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. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997

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Illustris Simulation of the Universe . ... Credit Copyright: Illustris Collaboration , NASA , PRACE , XSEDE , MIT , Harvard CfA ; . ... A new computer simulation of the evolution of the universe -- the largest and most sophisticated yet produced -- provides new insight into how galaxies formed and new perspectives into humanity's place in the universe . ... The simulation is the first to track matter into the formation of a wide variety of galaxy types. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...

... R.S. de Jong, A.C. Seth, D.J. Radburn-Smith, E.F. Bell, T.M. Brown, J.S. Bullock, S. Courteau, J.J. Dalcanton, H.C. Ferguson, P. Goudfrooij, S. Holfeltz, B.W. Holwerda, C. Purcell, J. Sick, D.B. Zucker, 2007, ApJL 667, 49 . ... S.A. Kassin, R.S. de Jong, B.J. Weiner 2005, ApJ 643, 804 . ... I. Near-Infrared and Optical Broadband Surface Photometry of 30 Galaxies . ... Eric F. Bell and Roelof S. de Jong 2001, ApJ 550, 212-229 . ... Roelof S. de Jong 1996, A Suppl. ... Back to Roelof's home page () . ...

BSc thesis "Metallicity Gradients of Elliptical Galaxies", 1997, Univ. of Tokyo . MSc thesis "Low-Metallicity Inhibition of Type Ia Supernovae and Galactic and Cosmic Chemical Evolution", 1999, Univ. of Tokyo . PhD thesis "Formation and Chemodynamical Evolution of Galaxies", 2002, Univ. of Tokyo . ... Cosmic SFRs, chemical evolution, mass-dependent galactic winds, and the mass-metallicity relation of galaxies are reproduced (Kobayashi, Springel, White 06). ... What are dwarf galaxies? ...

... 2014 May 12 . Illustris Simulation of the Universe . Video Credit: Illustris Collaboration , NASA , PRACE , XSEDE , MIT , Harvard CfA ; . ... A new computer simulation of the evolution of the universe -- the largest and most sophisticated yet produced -- provides new insight into how galaxies formed and new perspectives into humanity's place in the universe . ... The simulation is the first to track matter into the formation of a wide variety of galaxy types. ... About APOD | ...

... 633Slee+ Fifty-eight fields near rich clusters of galaxies were surveyed with the Very Large Array using scaled arrays in the B/C and/or C/D configurations at 1.5 GHz and 4.9 GHz. The fields were centered on steep spectrum sources in or near clusters that were earlier surveyed with lower resolution telescopes. ... The columns are : . Column 1 Cluster Field (Z1518 = Zw1518.8+0747) . Column 2 distance of source from cluster centre in Abell radii . ... Column 5 1.5 GHz flux (mJy) . ...