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Professor Alastair Edge

Director of Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy


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Director of Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy in the Department of Physics+44 (0) 191 33 43792
Professor in the Department of Physics+44 (0) 191 33 43792

Research interests

  • Clusters of Galaxies
  • Large Infrared Surveys
  • X-ray Astronomy

Publications

Conference Paper

  • Clustering of EROs from UKIDSS DXS and Pan-STARRS PS1
    Kim, J.-W., Edge, A. C., Wake, D., Gonzalez-Perez, V., Baugh, C. M., & Lacey, C. G. (2013). Clustering of EROs from UKIDSS DXS and Pan-STARRS PS1. In D. Thomas, A. Pasquali, & I. Ferreras (Eds.), Proceedings IAU Symposium (pp. 59-59). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921313004298
  • The Peculiar Cooling Flow Cluster RX J0820.9+0752
    Bayer-Kim, C., Crawford, C., Allen, S., Fabian, A., & Edge, A. (2003). The Peculiar Cooling Flow Cluster RX J0820.9+0752. In Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (p. 437-).
  • Molecular Gas in Cluster Cooling Flows
    Edge, A. (2001). Molecular Gas in Cluster Cooling Flows. In ASP Conf. Ser. 240: Gas and Galaxy Evolution (p. 567-).
  • Probing the Large-Scale Structure with the REFLEX Cluster Survey
    Böhringer, H., Guzzo, L., Collins, C., Schuecker, P., Schindler, S., Voges, W., Neumann, D., Cruddace, R., Degrandi, S., Chincarini, G., Reiprich, T., Edge, A., MacGillivray, H., & Shaver, P. (2000). Probing the Large-Scale Structure with the REFLEX Cluster Survey. In From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Symposium, Proceedings of the ESO Symposium held at Antofagasta, Chile, 1-4 March 1999. Edited by Jacqueline Bergeron and Alvio Renzini. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2000. p. 157. (p. 157-).
  • The effect of Radiative Cooling on X-ray Emission from Clusters of Galaxies
    Pearce, F., Couchman, H., Thomas, P., & Edge, A. (2000). The effect of Radiative Cooling on X-ray Emission from Clusters of Galaxies. In Large Scale Structure in the X-ray Universe, Proceedings of the 20-22 September 1999 Workshop, Santorini, Greece, eds. Plionis, M. & Georgantopoulos, I., Atlantisciences, Paris, France, p.175 (p. 175-).
  • MACS: The Evolution & Properties of Massive CLusters of Galaxies
    Ebeling, H., Edge, A., & Henry, J. (2000). MACS: The Evolution & Properties of Massive CLusters of Galaxies. In Large Scale Structure in the X-ray Universe, Proceedings of the 20-22 September 1999 Workshop, Santorini, Greece, eds. Plionis, M. & Georgantopoulos, I., Atlantisciences, Paris, France, p.39 (p. 39-).
  • Eigenmode and Fourier Analyses of REFLEX Cluster Number Density Fluctuations
    Schuecker, P., Bohringer, H., Guzzo, L., Collins, C., Neumann, D., Schindler, S., Voges, W., Chincarini, G., Cruddace, G., De Grandi, S., Edge, A., Macgillivary, H., Shaver, P., & Vettolani, G. (2000). Eigenmode and Fourier Analyses of REFLEX Cluster Number Density Fluctuations. In Large Scale Structure in the X-ray Universe, Proceedings of the 20-22 September 1999 Workshop, Santorini, Greece, eds. Plionis, M. & Georgantopoulos, I., Atlantisciences, Paris, France, p.403 (p. 403-).
  • GPS Sources with High Peak Frequencies
    Edge, A., Pooley, G., Jones, M., Grainge, K., & Saunders, R. (1998). GPS Sources with High Peak Frequencies. In ASP Conf. Ser. 144: IAU Colloq. 164: Radio Emission from Galactic and Extragalactic Compact Sources (p. 187-).
  • The REFLEX Cluster Survey
    Collins, C., Bohringer, H., Guzzo, L., Schuecker, P., Neumann, D., Schindler, S., Cruddace, R., Degrandi, S., Chincarini, G., Edge, A., MacGillivray, H., Shaver, P., Vettolani, G., & Voges, W. (1998). The REFLEX Cluster Survey. In Abstracts of the 19th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology, held in Paris, France, Dec. 14-18, 1998. Eds.: J. Paul, T. Montmerle, and E. Aubourg (CEA Saclay), meeting abstract..
  • Results from the REFLEX Cluster Survey
    Bohringer, H., Guzzo, L., Collins, C., Neumann, D., Schindler, S., Schuecker, P., Cruddace, R., Chincarini, G., de Grandi, S., Edge, A., MacGillivray, H., Shaver, P., Vettolani, G., & Voges, W. (1998). Results from the REFLEX Cluster Survey. In Wide Field Surveys in Cosmology, 14th IAP meeting held May 26-30, 1998, Paris. Publisher: Editions Frontieres. ISBN: 2-8 6332-241-9, p. 261. (p. 261-).
  • The cooling flow fraction to a redshift of 0.3
    Edge, A. (1997). The cooling flow fraction to a redshift of 0.3. In ASP Conf. Ser. 115: Galactic Cluster Cooling Flows (p. 59-).
  • Cooling Flows in ROSAT observations of clusters of galaxies
    Peres, C., Allen, S., Edge, A., Fabian, A., Johnstone, R., & White, D. (1997). Cooling Flows in ROSAT observations of clusters of galaxies. In ASP Conf. Ser. 115: Galactic Cluster Cooling Flows (p. 157-).
  • ASCA and ROSAT Observations of Distant Massive Cooling Flows
    Allen, S., Fabian, A., Edge, A., Bautz, M., Furuzawa, A., & Tawara, Y. (1997). ASCA and ROSAT Observations of Distant Massive Cooling Flows. In Proceedings of an International Symposium on X-ray Astronomy ASCA Third Anniversary, 11-14 March, 1996, Waseda University, Tokyo. Japan Universal Academy Press.
  • GPS sources with high peak frequencies
    Edge, A., Jones, M., Saunders, R., Pooley, G., & Graings, K. (1997). GPS sources with high peak frequencies. In Gigahertz Peaked Spectrum and Compact Steep Spectrum Radio Sources (pp. 43-47).
  • X-ray evolution in the ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample
    Ebeling, H., Allen, S., Crawford, C., Edge, A., Fabian, A., Böhringer, H., Voges, W., & Huchra, J. (1996). X-ray evolution in the ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample. In Roentgenstrahlung from the Universe (pp. 579-580).
  • The Evolution of the X-ray Luminosity Function of Abell-Type Clusters of Galaxies from ROSAT All-Sky Survey Data
    Ebeling, H., Böhringer, H., Briel, U., Voges, W., Edge, A., Fabian, A., Allen, S., & Huchra, J. (1995). The Evolution of the X-ray Luminosity Function of Abell-Type Clusters of Galaxies from ROSAT All-Sky Survey Data. In Wide Field Spectroscopy and the Distant Universe (p. 221-).
  • The ESO All-Southern-Sky Redshift Survey of ROSAT Clusters of Galaxies
    Guzzo, L., Böhringer, H., Briel, U., Chincarini, G., Collins, C., de Grandi, S., Ebeling, H., Edge, A., Neumann, D., Schindler, S., Schuecker, S., Seitter, W., Shaver, P., Vettolani, P., Cruddace, R., Fabian, A., Gursky, H., Gruber, R., Hartner, G., … Zamorani, G. (1995). The ESO All-Southern-Sky Redshift Survey of ROSAT Clusters of Galaxies. In Wide Field Spectroscopy and the Distant Universe (p. 205-).
  • Active Galactic Nuclei in Clusters of Galaxies
    Edge, A. (1994). Active Galactic Nuclei in Clusters of Galaxies. In The Nature of Compact Objects in Active Galactic Nuclei (p. 125-).
  • X-ray evolution of clusters of galaxies. (I)
    Edge, A. (1994). X-ray evolution of clusters of galaxies. (I). In Clusters of Galaxies (p. 83-).
  • ROSAT Observations of Bright X-ray Clusters: Abell 2142 and Abell 2199
    Siddiqui, H., Stewart, G., Butcher, J., Edge, A., & Johnstone, R. (1994). ROSAT Observations of Bright X-ray Clusters: Abell 2142 and Abell 2199. In AIP Conf. Proc. 313: The Soft X-ray Cosmos (p. 383-).
  • X-Ray Properties of Clusters of Galaxies Observed in the ROSAT All Sky Survey
    Böhringer, H., Schwarz, R., Edge, A., Voges, W., & Ebeling, H. (1992). X-Ray Properties of Clusters of Galaxies Observed in the ROSAT All Sky Survey. In Frontiers Science Series (p. 459-).
  • Evidence for evolution of the luminosity function of clusters of galaxies
    Edge, A., Stewart, G., Fabian, A., & Arnaud, K. (1991). Evidence for evolution of the luminosity function of clusters of galaxies. In AIP Conf. Proc. 222: After the first three minutes (pp. 343-346).
  • Clusters and superclusters of galaxies
    Colless, M., Babul, A., Edge, A., Johnstone, R., & Raychaudhury, S. (1991). Clusters and superclusters of galaxies.
  • Ginga and Exosat observations of the Perseus cluster of galaxies
    Allen, S., Fabian, A., Johnstone, R., Nulsen, P., & Edge, A. (1991). Ginga and Exosat observations of the Perseus cluster of galaxies. In Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies (p. 81-).
  • ROSAT Observations of Clusters of Galaxies
    Böhringer, H., Voges, W., Ebeling, H., Schwarz, R., Edge, A., Briel, U., & Henry, J. (1991). ROSAT Observations of Clusters of Galaxies. In NATO ASIC Proc. 348: Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation (p. 293-).
  • The structure of the Perseus cluster
    Schwarz, R., Edge, A., Voges, W., Böhringer, H., Ebeling, H., Schartel, N., & Briel, U. (1991). The structure of the Perseus cluster. In Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies (p. 43-).
  • Ninety percent cooling flows?
    Edge, A., Fabian, A., & Stewart, G. (1991). Ninety percent cooling flows?. In Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies (p. 35-).
  • GINGA and SSS observations of A478
    Johnstone, R., Fabian, A., Edge, A., & Thomas, P. (1991). GINGA and SSS observations of A478. In Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies (p. 29-).
  • EXOSAT Observations of the Virgo Cluster
    Edge, A., Stewart, G., & Smith, A. (1988). EXOSAT Observations of the Virgo Cluster. In NATO ASIC Proc. 249: Hot Thin Plasmas in Astrophysics (p. 335-).
  • EXOSAT observations of the Virgo cluster
    Edge, A., Stewart, G., & Smith, A. (1986). EXOSAT observations of the Virgo cluster. In Radio Continuum Processes in Clusters of Galaxies (pp. 105-111).

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