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Lensing of space time around a black hole. At 91探花 we study black holes observationally and theoretically on all size and time scales - it is some of our core work.

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Julien Devriendt

Professor of Astrophysics

Research theme

  • Astronomy and astrophysics
  • Particle astrophysics & cosmology

Sub department

  • Astrophysics

Research groups

  • Beecroft Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
  • Cosmology
  • Galaxy formation and evolution
julien.devriendt@physics.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 (2)73307
Denys Wilkinson Building, room 555D
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Dark matter-deficient dwarf galaxies form via tidal stripping of dark matter in interactions with massive companions (vol 502, pg 1785, 2021)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 91探花 University Press 506:3 (2021) 4499-4499

Authors:

Ra Jackson, S Kaviraj, G Martin, Jeg Devriendt, A Slyz, J Silk, Y Dubois, Sk Yi, C Pichon, M Volonteri, H Choi, T Kimm, K Kraljic, S Peirani

Abstract:

This is an erratum to the paper 'Dark matter-deficient dwarf galaxies form via tidal stripping of dark matter in interactions with massive companions', which was published in MNRAS, 502, 1785 (Jackson et al. 2021). In the original version of the paper S. K. Yi's affiliation was incorrectly listed as 'School of Physics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), 85 Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02455, Republic of Korea', whereas the correct affiliation is 'Department of Astronomy and Yonsei University Observatory, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea'. In addition S. K. Yi would also like to add the following acknowledgement: SKY acknowledges 91探花 from the Korean National Research Foundation (NRF-2020R1A2C3003769). The supercomputing time for numerical simulation was kindly provided by KISTI (KSC-2017-G2-003), and large data transfer was 91探花ed by KREONET.

The nature of high [OIII]88饾渿m/[CII]158饾渿m galaxies in the epoch of reionization: low carbon abundance and a top-heavy IMF?

(2021)

Authors:

Harley Katz, Joakim Rosdahl, Taysun Kimm, Thibault Garel, J茅r茅my Blaizot, Martin G Haehnelt, L茅o Michel-Dansac, Sergio Martin-Alvarez, Julien Devriendt, Adrianne Slyz, Romain Teyssier, Pierre Ocvirk, Nicolas Laporte, Richard Ellis

Introducing the NEWHORIZON simulation: galaxy properties with resolved internal dynamics across cosmic time

Astronomy and Astrophysics EDP Sciences 651 (2021) A109

Authors:

Yohan Dubois, Ricarda Beckmann, Fr茅d茅ric Bournaud, Hoseung Choi, Julien Devriendt, Ryan Jackson, Sugata Kaviraj, Taysun Kimm, Katarina Kraljic, Clotilde Laigle, Garreth Martin, Min-Jung Park, S茅bastien Peirani, Christophe Pichon, Marta Volonteri, Sukyoung K Yi

Abstract:

Hydrodynamical cosmological simulations are increasing their level of realism by considering more physical processes and having greater resolution or larger statistics. However, usually either the statistical power of such simulations or the resolution reached within galaxies are sacrificed. Here, we introduce the NEWHORIZON project in which we simulate at high resolution a zoom-in region of 鈭(16鈥哅pc)3 that is larger than a standard zoom-in region around a single halo and is embedded in a larger box. A resolution of up to 34鈥唒c, which is typical of individual zoom-in, up-to-date resimulated halos, is reached within galaxies; this allows the simulation to capture the multi-phase nature of the interstellar medium and the clumpy nature of the star formation process in galaxies. In this introductory paper, we present several key fundamental properties of galaxies and their black holes, including the galaxy mass function, cosmic star formation rate, galactic metallicities, the Kennicutt鈥揝chmidt relation, the stellar-to-halo mass relation, galaxy sizes, stellar kinematics and morphology, gas content within galaxies and its kinematics, and the black hole mass and spin properties over time. The various scaling relations are broadly reproduced by NEWHORIZON with some differences with the standard observables. Owing to its exquisite spatial resolution, NEWHORIZON captures the inefficient process of star formation in galaxies, which evolve over time from being more turbulent, gas rich, and star bursting at high redshift. These high-redshift galaxies are also more compact, and they are more elliptical and clumpier until the level of internal gas turbulence decays enough to allow for the formation of discs. The NEWHORIZON simulation gives access to a broad range of galaxy formation and evolution physics at low-to-intermediate stellar masses, which is a regime that will become accessible in the near future through surveys such as the LSST.

Introducing SPHINX-MHD: the impact of primordial magnetic fields on the first galaxies, reionization, and the global 21-cm signal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 91探花 University Press 507:1 (2021) 1254-1282

Authors:

Harley Katz, Sergio Martin-Alvarez, Joakim Rosdahl, Taysun Kimm, J茅r茅my Blaizot, Martin G Haehnelt, L茅o Michel-Dansac, Thibault Garel, Jose O帽orbe, Julien Devriendt, Adrianne Slyz, Omar Attia, Romain Teyssier

Abstract:

We present the first results from SPHINX-MHD, a suite of cosmological radiation-magnetohydrodynamics simulations designed to study the impact of primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) on galaxy formation and the evolution of the intergalactic medium during the epoch of reionization. The simulations are among the first to employ on-the-fly radiation transfer and constrained transport ideal MHD in a cosmological context to simultaneously model the inhomogeneous process of reionization and the growth of PMFs. We run a series of $(5{\rm Mpc})^3$ cosmological volumes, varying both the strength of the seed magnetic field and its spectral index. We find that PMFs with a spectral index ($n_B$) and a comoving amplitude ($B_0$) that have $n_B>-0.562\log_{10}(B_0/1{\rm n}G) - 3.35$ produce electron optical depths ($\tau_e$) that are inconsistent with CMB constraints due to the unrealistically early collapse of low-mass dwarf galaxies. For $n_B\geq-2.9$, our constraints are considerably tighter than the $\sim{\rm n}G$ constraints from Planck. PMFs that do not satisfy our constraints have little impact on the reionization history or the shape of the UV luminosity function. Likewise, detecting changes in the Ly$\alpha$ forest due to PMFs will be challenging because photoionisation and photoheating efficiently smooth the density field. However, we find that the first absorption feature in the global 21cm signal is a particularly sensitive indicator of the properties of the PMFs, even for those that satisfy our $\tau_e$ constraint. Furthermore, strong PMFs can increase the escape of LyC photons by up to 25% and shrink the effective radii of galaxies by 44% which could increase the completeness fraction of galaxy surveys. Finally, our simulations show that surveys with a magnitude limit of ${\rm M_{UV,1500{\rm A}}=-13}$ can probe the sources that provide the 50% of photons for reionization out to $z=12$.

The NewHorizon simulation -- to bar or not to bar

(2021)

Authors:

J Reddish, K Kraljic, Ms Petersen, K Tep, Y Dubois, C Pichon, S Peirani, F Bournaud, H Choi, J Devriendt, R Jackson, G Martin, Mj Park, M Volonteri, Sk Yi

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