Astrophysical: Galaxies

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    The dynamical status of the cluster of galaxies 1E0657-56
    We present the results of a new spectroscopic and photometric survey of the hot X-ray cluster 1E0657-56, at z=0.296. We determine the presence of a low velocity...
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    The dynamical status of the galaxy cluster Abell 115
    Aims:We present the results of a new spectroscopic and photometric survey of the hot, binary X-ray cluster A115 at z = 0.193, containing a radio relic. Methods...
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    The dynamical status of ZwCl 2341.1+0000: a very elongated galaxy structure with a complex radio emission
    We study the dynamical status of the galaxy system ZwCl 2341.1+0000, a filamentary multi-Mpc galaxy structure associated with a complex diffuse radio emission...
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    The EAGLE project: simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments
    We introduce the Virgo Consortium's Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments (EAGLE) project, a suite of hydrodynamical simulations that follow...
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    The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations
    We present results from 13 cosmological simulations that explore the parameter space of the `Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments' (EAGLE)...
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    The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: Public release of halo and galaxy catalogues
    We present the public data release of halo and galaxy catalogues extracted from the EAGLE suite of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation...
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    The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: the importance of the hydrodynamics scheme
    We present results from a subset of simulations from the `Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments' (EAGLE) suite in which the formulation of...
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    The early days of the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy
    We present the high-resolution spectroscopic study of five -3.9 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ -2.5 stars in the Local Group dwarf spheroidal, Sculptor, thereby doubling the number...
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    The edge of the M 87 halo and the kinematics of the diffuse light in the Virgo cluster core
    Aims: We study the kinematics and dynamics of the extreme outer halo of M 87, the central galaxy in the Virgo cluster, and its transition to the intracluster...