Browsing University of Hertfordshire by Author "Morganti, R."

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    • The ATLAS 3D Project - XXXI. Nuclear radio emission in nearby early-type galaxies 

      Nyland, K.; Young, L.~M.; Wrobel, J.~M.; Sarzi, M.; Morganti, R.; Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Bournaud, F.; Bureau, M.; Cappellari, M.; Crocker, A.~F.; Davies, R.~L.; Davis, Timothy; de Zeeuw, P.~T.; Duc, P.-A.; Emsellem, E.; Khochfar, S.; Krajnovi, D.; Kuntschner, H.; McDermid, R.~M.; Naab, T.; Oosterloo, T.; Scott, N.; Serra, P.; Weijmans, A.-M. (2016-05-11)
      We present the results of a high-resolution, 5 GHz, Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array study of the nuclear radio emission in a representative subset of the ATLAS3D survey of early-type galaxies (ETGs). We find that 51 ± 4 ...

    • The ATLAS project - IX. The merger origin of a fast- and a slow-rotating early-type galaxy revealed with deep optical imaging : First results 

      Duc, P.-A.; Ferriere, E.; Bournaud, F.; Cuillandre, J.-C.; Serra, P.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Michel-Dansac, L.; Bois, M.; Emsellem, E.; Lablanche, P.-Y.; Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Bois, M.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Emsellem, E.; Krajnović, D.; Bureau, M.; Cappellari, M.; Davies, R.L.; Davis, T.A.; Scott, N.; Khochfar, S.; Kuntschner, H.; McDermid, R.M.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Naab, T.; Sarzi, M.; Weijmans, A.-M.; Young, L.M. (2011-10-01)
      The mass assembly of galaxies leaves imprints in their outskirts, such as shells and tidal tails. The frequency and properties of such fine structures depend on the main acting mechanisms - secular evolution, minor or major ...

    • The ATLAS project - VIII. Modelling the formation and evolution of fast and slow rotator early-type galaxies within ΛCDM 

      Khochfar, S.; Emsellem, E.; Bois, M.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Krajnović, D.; Emsellem, E.; Bois, M.; Bacon, R.; Lablanche, P.-Y.; Serra, P.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Bournaud, F.; Oosterloo, T.; Bureau, M.; Cappellari, M.; Davies, R.L.; Davis, T.A.; Scott, N.; Duc, P.-A.; Kuntschner, H.; McDermid, R.M.; Morganti, R.; Naab, T.; Sarzi, M.; Weijmans, A.-M.; Young, L.M. (2011-10-01)
      We propose a simple model for the origin of fast and slow rotator early-type galaxies (ETG) within the hierarchical Λcold dark matter (ΛCDM) scenario, that is based on the assumption that the mass fraction of stellar discs ...

    • The ATLAS project - X. On the origin of the molecular and ionized gas in early-type galaxies 

      Davis, T.A.; Bureau, M.; Cappellari, M.; Davies, R.L.; Scott, N.; Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Sarzi, M.; Young, L.M.; Serra, P.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Crocker, A.F.; Krajnović, D.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Emsellem, E.; McDermid, R.M.; Bois, M.; Bournaud, F.; Duc, P.-A.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Emsellem, E.; Lablanche, P.-Y.; Khochfar, S.; Kuntschner, H.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Naab, T.; Weijmans, A.-M. (2011-10-01)
      We make use of interferometric CO and Hi observations, and optical integral-field spectroscopy from the ATLAS survey, to probe the origin of the molecular and ionized interstellar medium (ISM) in local early-type galaxies. ...

    • The ATLAS3D project - XXV : Two-dimensional kinematic analysis of simulated galaxies and the cosmological origin of fast and slow rotators 

      Naab, Thorsten; Oser, L.; Emsellem, E.; Cappellari, Michele; Krajnović, D.; McDermid, Richard M.; Alatalo, Katherine; Bayet, Estelle; Blitz, L.; Bois, M.; Bournaud, Frederic; Bureau, M.; Crocker, A.; Davies, R. L.; Davis, T. A.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Duc, P.A.; Hirschmann, Michaela; Johansson, P. H.; Khochfar, S.; Kuntschner, H.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Sarzi, Marc; Scott, N.; Serra, P.; van de Ven, G.; Weijmans, A.; Young, Lisa M. (2014-11-11)
      We present a detailed two-dimensional stellar dynamical analysis of a sample of 44 cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of individual central galaxies with stellar masses of 2 × 1010 M⊙ ≲ M* ≲ 6 × 1011 M⊙. Kinematic ...

    • The best of both worlds : Combining LOFAR and Apertif to derive resolved radio spectral index images 

      Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T. A.; Brienza, M.; Jurlin, N.; Prandoni, I.; Orru', E.; Shabala, S. S.; Adams, E. A. K.; Adebahr, B.; Best, P. N.; Coolen, A. H. W. M.; Damstra, S.; Blok, W. J. G. de; Gasperin, F. de; Denes, H.; Hardcastle, M.; Hess, K. M.; Hut, B.; Kondapally, R.; Kutkin, A. M.; Loose, G. M.; Lucero, D. M.; Maan, Y.; Maccagni, F. M.; Mingo, B.; Moss, V. A.; Mostert, R. I. J.; Norden, M. J.; Oostrum, L. C.; Rottgering, H. J. A.; Ruiter, M.; Shimwell, T. W.; Schulz, R.; Vermaas, N. J.; Vohl, D.; Hulst, J. M. van der; Diepen, G. M. van; Leeuwen, J. van; Ziemke, J. (2021-04-07)
      Supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies can cycle through periods of activity and quiescence. Characterising the duty cycle of active galactic nuclei is crucial for understanding the impact of the energy they ...

    • Blazars in the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey First Data Release 

      Mooney, S.; Quinn, J.; Callingham, J. R.; Morganti, R.; Duncan, K.; Morabito, Leah K.; Best, P. N.; Gürkan, G.; Hardcastle, M. J.; Prandoni, I.; Röttgering, H. J. A.; Sabater, J.; Shimwell, T. W.; Shulevski, A.; Tasse, C.; Williams, W. L. (2018-11-19)
      Historically, the blazar population has been poorly understood at low frequencies because survey sensitivity and angular resolution limitations have made it difficult to identify megahertz counterparts. We used the LOFAR ...

    • Deep Westerbork 1.4 GHz imaging of the Bootes field 

      de Vries, W.H.; Morganti, R.; Rottgering, H.J.A.; Vermeulen, R.; van Breugel, W.; Rengelink, R.; Jarvis, M.J. (2002)

    • Discovery of an active galactic nucleus driven molecular outflow in the local early-type galaxy NGC 1266 

      Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Young, L.M.; Davis, T.A.; Bureau, M.; Lopez, L.A.; Cappellari, M.; Scott, N.; Shapiro, K.; Crocker, A.; Martin, S.; Bois, M.; Bournaud, F.; Davies, R.L.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Duc, P.A.; Emsellem, E.; Falcon-Barroso, J.; Knochfar, S.; Krajnovic, D.; Kuntschner, H.; Lablanche, P.-Y.; McDermid, R.M.; Morganti, R.; Naab, T.; Oosterloo, T.; Sarzi, Marc; Serra, P.; Weijmans, A. (2011)
      We report the discovery of a powerful molecular wind from the nucleus of the non-interacting nearby S0 field galaxy NGC 1266. The single-dish CO profile exhibits emission to +/- 400 km s(-1) and requires a nested Gaussian ...

    • Duty cycle of the radio galaxy B2 0258+35 

      Brienza, M.; Morganti, R.; Murgia, M.; Vilchez, N.; Adebahr, B.; Carretti, E.; Concu, R.; Govoni, F.; Harwood, J.; Intema, H.; Loi, F.; Melis, A.; Paladino, R.; Poppi, S.; Shulevski, A.; Vacca, V.; Valente, G. (2018-10-11)
      Context. Radio loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) are episodic in nature, cycling through periods of activity and quiescence. The study of this duty cycle has recently gained new relevance because of the importance of AGN ...

    • Early-type galaxies in different environments : an H i view 

      Oosterloo, T.; Morganti, R.; Crocker, A.; Jutte, E.; Cappellari, M.; de Zeeuw, T.; Krajnovic, D.; McDermid, R.M.; Kuntschner, H.; Sarzi, M.; Weijmans, A. (2010)
      We present an analysis of deep Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope observations of the neutral hydrogen in 33 nearby early-type galaxies selected from a representative sample studied earlier at optical wavelengths with ...

    • Formation of slowly rotating early-type galaxies via major mergers: a resolution study 

      Bois, M.; Bournaud, F.; Emsellem, E.; Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Bureau, M.; Cappellari, M.; Davies, R.L.; Davis, T.A.; de Zeeuw, P.T.; Duc, P.A.; Khochfar, S.; Krajnovic, D.; Kuntschner, H.; Lablanche, P.-Y.; McDermid, R.M.; Morganti, R.; Naab, T.; Oosterloo, T.; Sarzi, M.; Scott, N.; Serra, P.; Weijmans, A.; Young, L.M. (2010)
      We study resolution effects in numerical simulations of gas-rich and gas-poor major mergers, and show that the formation of slowly rotating elliptical galaxies often requires a resolution that is beyond the present-day ...

    • Future investigations of GPS and CSS radio sources with LOFAR 

      Snellen, I.; Rottgering, H.J.A.; Barthel, P.D.; Best, P.N.; Bruggen, M.; Conway, J.; Jarvis, M.J.; Lehnert, M.D.; Miley, G.K.; Morganti, R. (2009)

    • Giant radio galaxies in the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey-I 

      Dabhade, P.; Rottgering, H. J. A.; Bagchi, J.; Shimwell, T. W.; Hardcastle, M. J.; Sankhyayan, S.; Morganti, R.; Jamrozy, M.; Shulevski, A.; Duncan, K. J. (2020-03-01)
      Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are a subclass of radio galaxies which have grown to megaparsec scales. GRGs are much rarer than normal sized radio galaxies ( less than 0.7 Mpc) and the reason for their gigantic sizes is still ...

    • Investigating the merger origin of early-type galaxies using ultra-deep optical images 

      Duc, P.-A.; Bournaud, F.; Ferriere, E.; Cuillandre, J.-C.; Alatalo, K.; Blitz, L.; Bois, M.; Emsellem, E.; Lablanche, P.-Y.; Michel-Dansac, L.; Bureau, M.; Cappellari, M.; Davies, R.L.; Davis, T.A.; Scott, N.; Côté, P.; Ferrarese, L.; Gwyn, S.; MacArthur, L.; De Zeeuw, P.T.; Krajnovic, D.; Kuntschner, H.; Khochfar, S.; McDermid, R.M.; Morganti, R.; Oosterloo, T.; Serra, P.; Naab, T.; Sarzi, M.; Weijmans, A.; Young, L.M. (2010-12-01)
      The mass assembly of galaxies leaves various imprints on their surroundings, such as shells, streams and tidal tails. The frequency and properties of these fine structures depend on the mechanism driving the mass assembly: ...

    • A large-scale shock surrounding a powerful radio galaxy? 

      Croston, J.H.; Hardcastle, M.J.; Mingo, B.; Evans, D.A.; Dicken, D.; Morganti, R.; Tadhunter, C.N. (2011)
      We report Chandra evidence for a 200 kpc scale shock in the cluster surrounding the powerful radio galaxy 3C444. Our 20 ks observation allows us to identify a clear surface brightness drop around the outer edge of the radio ...

    • The life cycle of radio galaxies in the LOFAR Lockman Hole field 

      Jurlin, N.; Morganti, R.; Brienza, M.; Mandal, S.; Maddox, N.; Duncan, K. J.; Shabala, S. S.; Hardcastle, M. J.; Prandoni, I.; Röttgering, H. J. A.; Mahatma, V.; Best, P. N.; Mingo, B.; Sabater, J.; Shimwell, T. W.; Tasse, C. (2020-06-08)
      Radio galaxies are known to go through cycles of activity, where phases of apparent quiescence can be followed by repeated activity of the central supermassive black hole. A better understanding of this cycle is crucial ...

    • The Lockman Hole project : LOFAR observations and spectral index properties of low-frequency radio sources 

      Mahony, E. K.; Morganti, R.; Prandoni, I.; Bemmel, I. M. van; Shimwell, T. W.; Brienza, M.; Best, P. N.; Brüggen, M.; Rivera, G. Calistro; Gasperin, F. de; Hardcastle, M. J.; Harwood, J. J.; Heald, G.; Jarvis, M. J.; Mandal, S.; Miley, G. K.; Retana-Montenegro, E.; Röttgering, H. J. A.; Sabater, J.; Tasse, C.; Velzen, S. van; Weeren, R. J. van; Williams, W. L.; White, G. J. (2016-12-11)
      The Lockman Hole is a well-studied extragalactic field with extensive multi-band ancillary data covering a wide range in frequency, essential for characterising the physical and evolutionary properties of the various source ...

    • LOFAR 150-MHz observations of the Boötes field: Catalogue and Source Counts 

      Williams, W. L.; Van Weeren, R. J.; Röttgering, H. J. A.; Best, P.; Dijkema, T. J.; Gasperin, F. de; Hardcastle, M. J.; Heald, G.; Prandoni, I.; Sabater, J.; Shimwell, T. W.; Tasse, C.; Bemmel, I. M. van; Brüggen, M.; Brunetti, G.; Conway, J. E.; Enßlin, T.; Engels, D.; Falcke, H.; Ferrari, C.; Haverkorn, M.; Jackson, N.; Jarvis, M. J.; Kapinska, A. D.; Mahony, E. K.; Miley, G. K.; Morabito, L. K.; Morganti, R.; Orrú, E.; Retana-Montenegro, E.; Sridhar, S. S.; Toribio, M. C.; White, G. J.; Wise, M. W.; Zwart, J. T. L. (2016-08-11)
      We present the first wide area (19 deg$^2$), deep ($\approx120-150$ {\mu}Jy beam$^{-1}$), high resolution ($5.6 \times 7.4$ arcsec) LOFAR High Band Antenna image of the Bo\"otes field made at 130-169 MHz. This image is at ...

    • LOFAR first look at the giant radio galaxy 3C 236 

      Shulevski, A.; Barthel, P. D.; Morganti, R.; Harwood, J. J.; Brienza, M.; Shimwell, T. W.; Röttgering, H. J. A.; White, G. J.; Callingham, J. R.; Mooney, S.; Rafferty, D. A. (2019-07-28)
      We have examined the giant radio galaxy 3C~236 using LOFAR at 143 MHz down to an angular resolution of 7", in combination with observations at higher frequencies. We have used the low frequency data to derive spectral index ...