Research: Extragalactic Astrophysics


[The Coma Cluster]

Hubble Space Telescope image of the central regions of the nearby Coma cluster of galaxies.

Scientific Interests

The Birmingham Extragalactic Group studies a wide range of cosmic structures, from star clusters to superclusters, using a combination of multi-wavelength observations (radio, IR, optical and X-ray), advanced analysis techniques, and hydrodynamical modelling. More details of our work can be found by following the links below.

Galaxies
  Starburst galaxies
  Galactic superwinds
  Normal spiral galaxies
  Merging galaxies
  Elliptical galaxies
  Galaxy-cluster interactions
Galaxy Groups
  Group evolution
  Hot gas in groups
  Fossil groups
 
 
 
Galaxy Clusters
  Lensing
  Galaxy-cluster interactions
  Superclusters and large-scale filaments
 
 
 
Extragalactic Surveys
  XMM/Chandra deep X-ray survey
  WARPS cluster survey
  FLASH redshift survey
  APM galaxy surveys
  XMM LSS survey
 
 

Information on some of the Group's work with X-ray data from the XMM-Newton Observatory, and a guide to XMM data analysis can be found here.

The Group hosts an annual  Extragalactic Workshop.
 

Joining the group


Members of the group
 
 

Staff
Prof Trevor Ponman
Dr Somak Raychaudhury
Dr Graham P. Smith
Dr Ian Stevens
 
Postdocs
Dr Habib Khosroshahi
Dr Louisa Nolan
Dr Jesper Rasmussen
 
 
Postgrads
Abdulmonem Alshino
Nicola Brassington
Jimena Bravo Guerrero
David Henley
Nazirah Jetha
Trevor Miles
John Osmond
Scott Porter
Paul Russell
Rowan Temple


Recent PhDs
 
 

Andy Read Postdoc working on XMM calibration University of Leicester
Dave Strickland Chandra Fellow Johns Hopkins University
Ed Lloyd-Davies Postdoc working on galaxies & clusters University of Michigan
Bruce Fairley Software engineer Tessella
Ewan O'Sullivan Postdoc working on galaxies & groups Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Alastair Sanderson Postdoc working on clusters & cosmology University of Illinois
Simon Ellis Postdoc working on galaxy clusters + AAT support Anglo-Australian Observatory
David Acreman Meteorological researcher The Met Office
Joanna Hartwell Postdoc working on local galaxies Dunsink Observatory
Ben Maughan Chandra Fellow Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

 

Recent Publications

A list of the extragalactic group's recent (past 3+ years) publications, including recent astro-ph submissions, can be found here.

 
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