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...
SPACE: the spectroscopic all-sky cosmic explorer (2009)
Cimatti, A., Robberto, M., Baugh, C., Beckwith, S. V. W., Content, R., Daddi, E., ...
We describe the scientific motivations, the mission concept and the instrumentation of SPACE, a class-M mission proposed for concept study at the first call of the ESA Cosmic-Vision 2015–2025...
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...
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 QSO samples from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) and the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey (2SLAQ) in order to investigate the clustering of z 1.4 QSOs and measure the correlation function...
QSO-LRG 2-Point Cross-Correlation Function and Redshift-Space Distorions (2008)
Mountrichas, G., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Sawangwit, U., Schneider, D. P., Myers, A. D., ...
We have measured the bias of QSOs as a function of QSO luminosity at fixed redshift (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., ...
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...
CCD sequences for wide-field surveys -- II. (2007)
Ubv Sequences At, Scott M. Croom, T. Shanks, B. J. Boyle, R. J. Smith
We present results from a continuing campaign to secure deep multi-colour CCD sequences for photometric calibration in UK Schmidt fields with galactic latitudes jbj ? 50 ffi . In this paper we...
Radio-quiet QSO environments - I. The Correlation of QSOs and (2007)
Galaxies Scott Croom, Scott M. Croom, T. Shanks
In this paper we present results of an analysis of radio-quiet QSO environments. The aim is to determine the relation between QSOs, galaxies and the mass distribution as a function of redshift. We...
survey - XIV. X-ray emission from faint galaxies (2007)
Almaini Shanks Griffiths, T. Shanks, I. Georgantopoulos
We present a cross-correlation analysis to constrain the faint galaxy contribution to the cosmic X-ray background (XRB). Cross-correlating faint optical galaxy catalogues with unidentified X-ray...
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 &...
A Spectacular Post-Starburst Quasar (2007)
Brotherton Wil Van, M. S. Brotherton, S. A. Stanford, R. J. Smith, B. J. Boyle, Lance Miller, ...
We report the discovery of a spectacular "post-starburst quasar" UN J1025\Gamma0040 (B = 19; z = 0:634). The optical spectrum is a chimera, displaying the broad Mg II 2800 emission line and...
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...
Georgantopoulos Blair, T. Shanks
We report on the discovery of a narrow-emission-line object at z = 0:672 detected in a deep ASCA survey. The object, AXJ0341.4--4453, has a flux in the 2--10 keV band of 1:1 \Sigma 0:27 \Theta 10...
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...
Anomalous SZ Contribution to 3 Year WMAP Data (2007)
We first show that the new WMAP 3 year data confirm the detection by Myers et al 2004 of an extended SZ signal centred on 606 Abell (ACO) clusters with richness class, R>1. Our results also show SZ...
QSO Lensing Magnification: A Comparison of 2QZ and SDSS Results (2007)
The lensing of background QSOs by foreground galaxies is a powerful probe of the mass density of the Universe and the power spectrum of mass clustering. However, the 2dF QSO survey suggested that a...
Sadler, EM, Cannon, RD, Mauch, T, Hancock, PJ, Wake, DA, 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 VLA...
Ross, NP, Da Angela, J, Shanks, T, Wake, DA, Cannon, RD, Edge, AC, ...
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...
MegaZ-LRG: a photometric redshift catalogue of one million SDSS luminous red galaxies (2007)
Collister, A, Lahav, O, Blake, C, Cannon, R, Croom, S, Drinkwater, M, ...
We describe the construction of MegaZ-LRG, a photometric redshift catalogue of over one million luminous red galaxies (LRGs) in the redshift range 0.4 < z < 0.7 with limiting magnitude i < 20. The...
MegaZ-LRG:a photometric redshift catalogue of one million SDSS luminous red galaxies (2007)
Collister, A., Lahav, O., Blake, C., Cannon, Russell, Croom, Scott, Drinkwater, M. J., ...
We describe the construction of MegaZ-LRG, a photometric redshift catalogue of over one million luminous red galaxies (LRGs) in the redshift range 0.4 < z < 0.7 with limiting magnitude i < 20. 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...
MegaZ-LRG:a photometric redshift catalogue of one million SDSS luminous red galaxies (2007)
Collister, A., Lahav, O., Blake, C., Cannon, Russell, Croom, Scott, Drinkwater, M. J., ...
We describe the construction of MegaZ-LRG, a photometric redshift catalogue of over one million luminous red galaxies (LRGs) in the redshift range 0.4 < z < 0.7 with limiting magnitude i < 20. 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...
Ross, Nicholas P., Da Angela, J., Shanks, T., Wake, David A., Cannon, Russell D., Edge, A. C., ...
We present a clustering analysis of Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) using nearly 9 000 objects from the final catalogue of the 2dF-SDSS LRG And QSO (2SLAQ) Survey. We measure the redshift-space...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey: QSO clustering and the L-z degeneracy (2006)
Da Angela, J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Weilbacher, P., Brunner, R. J., Couch, W. J., ...
We combine the QSO samples from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) and the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey (2SLAQ) in order to investigate the clustering of z~1.4 QSOs and measure the correlation...
The Effect of Lensing on the Large-Scale CMB Anisotropy (2006)
We first compare the CMB lensing model of Seljak (1996) with the empirical model of Lieu & Mittaz (2005) to determine if the latter approach implies a larger effect on the CMB power-spectrum. We find...
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 (2SLAQ) Luminous Red Galaxy Survey (2006)
Cannon, R., Drinkwater, M., Edge, A., Eisenstein, D., Nichol, R. C., Outram, P., ...
We present a spectroscopic survey of almost 15,000 candidate intermediate-redshift Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) brighter than i=19.8, observed with 2dF on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The targets...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) luminous red galaxy survey (2006)
Cannon, R, Drinkwater, M, Edge, A, Eisenstein, D, Nichol, R, Outram, P, ...
We present a spectroscopic survey of almost 15 000 candidate intermediate-redshift luminous red galaxies (LRGs) brighter than i = 19.8, observed with 2dF on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The...
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 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) luminous red galaxy survey (2006)
Cannon, R, Drinkwater, M, Edge, A, Eisenstein, D, Nichol, R, Outram, P, ...
We present a spectroscopic survey of almost 15 000 candidate intermediate-redshift luminous red galaxies (LRGs) brighter than i = 19.8, observed with 2dF on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The...
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...
New H-band Galaxy Number Counts: A Large Local Hole in the Galaxy Distribution? (2005)
Frith, W. J., Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T.
We examine H-band number counts determined using new photometry over 0.30 sq.deg. to H=19, as well as H20 counts display a relatively constant deficit in the counts of 15-20%. We investigate various...
An H-band survey of the Herschel Deep Field (2005)
Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Weilbacher, P. M., McCracken, H. J., Fong, R., Thompson, D.
We present H-band infra-red galaxy data to a 3 sigma limit of H=22.9 and optical-infra-red colours of galaxies on the William Herschel Deep Field. These data were taken from a 7'x 7' area observed...
Frith, W. J., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T.
We use the 2MASS extended source catalogue to determine angular correlation functions, w_p, to high orders (p
The 2MASS galaxy angular power spectrum: Probing the galaxy distribution to Gigaparsec scales (2005)
Frith, W. J., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T.
We present an angular power spectrum analysis of the 2MASS full release extended source catalogue. The main sample used includes 518,576 galaxies below an extinction-corrected magnitude of K=13.5 and...
Constraining beta(z) and Omega_m from redshift-space distortions in z~3 galaxy surveys (2005)
Da Angela, J., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T.
We use sample of 813 Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) with 2.6
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - XV. Correlation analysis of redshift-Space distortions (2005)
Da Angela, J., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Loaring, N. S., ...
We analyse the redshift-space (z-space) distortions of QSO clustering in the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ). To interpret the z-space correlation function, xi(sigma,pi), we require an accurate model...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey: The z (2005)
Richards, G. T., Croom, S. M., Anderson, S. F., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Boyle, B. J., De Propris, R., ...
We have used the 2dF instrument on the AAT to obtain redshifts of a sample of z
On Statistical Lensing and the Anti-Correlation Between 2dF QSOs and Foreground Galaxies (2005)
Myers, A. D., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Loaring, N. S., ...
We cross-correlate APM and SDSS galaxies with background QSOs from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey, and detect a significant (2.8sigma) anti-correlation. The lack of a signal between 2dF stars and our...
Radio-quiet objects in the 2QZ survey (2005)
Wals, M., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Miller, L., Smith, R., Shanks, T., ...
Co-addition of blank-field FIRST data at the location of over 8000 QSOs in the 2QZ survey has yielded statistical detections of radio quiet QSOs with median flux levels of 20-40microJy. We show that...
Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Smith, R. J., Miller, L., Outram, P. J., ...
In this paper we present a clustering analysis of quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) using over 20000 objects from the final catalogue of the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ), measuring the redshift-space...
Calibrating photometric redshifts of luminous red galaxies (2005)
Padmanabhan, Nikhil, Budavari, Tamas, Schlegel, David J., Bridges, Terry, Brinkmann, Jonathan, Cannon, Russell, ...
We discuss the construction of a photometric redshift catalogue of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), emphasizing the principal steps necessary for constructing...
Richards, GT, Croom, SM, Anderson, SF, Bland-Hawthorn, J, Boyle, BJ, De Propris, R, ...
We have used the Two-Degree Field (2dF) instrument on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) to obtain redshifts of a sample of z < 3 and 18.0 < g < 21.85 quasars selected from Sloan Digital Sky Survey...
Richards, GT, Croom, SM, Anderson, SF, Bland-Hawthorn, J, Boyle, BJ, De Propris, R, ...
We have used the Two-Degree Field (2dF) instrument on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) to obtain redshifts of a sample of z < 3 and 18.0 < g < 21.85 quasars selected from Sloan Digital Sky Survey...
Calibrating photometric redshifts of luminous red galaxies (2005)
Padmanabhan, Nikhil, Budavari, Tamas, Schlegel, David J., Bridges, Terry, Brinkmann, Jonathan, Cannon, Russell, ...
We discuss the construction of a photometric redshift catalogue of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), emphasizing the principal steps necessary for constructing...
2MASS Constraints on the Local Large-Scale Structure: A Challenge to LCDM? (2004)
Frith, W. J., Shanks, T., Outram, P. J.
We investigate the large-scale structure of the local galaxy distribution using the recently completed 2 Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). First, we determine the K-band number counts over the 4000...
Croom, Scott M., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Smith, R. J., Miller, L., Outram, P. J., ...
We present a clustering analysis of QSOs using over 20000 objects from the final catalogue of the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ), measuring the z-space correlation function, xi(s). When averaged over...
The Large Local Hole in the Galaxy Distribution: The 2MASS Galaxy Angular Power Spectrum (2004)
Frith, W. J., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T.
We present new evidence for a large deficiency in the local galaxy distribution situated in the 4000 sq.deg. APM survey area. We use models guided by the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) n(z) as a...
The XMM-Newton/2dF survey IV. The X-ray spectral properties of the hard sources (2004)
Georgantopoulos, I., Georgakakis, A., Akylas, A., Stewart, G. C., Giannakis, O., Shanks, T., ...
We present an analysis of the X-ray spectral properties of 61 hard X-ray selected (2-8 keV) sources from the bright ($f_{2-8 keV}>10^{-14}$ \funits) {\it XMM-Newton}/2dF survey. This comprises of 9...
The 2dF QSO Redshift survey - XII : the spectroscopic catalogue and luminosity function. (2004)
Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Miller, L., Outram, P. J., ...
We present the final catalogue of the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ), based on Anglo-Australian Telescope 2dF spectroscopic observations of 44 576 colour-selected (ubJr) objects with 18.25
200 Mpc Sized Structure in the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2004)
Miller, L., Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Loaring, N. S., Smith, R. J., Shanks, T., ...
The completed 2dF QSO Redshift (2QZ) Survey has been used to search for extreme large-scale cosmological structure (around 200 Mpc) over the redshift range 0
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - XII. The spectroscopic catalogue and luminosity function (2004)
Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Miller, L., Outram, P. J., ...
We present the final catalogue of the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ), based on Anglo-Australian Telescope 2dF spectroscopic observations of 44576 colour-selected (u b_J r) objects with 18.25
Problems with the Current Cosmological Paradigm (2004)
We note that the standard LCDM cosmological model continues to face fundamental problems. First, the model continues to depend wholly on two pieces of undiscovered physics, namely dark energy and...
The XMM Newton/2dF Survey - IV. The X-ray spectral properties of the hard sources (2004)
Georgantopoulos, I., Georgakakis, A., Akylas, A., Stewart, G.C., Giannakis, O., Shanks, T., ...
The XMM-Newton/2dF survey - II. The nature of X-ray - faint optically bright X-ray sources (2004)
Georgakakis, A., Georgantopoulos, I., Vallbe, M., Kolokotronis, V., Basilakos, S., Plionis, S.M., ...
The XMM-Newton/2dF survey - II. The nature of X-ray faint optically bright X-ray sources (2003)
Georgakakis, A., Georgantopoulos, I., Vallbe, M., Kolokotronis, V., Basilakos, S., ...
In this paper we investigate the properties of low X-ray-to-optical flux ratio sources detected in a wide area (2.5deg^2) shallow (f(0.5-8keV)~10e-14cgs) XMM-Newton survey. We find a total of 26...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - XIII. A Measurement of Lambda from the QSO Power Spectrum (2003)
Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Hoyle, Fiona, Loaring, N. S., ...
We report on measurements of the cosmological constant, Lambda, and the redshift space distortion parameter beta=Omega_m^0.6/b, based on an analysis of the QSO power spectrum parallel and...
Evidence for an Extended SZ Effect in WMAP Data (2003)
Myers, A. D., Shanks, T., Outram, P. J., Frith, W. J., Wolfendale, A. W.
We have cross-correlated the WMAP data with several surveys of extragalactic sources and find evidence for temperature decrements associated with galaxy clusters and groups detected in the APM Galaxy...
The XMM-Newton/2dF survey I: X-ray properties of normal galaxies (2003)
Georgakakis, A., Georgantopoulos, I., Stewart, G. C., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J.
This paper explores the X-ray properties of `normal' galaxies using a shallow XMM-Newton survey covering an area of ~1.5deg2. The X-ray survey overlaps with the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. Compared...
Emission line widths and QSO black hole mass estimates from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2003)
Corbett, E. A., Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Netzer, H., Miller, L., Outram, P. J., ...
We have used composite spectra generated from more than 22000 QSOs observed in the course of the 2dF and 6dF QSO Redshift Surveys to investigate the relationship between the velocity width of...
Ghosts of the Milky Way: a search for topology in new quasar catalogues (2003)
Weatherley, S. J., Warren, S. J., Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., ...
We revisit the possibility that we inhabit a compact multi-connected flat, or nearly-flat, Universe. Analysis of COBE data has shown that, for such a case, the size of the fundamental domain must be...
XMM-Newton observations of an absorbed z=0.67 QSO: no dusty torus? (2003)
Georgantopoulos, I., Georgakakis, A., Stewart, G. C., Akylas, A., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., ...
We present XMM-Newton observations of AXJ0341.4-4453, a mildly reddened A_V0.25pc scales.
The Local Hole in the Galaxy Distribution: New Optical Evidence (2003)
Busswell, G. S., Shanks, T., Outram, P. J., Frith, W. J., Metcalfe, N., Fong, R.
We present a new CCD survey of galaxies within the N and S strips of the 2dFGRS areas. We use the new CCD data to check the photographic photometry scales of the 2dFGRS, APMBGC, APM-Stromlo Redshift...
The Local Hole in the Galaxy Distribution: Evidence from 2MASS (2003)
Frith, W. J., Busswell, G. S., Fong, R., Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T.
Using the bright galaxy counts from the 2 Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) second incremental release, two techniques for probing large-scale structure at distances of ~150 h-1 Mpc are investigated....
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - XI. The QSO Power Spectrum (2003)
Outram, P. J., Hoyle, Fiona, Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Miller, L., ...
We present a power spectrum analysis of the final 2dF QSO Redshift Survey catalogue containing 22652 QSOs. Utilising the huge volume probed by the QSOs, we can accurately measure power out to scales...
The XMM-Newton/2dF survey-I. X-ray properties of normal galaxies (2003)
Georgakakis, A., Georgantopoulos, I., Stewart, G.C., Shanks, T., Boyle, B.J.
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - X. Lensing of Background QSOs by Galaxy Groups (2002)
Myers, A. D., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Loaring, N. S., ...
We cross-correlate QSOs from the 2dF Survey with galaxy groups. The galaxy samples are limited to B < 20.5. We use an objective algorithm to detect galaxy groups. A 3sigma anti-correlation is...
Possible arcminute-separation gravitational lensed QSOs in the 2dF QSO survey (2002)
Miller, L., Lopes, A. M., Smith, R. J., Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., ...
We report the possible discovery of multiple gravitationally-lensed images of QSOs with angular separations on arcminute scales. The QSOs were selected from the completed 2dF QSO survey as having...
Cepheid, Tully-Fisher and SNIa Distances (2002)
Shanks, T., Allen, P. D., Hoyle, F., Tanvir, N. R.
We first discuss why the uncomfortable fine-tuning of the parameters of the Lambda-CDM cosmological model provides continuing, strong motivation to investigate Hubble's Constant. Then we review...
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
Croom, Scott M., Boyle, B. J., Loaring, N. S., Miller, L., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., ...
In this Paper we present a clustering analysis of QSOs as a function of luminosity over the redshift range z=0.3-2.9. We use a sample of 10566 QSOs taken from the preliminary data release catalogue...
Clustering in the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2002)
Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Loaring, N. S., Miller, L., Outram, P., Shanks, T., ...
We present clustering results from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) which currently contains over 20,000 QSOs at z
Londish, D., Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Outram, P. J., Sadler, E. M., ...
We have optically identified a sample of 56 featureless continuum objects without significant proper motion from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ). The steep number--magnitude relation of the sample,...
The 2dF QSO Redshift survey - IV. : the QSO power spectrum from the 10k catalogue. (2002)
Hoyle, F., Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Boyle, B. J., Loaring, N. S., ...
We present a power spectrum analysis of the 10k catalogue from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey. Although the Survey currently has a patchy angular selection function, we use the Virgo Consortium's Hubble...
A first look at cataclysmic variable stars from the 2dF QSO survey (2001)
Marsh, T. R., Morales-Rueda, L., Steeghs, D., Maxted, P., Kolb, U., Boyle, B., ...
The 2dF QSO survey is a spectroscopic survey of 48,000 point-sources selected by colour with magnitudes in the range 18.35 < B < 20.95. Amongst QSOs, white dwarfs, narrow-line galaxies and other...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - VIII. Absorption systems in the 10k catalogue (2001)
Outram, P. J., Smith, R. J., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Loaring, N. S., ...
We examine the highest S/N spectra from the 2QZ 10k release and identify over 100 new low-ionisation heavy element absorbers; DLA candidates suitable for higher resolution follow-up observations....
Hoyle, Fiona, Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J.
We describe a method from which cosmology may be constrained from the 2QZ Survey. By comparing clustering properties parallel and perpendicular to the line of sight and by modeling the effects of...
Outram, P. J., Hoyle, Fiona, Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Loaring, N. S., ...
When the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) is complete, a powerful geometric test for the cosmological constant will be available. By comparing the clustering along and across the line of sight and...
Starburst activity in a ROSAT narrow emission-line galaxy (2001)
Gunn, Katherine F., McHardy, I.M., Almaini, O., Shanks, T., Sumner, T.J., Muxlow, T.W.B., ...
We present multiwaveband photometric and optical spectropolarimetric observations of the R=15.9 narrow emission-line galaxy R117_A which lies on the edge of the error circle of the ROSAT X-ray source...
ASCA observations of deep ROSAT fields V. The X-ray spectrum of hard X-ray selected QSOs (2001)
Pappa, A., Stewart, G. C., Georgantopoulos, I., Griffiths, R. E., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T.
We present an analysis of the \rosat and \asca spectra of 21 broad line AGN (QSOs) with $z\sim 1$ detected in the 2-10 keV band with the \asca \gis. The summed spectrum in the \asca band is well...
Galaxy number counts - V. Ultradeep counts : the Herschel and Hubble deep fields. (2001)
Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Campos, A., McCracken, H. J., Fong, R.
We present u, b, r and i galaxy number counts and colours from both the North and South Hubble Space Telescope Deep Fields and the William Herschel Deep Field. The latter comprises a 7×7 arcmin2...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - V. The 10k catalogue (2001)
Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Loaring, N. S., Miller, L., ...
We present a catalogue comprising over 10000 QSOs covering an effective area of 289.6 sq. degrees, based on spectroscopic observations with the 2-degree Field instrument at the Anglo-Australian...
The 2dF QSO Redshift survey - V. : the 10k catalogue. (2001)
Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Loaring, N. S., Miller, L., ...
We present a catalogue comprising over 10 000 QSOs covering an effective area of 289.6 deg2, based on spectroscopic observations with the 2-degree Field (2dF) instrument at the Anglo-Australian...
First Results from the 2dF QSO redshift survey (2001)
Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Shanks, T., Outram, P. J., Hoyle, F., ...
We present some initial results from the 2dF QSO redshift survey. The aim of the survey is to produce an optically-selected catalogue of 25000 QSOs over the redshift range 0
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - 10K@2K! (2001)
Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Hoyle, F., Loaring, N., Miller, L., ...
With ~10000 QSO redshifts, the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) is already the biggest individual QSO survey. The aim for the survey is to have ~25000 QSO redshifts, providing an order of magnitude...
Cepheid and SNIa Distance Scales (2001)
Shanks, T., Allen, P. D., Hoyle, F., Tanvir, N. R.
We first discuss why there remains continuing, strong motivation to investigate Hubble's Constant. Then we review new evidence from an investigation of the Galactic Open Clusters containing Cepheids...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - IV. The QSO Power Spectrum from the 10k Catalogue (2001)
Hoyle, Fiona, Outram, P. J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Miller, L., ...
(ABRIDGED) We present a power spectrum analysis of the 10K catalogue from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey. We compare the redshift-space power spectra of QSOs to those measured for galaxies and Abell...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - II. Structure and evolution at high redshift (2000)
Croom, Scott M., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Smith, R. J., Miller, L., Loaring, N. S., ...
We present a clustering analysis of QSOs over the redshift range z=0.3-2.9. We use a sample of 10558 QSOs taken from the preliminary catalogue of the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ). The two-point...
Evidence for Galaxy Formation at High Redshift (2000)
Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., Fong, R., McCracken, H. J., Campos, A., Thompson, D.
We have shown previously that galaxy counts from the UV to the near-IR are well-fitted by simple evolutionary models where the space density of galaxies remains constant with look-back time while the...
Starburst activity in a ROSAT Narrow Emission-Line Galaxy (2000)
Gunn, K. F., McHardy, I. M., Almaini, O., Shanks, T., Sumner, T. J., Muxlow, T. W. B., ...
We present multiwaveband photometric and optical spectropolarimetric observations of the R=15.9 narrow emission line galaxy R117_A which lies on the edge of the error circle of the ROSAT X-ray source...
Galaxy number counts - V. Ultra-deep counts: The Herschel and Hubble Deep Fields (2000)
Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Campos, A., McCracken, H. J., Fong, R.
We present u,b,r & i galaxy number counts and colours both from the North and South Hubble Space Telescope Deep Fields and from the William Herschel Deep Field. The latter comprises a 7'x7' area of...
Outram, P. J., Hoyle, Fiona, Shanks, T.
We investigate the effect of redshift-space distortions in the power spectrum parallel and perpendicular to the observer's line of sight, P(k_par,k_perp), using the optically selected Durham/UKST...
Galaxy clustering in the Herschel deep field (2000)
McCracken, H. J., Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., Fong, R., Campos, A.
(abridged) We present a study of the angular correlation function as measured in the William Herschel Deep Field. This field covers 50 arcmin$^2$ and with it we are able to investigate the scaling of...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - I. The Optical QSO Luminosity Function (2000)
Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Miller, L., Loaring, N., ...
We present a determination of the optical QSO luminosity function and its cosmological evolution with redshift for a sample of over 6000 QSOs identified primarily from the first observations of the...
2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2000)
Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Loaring, N., Miller, L., Smith, R. J.
With approximately 6000 QSO redshifts,the 2dF QSO redshift survey is already the biggest complete QSO survey. The aim for the survey is to have 25000 QSO redshifts, providing an order of magnitude...
Distances to Cepheid Open Clusters Via Optical and K-Band Imaging (2000)
Hoyle, F., Shanks, T., Tanvir, N. R.
We investigate the reddening and Main Sequence fitted distances to eleven young, Galactic open clusters that contain Cepheids. Each cluster contains or is associated with at least one Cepheid...
A deep ROSAT survey XV. the average QSO spectrum and its evolution (2000)
Blair, A. J., Stewart, G. C., Georgantopoulos, I., Boyle, B. J., Griffiths, R. E., Shanks, T., ...
Using a sample of 165 X-ray selected QSOs from seven deep ROSAT fields we investigate the X-ray spectral properties of an ``average''radio-quiet broad line QSO as a function of redshift. The QSO...
X-ray variability in a deep, flux limited sample of QSOs (1999)
Almaini, O., Lawrence, A., Shanks, T., Edge, A., Boyle, B. J., Georgantopoulos, I., ...
We present an analysis of X-ray variability in a flux limited sample of QSOs. Selected from our deep ROSAT survey, these QSOs span a wide range in redshift ($0.1
Models invoking large populations of obscured AGN are known to provide good fits to the spectrum of the X-ray background and the observed soft and hard X-ray number counts. An important consequence...
A Spectacular Post-Starburst Quasar (1999)
Brotherton, M. S., Van Breugel, Wil, Stanford, S. A., Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Miller, Lance, ...
We report the discovery of a spectacular ``post-starburst quasar'' UN J1025-0040 (B=19; z=0.634). The optical spectrum is a chimera, displaying the broad Mg II emission line and strong blue continuum...
Statistical lensing of faint QSOs by galaxy clusters (1999)
We investigate the anti-correlation between faint high redshift QSOs and low redshift galaxy groups found by Boyle, Fong & Shanks (1988), on the assumption that it is caused by gravitational lensing...
Faint UBVRI CCD sequences for wide-field surveys -- II. UBVR sequences at declination=-30 deg (1999)
Croom, Scott M., Ratcliffe, A., Parker, Q. A., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Smith, R. J.
We present results from a continuing campaign to secure deep multi-colour CCD sequences for photometric calibration in UK Schmidt fields with galactic latitudes |b|>50deg. In this paper we present...
Galaxy number counts- IV. surveying the Herschel deep field in the near-infrared (1999)
McCracken, H. J., Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Campos, A., Gardner, J. P.
(abridged) We present results from two new near-infrared imaging surveys. One covers 47.2 arcmin^2 to K(3\sigma)
A Test of Tully-Fisher Distance Estimates Using Cepheids and Type Ia Supernovae (1999)
We update and extend the results of Shanks (1997, MNRAS, 290, L77) by making a direct test of Tully-Fisher distance estimates to thirteen spiral galaxies with HST Cepheid distances and to ten spiral...
The Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey - VI. Power spectrum analysis of clustering (1998)
Hoyle, F., Baugh, C. M., Shanks, T., Ratcliffe, A.
We present the power spectrum analysis of clustering in the Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey, which covers 1450 square degrees and consists of 2501 galaxy redshifts sampled at a rate of 1 in 3 to...
Georgantopoulos, I., Almaini, O., Shanks, T., Stewart, G. C., Griffiths, R. E., Boyle, B. J., ...
We use UKIRT and ASCA observations to determine the nature of a high redshift (z=2.35) narrow-line AGN, previously discovered by Almaini et al. (1995). The UKIRT observations show a broad Halpha line...
Radio-quiet QSO environments - I. The correlation of QSOs and bj (1998)
In this paper we present results of an analysis of radio-quiet QSO environments. The aim is to determine the relation between QSOs and galaxies as a function of redshift. We cross-correlate a sample...
The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (1998)
Croom, S. M., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Smith, R. J., Miller, L., Loaring, N. S.
We present preliminary results from the 2-degree Field (2dF) QSO Redshift Survey currently under way at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. This survey aims to determine the redshifts of >25000 QSOs over...
Brotherton, M. S., Van Breugel, Wil, Smith, R. J., Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., ...
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...
QSO clustering and the AAT 2dF redshift survey (1998)
Boyle, B. J., Croom, S. M., Smith, R. J., Shanks, T., Miller, L., Loaring, N.
We review previous results on the clustering and environments of QSOs. We show that the correlation length for QSOs derived from existing surveys is r~5/h Mpc, similar to the observed correlation...
Boyle, B. J., Almaini, O., Georgantopoulos, I., Blair, A. J., Stewart, G. C., Griffiths, R. E., ...
We report on the discovery of a narrow-emission-line object at z=0.672 detected in a deep ASCA survey. The object, AXJ0341.4-4453, has a flux in the 2--10keV band of 1.1+/-0.27 E-13 erg/s/cm**2,...
SBF Distances to Leo and Virgo using the HST (1998)
We have used archive HST WFPC2 data for three elliptical galaxies (NGC 3379 in the Leo I group, and NGC 4472 and NGC 4406 in the Virgo cluster) to determine their distances using the Surface...
Galaxy Counts, Sizes, Colours and Redshifts in the Hubble Deep Field (1998)
Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., Fong, R., McCracken, H. J., Campos, A., Gardner, J. P.
We compare the galaxy evolution models of Bruzual & Charlot (1993) with the faint galaxy count, size and colour data from the Hubble and Herschel Deep Fields (Metcalfe et al 1996). For qo=0.05, we...
Faint galaxies and the X-ray background (1997)
Almaini, O., Shanks, T., Boyle, B. J., Georgantopoulos, I., Griffiths, R. E., Stewart, G. C., ...
We summarise our recent work on the faint galaxy contribution to the cosmic X-ray background (XRB). At bright X-ray fluxes (in the ROSAT pass band), broad line QSOs dominate the X-ray source...
The AAO 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (1997)
Smith, R. J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M., Miller, L.
We describe the aims, strategy and status of the AAO 2dF QSO redshift survey. This goal of the survey is to obtain redshifts for 30000 QSOs in a homogeneous magnitude limited (B
ASCA observations of Deep ROSAT fields - II. The 2-10keV AGN luminosity function (1997)
Boyle, B. J., Georgantopoulos, I., Blair, A. J., Stewart, G. C., Griffiths, R. E., Shanks, T., ...
We present additional optical spectroscopic identifications of sources identified in three deep ASCA GIS fields which also form part of a deep ROSAT survey. In total, 26 ASCA sources have been...
ASCA observations of deep ROSAT fields I. the nature of the X-ray source populations (1997)
Georgantopoulos, I., Stewart, G. C., Blair, A. J., Shanks, T., Griffiths, R. E., Boyle, B. J., ...
We present ASCA GIS observations (total exposure 100-200 ksec) of three fields which form part of our deep ROSAT survey. We detect 26 sources down to a limiting flux (2-10 keV) of 5x10^{-14} erg cm-2...
A deep ROSAT Survey - XIV. X-ray emission from faint galaxies (1997)
Almaini, O., Shanks, T., Griffiths, R. E., Boyle, B. J., Roche, N., Georgantopoulos, I., ...
We present a cross-correlation analysis to constrain the faint galaxy contribution to the cosmic X-ray background (XRB). Cross-correlating faint optical galaxy catalogues with unidentified X-ray...
Ratcliffe, A., Shanks, T., Parker, Q. A., Fong, R.
We have investigated the statistical clustering properties of galaxies by calculating the 2-point galaxy correlation function from the Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey. This survey is magnitude...
Ratcliffe, A., Shanks, T., Fong, R., Parker, Q. A.
We have investigated the redshift space distortions in the optically selected Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey using the 2-point galaxy correlation function perpendicular and parallel to the...
The Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey - II. The Field Galaxy Luminosity Function (1997)
Ratcliffe, A., Shanks, T., Parker, Q. A., Fong, R.
We present the results for the galaxy luminosity function as estimated from the Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey. This survey is magnitude limited to bj = 17, contains 2500 galaxies sampled at a...
A Test of the Calibration of the Tully-Fisher Relation Using Cepheid and SNIa Distances (1997)
We make a direct test of Tully-Fisher distance estimates to eleven spiral galaxies with HST Cepheid distances and to twelve spiral galaxies with SNIa distances. The HST Cepheid distances come from...
ASCA observations of deep ROSAT fields I. the nature of the X-ray source populations (1997)
I. Georgantopoulos, G. C. Stewart, A. J. Blair, T. Shanks, R. E. Griffiths, B. J. Boyle, ...
We present ASCA GIS observations (total exposure 100-200 ksec) of three fields which form part of our deep ROSAT survey. We detect 26 sources down to a limiting flux (2-10 keV) of 5 \Theta 10...
Detection of Large Scale Structure in a $B < 17^{m}$ Galaxy Redshift Survey (1996)
Ratcliffe, A., Shanks, T., Broadbent, A., Parker, Q. A., Watson, F. G., Oates, A. P., ...
We report on results from the Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey where we have found large scale ``cellular'' features in the galaxy distribution. These have spatial 2-point correlation function...
Determination of the Hubble constant from observations of Cepheid variables in the galaxy M96 (1995)
Tanvir, N. R., Shanks, T., Ferguson, H. C., Robinson, D. R. T.
New Hubble Space Telescope observations of Cepheid variable stars in the nearby galaxy M96 give a distance to the host galaxy group, Leo-I, of 11.6+/-0.8 Mpc. This value, used in conjunction with...
The discovery of a high redshift type 2 QSO (1995)
Almaini, O., Boyle, B. J., Griffiths, R. E., Shanks, T., Stewart, G. C., Georgantopoulos, I.
We report the discovery of a high redshift, narrow emission-line galaxy identified in the optical follow-up of deep ROSAT fields. The object has a redshift of z=2.35 and its narrow emission lines...
Faint UBVRI CCD sequences for wide-field surveys - I (1995)
Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Croom, S. M.
We present the first results of a campaign to secure deep UBVRI CCD photometric calibration in all UK Schmidt equatorial fields with galactic latitudes |b| > 50deg. In this paper we provide...
A deep ROSAT survey - IV. The evolution of X-ray-selected QSOs (1994)
Boyle, B. J., Shanks, T., Georgantopoulos, I., Stewart, G. C., Griffiths, R. E.
We report on a new estimate of the QSO X-ray luminosity function and its evolution with redshift based on a sample of 107 QSOs detected at faint X-ray fluxes,...
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation (1992)
Banday, A J, Ellis, Richard S, Frenk, C S, Shanks, T, Wolfendale, Arnold Whittaker
Calibrating photometric redshifts of luminous red galaxies
Padmanabhan, N, Budavari, T, Schlegel, DJ, Bridges, T, Brinkmann, J, Cannon, R, ...
We discuss the construction of a photometric redshift catalogue of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), emphasizing the principal steps necessary for constructing...
Richards, GT, Croom, SM, Anderson, SF, Bland-Hawthorn, J, Boyle, BJ, De Propris, R, ...
We have used the Two-Degree Field (2dF) instrument on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) to obtain redshifts of a sample of z < 3 and 18.0 < g < 21.85 quasars selected from Sloan Digital...
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) Luminous Red Galaxy Survey
Cannon, R, Drinkwater, M, Edge, A, Eisenstein, D, Nichol, R, Outram, P, ...
We present a spectroscopic survey of almost 15 000 candidate intermediate-redshift luminous red galaxies (LRGs) brighter than i = 19.8, observed with 2dF on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The...