITZER data (2007)

Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Silva, L., Granato, G. L., Bressan, A.

We present predictions for the evolution of the galaxy luminosity function, number counts and redshift distributions in the IR based on the Lambda-CDM cosmological model. We use the combined GALFORM...

The detectability of baryonic acoustic oscillations in future galaxy surveys (2007)

Angulo, R., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

We assess the detectability of baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the power spectrum of galaxies using ultra large volume N-body simulations of the hierarchical clustering of dark matter and...

The structural and photometric properties of early-type galaxies in hierarchical models (2006)

Almeida, C., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G.

We present predictions for the structural and photometric properties of early-type galaxies in the cold dark matter cosmology from the published semi-analytical galaxy formation models of Baugh et...

Breaking the hierarchy of galaxy formation. (2006)

Bower, R. G., Benson, A. J., Malbon, R. K., Helly, J. C., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., ...

Recent observations of the distant Universe suggest that much of the stellar mass of bright galaxies was already in place at z> 1. This presents a challenge for models of galaxy formation because...

Black Hole Growth in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation (2006)

Malbon, Rowena K., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

We incorporate a model for black hole growth during galaxy mergers into the semi-analytical galaxy formation model based on Lambda-CDM proposed by Baugh et al. (2005). Our black hole model has one...

The nature of (sub)-mm galaxies in hierarchical models (2006)

Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Frenk, C. S., Granato, G. L., Silva, L., Bressan, A., ...

We present a hierarchical galaxy formation model which can account for the number counts of sources detected through their emission at sub-millimetre wavelengths. The first stage in our approach is...

The properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models. (2006)

Le Delliou, M., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Morris, S. L.

We present detailed predictions for the properties of Lyα-emitting galaxies in the framework of the Λ cold dark matter cosmology, calculated using the semi-analytical galaxy formation model...

The Epoch of Reionization (2005)

Benson, A. J., Sugiyama, Naoshi, Nusser, Adi, Lacey, C. G.

We have modelled the process of reionization of the IGM by photoionization by galaxies, in order to predict the epoch of reionization. We use a sophisticated semi-analytic model to track the...

The broken hierarchy of galaxy formation (2005)

Bower, R. G., Benson, A. J., Malbon, R., Helly, J. C., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., ...

Recent observations of the distant Universe suggest that much of the stellar mass of bright galaxies was already in place at $z>1$. This presents a challenge for models of galaxy formation because...

A multi-wavelength model of galaxy formation (2005)

Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Granato, G. L., Silva, L., Bressan, A., ...

We present new results from a multi-wavelength model of galaxy formation, which combines a semi-analytical treatment of the formation of galaxies within the CDM framework with a sophisticated...

The properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2005)

Delliou, M. Le, Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Morris, S. L.

We present detailed predictions for the properties of Ly-alpha-emitting galaxies in the framework of the Lambda-CDM cosmology, calculated using the semi-analytical galaxy formation model GALFORM. We...

Can the faint submillimetre galaxies be explained in the Λ cold dark matter model ? (2005)

Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Frenk, C. S., Granato, G. L., Silva, L., Bressan, A., ...

We present predictions for the abundance of submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) and Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) in the Λ cold dark matter cosmology. A key feature of our model is the self-consistent...

The properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2005)

Delliou, M. Le, Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Morris, S. L.

We present detailed predictions for the properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in the framework of the LambdaCDM cosmology, calculated using the semi-analytical galaxy formation model GALFORM. We...

The properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2005)

Delliou, M. Le, Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Morris, S. L.

We present detailed predictions for the properties of Ly-alpha emitting galaxies in the framework of the LambdaCDM cosmology, calculated using the semi-analytical galaxy formation model GALFORM. We...

Can the faint sub-mm galaxies be explained in the Lambda-CDM model? (2004)

Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Frenk, C. S., Granato, G. L., Silva, L., Bressan, A., ...

We present predictions for the abundance of sub-mm galaxies (SMGs) and Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) in the $\Lambda$CDM cosmology. A key feature of our model is the self-consistent calculation of the...

What shapes the luminosity function of galaxies? (2003)

Benson, A. J., Bower, R. G., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S.

We investigate the physical mechanisms that shape the luminosity function of galaxies in hierarchical clustering models. Beginning with the mass function of dark matter halos in the CDM ( cold dark...

Heating of Galactic Disks by Infalling Satellites (2003)

Benson, A. J., Lacey, C. G., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. G., Cole, S.

We develop an analytic model to calculate the rate at which galaxy disks are heated by dark matter substructures orbiting in their halos. The model takes into account the internal structure, mass...

What Shapes the Luminosity Function of Galaxies? (2003)

Benson, A. J., Bower, R. G., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S.

We investigate the physical mechanisms that shape the luminosity function. Beginning with the mass function of dark matter halos, we show how gas cooling, photoionization, feedback, merging and...

The Effects of Photoionization on Galaxy Formation -- III: Environmental Dependence in the Luminosity Function (2002)

Benson, A. J., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Lacey, C. G.

Using semi-analytic modeling techniques, we calculate the luminosity function of galaxy populations residing in cold dark matter halos of different mass. We pay particular attention to the influence...

The Effects of Photoionization on Galaxy Formation - I: Model and Results at z=0 (2001)

Benson, A. J., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S.

We develop a coupled model for the evolution of the global properties of the intergalactic medium (IGM) and the formation of galaxies, in the presence of a photoionizing background due to stars and...

The Effects of Photoionization on Galaxy Formation - II: Satellites in the Local Group (2001)

Benson, A. J., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S.

We use a self-consistent model of galaxy formation and the evolution of the intergalactic medium to study the effects of the reionization of the universe at high redshift on the properties of...

The impact of galaxy formation on the X-ray evolution of clusters. (2001)

Bower, R. G., Benson, A. J., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S.

We present a new model for the X-ray properties of the intracluster medium that explicitly includes heating of the gas by the energy released during the evolution of cluster galaxies. We calculate...

Semi-analytic galaxy formation: understanding the high redshift universe (2001)

Baugh, C. M., Benson, A. J., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

There is now compelling evidence in favour of the hierarchical structure formation paradigm. Semi-analytic modelling is a powerful tool which allows the formation and evolution of galaxies to be...

The evolution of the galaxy distribution (2001)

Benson, A. J., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Lacey, C. G.

We follow the evolution of the galaxy population in a Lambda-CDM cosmology by means of high-resolution N-body simulations in which the formation of galaxies and their observable properties are...

Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from Non-Uniform Reionization (2001)

Liu, Guo-Chin, Sugiyama, Naoshi, Benson, Andrew J., Lacey, C. G., Nusser, Adi

We study the signal in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization anisotropy resulting from patchy reionization. It is well known that the primordial polarization of the CMB is very sensitive...

Modelling the Extinction Properties of Galaxies (2000)

Granato, G. L., Lacey, C. G., Silva, L., Bressan, A., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., ...

Recently (Granato, Lacey, Silva et al. 2000, astro-ph/0001308) we have combined our spectrophotometric galaxy evolution code which includes dust reprocessing (GRASIL, Silva et al. 1998) with...

The Impact of Galaxy Formation on the X-ray Evolution of Clusters (2000)

Bower, R. G., Benson, A. J., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S.

We present a new model for the X-ray properties of the intracluster medium that explicitly includes heating of the gas by the energy released during the evolution of cluster galaxies. We calculate...

Non-uniform reionization by galaxies and its effect on the cosmic microwave backgroun (2000)

Benson, A. J., Nusser, Adi, Sugiyama, Naoshi, Lacey, C. G.

We present predictions for the reionization of the intergalactic medium by stars in high-redshift galaxies. We calculate ionizing luminosities of galaxies, including the effects of absorption by...

The infrared side of galaxy formation. I. The local universe in the semi-analytical framework (2000)

Granato, G. L., Lacey, C. G., Silva, L., Bressan, A., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., ...

We present a new evolutionary model for the far-UV to sub-mm properties of the galaxy population. This combines a semi-analytic galaxy formation model based on hierarchical clustering (GALFORM) with...

The Dependence of Velocity and Clustering Statistics on Galaxy Properties (1999)

Benson, A. J., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

We use a combination of N-body simulations of the hierarchical clustering of dark matter and semi-analytic modelling of the physics of galaxy formation to probe the relationship between the galaxy...

Ab initio galaxy formation (1999)

Baugh, C. M., Benson, A. J., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

The formation and evolution of galaxies can be followed in the context of cosmological structure formation using the technique of semi-analytic modelling. We give a brief outline of the features...

The Nature of Galaxy Bias and Clustering (1999)

Benson, A. J., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G.

We have used a combination of high resolution cosmological N-body simulations and semi-analytic modelling of galaxy formation to investigate the processes that determine the spatial distribution of...

Modeling Dust on Galactic SED: Application to Semi-Analytical Galaxy Formation Models (1999)

Silva, L., Granato, G. L., Bressan, A., Lacey, C. G., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., ...

We present the basic features and preliminary results of the interface between our spectro-photometric model GRASIL (that calculates galactic SED from the UV to the sub-mm with a detailed computation...

Modelling the evolution of galaxy clustering (1998)

Baugh, C. M., Benson, A. J., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

Measurements of galaxy clustering are now becoming possible over a range of redshifts out to z=3. We use a semi-analytic model of galaxy formation to compute the expected evolution of the galaxy...

Hybrid galaxy formation (1998)

Benson, A. J., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G.

We model the two-point correlation function of galaxies in a cold dark matter Universe by combining two powerful theoretical tools - dissipationless N-body simulations of dark matter clustering...

Early type galaxies in the hierarchical universe (1998)

Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Benson, A. J., Lacey, C. G.

Any realistic theory of galaxy formation must be set in the context of a model for the formation of structure in the universe. We describe a powerful approach -- semi-analytic modelling -- that...

Semianalytic modelling of the formation and evolution of galaxies (1998)

Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S.

The high redshift observations of galaxies now becoming available from the Hubble Space Telescope and from large ground based telescopes are opening fresh windows on galaxy formation. Semianalytic...

The seeds of rich galaxy clusters in the Universe (1998)

Governato, F., Baugh, C. M., Frenk, C. S., Cole, S., Lacey, C. G., Quinn, T., ...

The discovery of a population of young galaxies at an epoch when the universe was about one tenth of its current age has shed new light on the question of when and how galaxies formed. Within the...

The Epoch of Galaxy Formation (1997)

Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Frenk, C. S., Lacey, C. G.

We use a semi-analytic model of galaxy formation in hierarchical clustering theories to interpret recent data on galaxy formation and evolution, focussing primarily on the recently discovered...

Numerical and Analytical Modelling of Galaxy Formation and Evolution (1996)

Frenk, C. S., Baugh, C. M., Cole, S., Lacey, C. G.

We review recent developments in theoretical studies of galaxy formation and evolution. In combination with new data from HST, Keck and other large telescopes, numerical and semi-analytic modelling...