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Prof Alastair Edge

Professor

Affiliations
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Professor in the Department of Physicsocw109+44 (0) 191 33 43792
Member of the Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy  

Research interests

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

Research groups

Media Contacts

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  • Physics:
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics:

Publications

Conference Paper

  • Kim, J.-W., Edge, A.C., Wake, D.A., Gonzalez-Perez, V., Baugh, C.M. & Lacey, C.G. (2013), Clustering of EROs from UKIDSS DXS and Pan-STARRS PS1, in Thomas, D., Pasquali, A. & Ferreras, I. eds, IAU Symposium 295: IAU Symposium. Cambridge University Press, 59-59.
  • Bayer-Kim, C. M., Crawford, C. S., Allen, S. W., Fabian, & A. C. and Edge, A. C. (2003), The Peculiar Cooling Flow Cluster RX J0820.9+0752, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 301: 437-.
  • Edge, A.C. (2001), Molecular Gas in Cluster Cooling Flows, ASP Conf. Ser. 240: Gas and Galaxy Evolution 240: 567-.
  • Schuecker, P., Bohringer, H., Guzzo, L., Collins, C. A., Neumann, D. M., Schindler, S., Voges, W., Chincarini, G., Cruddace, G., De Grandi, S., Edge, A. C., Macgillivary, H. T., Shaver, P. A. and Vettolani, & G. (2000), Eigenmode and Fourier Analyses of REFLEX Cluster Number Density Fluctuations, 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.403 403-.
  • Böhringer, H., Guzzo, L., Collins, C. A., Schuecker, P., Schindler, S., Voges, W., Neumann, D. M., Cruddace, R., Degrandi, S., Chincarini, G., Reiprich, T. H., Edge, A. C., MacGillivray, H. T. and & Shaver, P. (2000), Probing the Large-Scale Structure with the REFLEX Cluster Survey, 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. 157 157-.
  • Pearce, F. R., Couchman, H. M. P., Thomas, P. A. and & Edge, A. C. (2000), The effect of Radiative Cooling on X-ray Emission from Clusters of Galaxies, 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.175 175-.
  • Ebeling, H., Edge, A. & Henry, J.P. (2000), MACS: The Evolution & Properties of Massive CLusters of Galaxies, 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 39-.
  • Bohringer, H., Guzzo, L., Collins, C. A., Neumann, D. M., Schindler, S., Schuecker, P., Cruddace, R., Chincarini, G., de Grandi, S., & Edge, A. C., MacGillivray, H. T., Shaver, P., Vettolani, G. and Voges, W. (1998), Results from the REFLEX Cluster Survey, Wide Field Surveys in Cosmology, 14th IAP meeting held May 26-30, 1998, Paris. Publisher: Editions Frontieres. ISBN: 2-8 6332-241-9, p. 261 261-.
  • Edge, A. C., Pooley, G., Jones, M., Grainge, Keith and & Saunders, Richard (1998), GPS Sources with High Peak Frequencies, ASP Conf. Ser. 144: IAU Colloq. 164: Radio Emission from Galactic and Extragalactic Compact Sources 144: 187-.
  • Collins, C. A., Bohringer, H., Guzzo, L., Schuecker, P., Neumann, D., Schindler, S., Cruddace, R., Degrandi, S., Chincarini, G., & Edge, A. C., MacGillivray, H. T., Shaver, P., Vettolani, G. and Voges, W. (1998), The REFLEX Cluster Survey, 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
  • Allen, S. W., Fabian, A. C., Edge, A. C., Bautz, M. W., Furuzawa, A. & Tawara, Y. (1997), ASCA and ROSAT Observations of Distant Massive Cooling Flows, Frontiers science series, 19 X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy of Cosmic Hot Plasmas. Tokyo, Japan Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, 59.
  • Edge, A. C., Jones, M., Saunders, R., Pooley, G. and & Graings, K. (1997), GPS sources with high peak frequencies, Gigahertz Peaked Spectrum and Compact Steep Spectrum Radio Sources 43-47.
  • Edge, A.C. (1997), The cooling flow fraction to a redshift of 0.3, ASP Conf. Ser. 115: Galactic Cluster Cooling Flows 115: 59-.
  • Peres, C. B., Allen, S. W., Edge, A. C., Fabian, A. C., & Johnstone, R. M. and White, D. A. (1997), Cooling Flows in ROSAT observations of clusters of galaxies, ASP Conf. Ser. 115: Galactic Cluster Cooling Flows 115: 157-.
  • Ebeling, H., Allen, S. W., Crawford, C. S., Edge, A. C., & Fabian, A. C., Böhringer, H., Voges, W. and Huchra, J. P. (1996), X-ray evolution in the ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample, Roentgenstrahlung from the Universe 579-580.
  • Ebeling, H., Böhringer, H., Briel, U., Voges, W., Edge, A., & Fabian, A., Allen, S. and Huchra, J. (1995), The Evolution of the X-ray Luminosity Function of Abell-Type Clusters of Galaxies from ROSAT All-Sky Survey Data, Wide Field Spectroscopy and the Distant Universe 221-.
  • 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., MacGillivray, H., Maccagni, D., Pierre, M., Romer, K., Voges, W., Wallin, J., Wolter, A. and & Zamorani, G. (1995), The ESO All-Southern-Sky Redshift Survey of ROSAT Clusters of Galaxies, Wide Field Spectroscopy and the Distant Universe 205-.
  • Edge, A. (1994), X-ray evolution of clusters of galaxies. (I), Clusters of Galaxies 83-.
  • Siddiqui, H., Stewart, G., Butcher, J., Edge, A. and & Johnstone, R. (1994), ROSAT Observations of Bright X-ray Clusters: Abell 2142 and Abell 2199, AIP Conf. Proc. 313: The Soft X-ray Cosmos 313: 383-.
  • Edge, A.C. (1994), Active Galactic Nuclei in Clusters of Galaxies, The Nature of Compact Objects in Active Galactic Nuclei 125-.
  • Böhringer, H., Schwarz, R. A., Edge, A. C., Voges, W. and & Ebeling, H. (1992), X-Ray Properties of Clusters of Galaxies Observed in the ROSAT All Sky Survey, Frontiers Science Series 459-.
  • Böhringer, H., Voges, W., Ebeling, H., Schwarz, R. A., & Edge, A. C., Briel, U. G. and Henry, J. P. (1991), ROSAT Observations of Clusters of Galaxies, NATO ASIC Proc. 348: Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation 293-.
  • Edge, A. C., Stewart, G. C., Fabian, A. C. and Arnaud, K. & A. (1991), Evidence for evolution of the luminosity function of clusters of galaxies, AIP Conf. Proc. 222: After the first three minutes 222: 343-346.
  • Edge, A., Fabian, A.C. & Stewart, G.C. (1991), Ninety percent cooling flows?, Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies 35-.
  • Schwarz, R., Edge, A., Voges, W., Böhringer, H., Ebeling, & H., Schartel, N. and Briel, U. (1991), The structure of the Perseus cluster, Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies 43-.
  • Johnstone, R. M., Fabian, A. C., Edge, A. C. and Thomas, & P. A. (1991), GINGA and SSS observations of A478, Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies 29-.
  • Allen, S. W., Fabian, A. C., Johnstone, R. M., Nulsen, P. & E. J. and Edge, A. C. (1991), Ginga and Exosat observations of the Perseus cluster of galaxies, Clusters and Superclusters of Galaxies 81-.
  • Colless, M. M., Babul, A., Edge, A. C., Johnstone, R. M. & Raychaudhury, S. (1991), Clusters and superclusters of galaxies.
  • Edge, A.C., Stewart, G.C. & Smith, A. (1988), EXOSAT Observations of the Virgo Cluster, NATO ASIC Proc. 249: Hot Thin Plasmas in Astrophysics 335-.
  • Edge, A.C., Stewart, G.C. & Smith, A. (1986), EXOSAT observations of the Virgo cluster, Radio Continuum Processes in Clusters of Galaxies 105-111.

Journal Article

Supervision students

Mr. Marcus Halson

PGR Student