Cross-correlating WMAP5 with 1.5 million LRGs: a new test for the ISW effect (2009)
Sawangwit, U., Shanks, T., Cannon, R. D., Croom, S. M., Ross, Nicholas P., Wake, D. A.
We present the cross-correlation of the density map of LRGs and the temperature fluctuation in the CMB as measured by the WMAP5 observations. The LRG samples were extracted from imaging data of the...
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): The input catalogue and star-galaxy separation (2009)
Baldry, I. K., Robotham, A. S. G., Hill, D. T., Driver, S. P., Liske, J., Norberg, P., ...
We describe the spectroscopic target selection for the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey. The input catalogue is drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey...
Robotham, Aaron, Driver, S. P., Norberg, P., Baldry, I. K., Bamford, S. P., Hopkins, A. M., ...
A heuristic greedy algorithm is developed for efficiently tiling spatially dense redshift surveys. In its first application to the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) redshift survey we find it rapidly...
Bielby, Rich, Shanks, T., Sawangwit, U., Croom, S. M., Ross, Nicholas P., Wake, D. A.
We investigate the use of simple colour cuts applied to the SDSS optical imaging to perform photometric selections of emission line galaxies out to z
Constraining the quasar population with the broad-line width distribution (2008)
Fine, S., Croom, S. M., Hopkins, P. F., Hernquist, L., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Colless, M., ...
We measure the width of the MgII $\lambda2799$ line in quasar spectra from the SDSS, 2QZ and 2SLAQ surveys and, by invoking an unnormalised virial mass estimator, relate the scatter in line width to...
Constraining the quasar population with the broad-line width distribution (2008)
Fine, S., Croom, S.M., Hopkins, P.F., Hernquist, L., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Colless, M., ...
In this work, we test the assertion that the scatter in the mass of black holes which drive quasars should be luminosity dependent with less scatter in more luminous objects. To this end, we measure...
Wake, D.A., Sheth, R.K., Nichol, R.C., Baugh, C.M., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Colless, M., ...
We present an analysis of the small-to-intermediate scale clustering of samples of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey (2SLAQ)...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey: QSO clustering and the L-z degeneracy (2008)
Da Angela, J., Shanks, T., Croom, S.M., Weilbacher, P., Brunner, R.J., Couch, W.J., ...
We combine the quasi-stellar object (QSO) samples from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) and the 2dF-Sloan Digital Sky Survey luminous red galaxy (LRG) and QSO Survey (2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO, hereafter...
M. S. Brotherton, Wil Van Breugel, R. J. Smith, B. J. Boyle, T. Shanks, S. M. Croom, ...
We report the discovery of five broad-absorption-line (BAL) QSOs in a complete sample of 111 ultraviolet excess (UVX) QSO candidates also detected in the NRAO VLA Sky Survey. All five BAL QSOs, which...
The AAO 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2007)
R. J. Smith, B. J. Boyle, T. Shanks, S. M. Croom
Introduction The study of large-scale structure through QSO clustering provides a potentially powerful route to determining the fundamental cosmological parameters of the Universe (see Croom &...
Statistical lensing of faint QSOs by galaxy clusters. (2007)
Croom And Shanks, S. M. Croom, T. Shanks
We investigate the anti-correlation between faint high redshift QSOs and lowredshift galaxy groups found by Boyle, Fong & Shanks (1988), on the assumption that it is caused by gravitational...
QSO Clustering - III. Clustering in the LBQS and evolution of the QSO correlation function. (2007)
Croom And Shanks, S. M. Croom, T. Shanks
We present results of clustering analysis for the LBQS, and combine these with results obtained from other QSO surveys including the Durham/AAT UVX sample (Shanks & Boyle 1994). We find a weak...
QSO clustering and the AAT 2dF QSO redshift survey (2007)
B.J. Boyle, S.M. Croom, R.J. Smith, T. Shanks, L. Miller, N. Loaring
this paper we use comoving distances, r comoving = (1+z)rproper , and define the Hubble constant as H 0 = 100h km s
Input Catalogue for the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2007)
R. J. Smith, B. J. Boyle, T. Shanks, S. M. Croom, L. Miller, M. Read
We discuss the construction of a homogeneous catalogue containing ¸ 46 000 ultra-violet excess (UVX) selected QSO candidates. These objects will be observed with the 2-degree field (2dF) facility at...
Luminous Red Galaxy Clustering at z~0.7 - First Results using AAOmega (2007)
Ross, Nicholas P., Shanks, T., Cannon, Russell D., Wake, D. A., Sharp, R. G., Croom, S. M., ...
We report on the AAT-AAOmega LRG Pilot observing run to establish the feasibility of a large spectroscopic survey using the new AAOmega instrument. We have selected Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) using...
Sadler, E. M., Cannon, R. D., Mauch, T., Hancock, P. J., Wake, D. A., Ross, N., ...
We have combined optical data from the 2dF-SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) LRG (Luminous Red Galaxy) and QSO (quasi-stellar object) (2SLAQ) redshift survey with radio measurements from the 1.4 GHz...
Ross, N. P., Da Ângela, J., Shanks, T., Wake, D. A., Cannon, R. D., Edge, A. C., ...
We present a clustering analysis of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) using nearly 9000 objects from the final, three-year catalogue of the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) Survey. We measure the...
Sadler, E. M., Cannon, R. D., Mauch, T., Hancock, P. J., Wake, D. A., Ross, N., ...
We have combined optical data from the 2dF-SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) LRG (Luminous Red Galaxy) and QSO (quasi-stellar object) (2SLAQ) redshift survey with radio measurements from the 1.4 GHz...
Ross, N. P., Da Ângela, J., Shanks, T., Wake, D. A., Cannon, R. D., Edge, A. C., ...
We present a clustering analysis of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) using nearly 9000 objects from the final, three-year catalogue of the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) Survey. We measure the...
The 2dF BL Lac Survey II (2006)
Londish, D., Croom, S. M., Heidt, J., Boyle, B. J., Sadler, E. M., Whiting, M., ...
We report on our further analysis of the expanded and revised sample of potential BL Lac objects (the 2BL) optically identified from two catalogues of blue-selected (UV excess) point sources, the 2dF...
The evolution of host mass and black hole mass in QSOs from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2006)
Fine, S., Croom, S. M., Miller, L., Babic, A., Moore, D., Brewer, B., ...
We investigate the relation between the mass of super-massive black holes (Mbh) in QSOs and the mass of the dark matter halos hosting them (Mdh). We measure the widths of broad emission lines (Mgii...
Wake, D. A., Nichol, R. C., Eisenstein, D. J., Loveday, J., Edge, A. C., Cannon, R., ...
We present new measurements of the luminosity function (LF) of Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the 2dF-SDSS LRG and Quasar (2SLAQ) survey. We have carefully...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey: the star formation histories of luminous red galaxies (2006)
Roseboom, Isaac G., Pimbblet, Kevin A., Drinkwater, Michael J., Cannon, Russell D., De Propris, Roberto, Edge, Alastair C., ...
We present a detailed investigation into the recent star formation histories of 5697 luminous red galaxies (LRGs) based on the H delta (4101 angstrom), and [O II] (3727 angstrom) lines and the D4000...
Multi-object spectroscopy field configuration by simulated annealing (2006)
Miszalski, Brent, Shortridge, K, Saunders, W, Parker, Q. A, Croom, S. M
Multi-object spectroscopy (MOS) instruments, such as the Two-degree Field (2dF) facility of the Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO), have facilitated large-scale redshift surveys. Yet despite their...
Multi-object spectroscopy field configuration by simulated annealing (2006)
Miszalski, Brent, Shortridge, K, Saunders, W, Parker, Q. A, Croom, S. M
Multi-object spectroscopy (MOS) instruments, such as the Two-degree Field (2dF) facility of the Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO), have facilitated large-scale redshift surveys. Yet despite their...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey: the star formation histories of luminous red galaxies (2006)
Roseboom, Isaac G., Pimbblet, Kevin A., Drinkwater, Michael J., Cannon, Russell D., De Propris, Roberto, Edge, Alastair C., ...
We present a detailed investigation into the recent star formation histories of 5697 luminous red galaxies (LRGs) based on the H delta (4101 angstrom), and [O II] (3727 angstrom) lines and the D4000...
The correlation of line strength with luminosity and redshift from composite QSO spectra (2002)
Croom, S. M., Rhook, K., Corbett, E. A., Boyle, B. J., Netzer, H., Loaring, N. S., ...
We have generated a series of composite QSO spectra using over 22000 individual low resolution (~8A) QSO spectra obtained from the 2dF (18.25