Astrophysical: Luminosity function

  • Publication
    Low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Praesepe
    Presented are the results of a large and deep optical-near-infrared multi-epoch survey of the Praesepe open star cluster using data from the UKIRT Infrared Deep...
  • Publication
    Luminosity and mass functions of the three main sequences of the globular cluster NGC 2808
    High-precision HST photometry has revealed that the globular cluster (GC) NGC 2808 hosts a triple main sequence (MS) corresponding to three stellar populations...
  • Publication
    Mass functions, luminosity functions, and completeness measurements from clustering redshifts
    This paper presents stellar mass functions and i-band luminosity functions for Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) galaxies with i 21 using clustering redshifts...
  • Publication
    Membership and Multiplicity among Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in the Pleiades Cluster
    We present near-infrared photometry and optical spectroscopy of very low mass stars and brown dwarf candidates in the Pleiades open cluster. The membership...
  • Publication
    Mock observations with the Millennium Simulation: cosmological downsizing and intermediate-redshift observations
    Only by incorporating various forms of feedback can theories of galaxy formation reproduce the present-day luminosity function of galaxies. It has also been...
  • Publication
    Modelling neutral hydrogen in galaxies using cosmological hydrodynamical simulations
    The characterization of the atomic and molecular hydrogen content of high-redshift galaxies is a major observational challenge that will be addressed over the...
  • Publication
    Multi-fibre optical spectroscopy of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in Upper Scorpius
    Context. Knowledge of the mass function in open clusters constitutes one way to critically examine the formation mechanisms proposed to explain the existence of...
  • Publication
    Multifrequency studies of galaxies and groups. I. Environmental effect on galaxy stellar mass and morphology
    Context. To understand the role of the environment in galaxy formation, evolution, and present-day properties, it is essential to study the multifrequency...
  • Publication
    Multiplicity among Young Brown Dwarfs and Very Low Mass Stars
    We report on a near-infrared adaptive optics imaging survey of 31 young brown dwarfs and very low mass (VLM) stars, 28 of which are in the Chamaeleon I star...