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Publications

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Examining the Nature of the Starless Dark Matter Halo Candidate Cloud-9 with Very Large Array Observations

The Astrophysical Journal, 973, 61, (2024).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Dutta, Rajeshwari Fumagalli, Michele Navarro, Julio F.
Year: 2024
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Elucidating the Nature of a 'Starless' Dark Matter Halo Near M94

HST Proposal, 17712, (2024).

Authors: Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Beaton, Rachael L. Anand, Gagandeep Singh D'Onghia, Elena Fox, Andrew J. Navarro, Julio
Year: 2024
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The accreted stellar haloes of Milky Way-mass galaxies as a probe of the nature of the dark matter

arXiv e-prints, arXiv:2407.05899, (2024).

Authors: Forouhar Moreno, Victor J. Fattahi, Azadeh Deason, Alis J. Henstridge, Fergus Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2024
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Not So Round: VLA Observations of the Starless Dark Matter Halo Candidate Cloud-9

arXiv e-prints, arXiv:2406.18643, (2024).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Dutta, Rajeshwari Fumagalli, Michele Navarro, Julio F.
Year: 2024
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High-definition imaging of an extended filament connecting active quasars at cosmic noon

arXiv e-prints, arXiv:2406.17035, (2024).

Authors: Tornotti, Davide Fumagalli, Michele Fossati, Matteo Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Izquierdo-Villalba, David Travascio, Andrea Arrigoni Battaia, Fabrizio Cantalupo, Sebastiano Beckett, Alexander Bonoli, Silvia Dayal, Pratika D'Odorico, Valentina Dutta, Rajeshwari Lusso, Elisabeta Peroux, Celine Rafelski, Marc Revalski, Mitchell Spinoso, Daniele Swinbank, Mark
Year: 2024
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The impact and response of mini-haloes and the interhalo medium on cosmic reionization

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528, 1296, (2024).

Authors: Chan, Tsang Keung Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Theuns, Tom Frenk, Carlos Bower, Richard
Year: 2024
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GravSphere: Jeans modeling code

Astrophysics Source Code Library, ascl:2312.009, (2023).

Authors: Read, J. I. Steger, P. Walker, M. G. Genina, A. Frenk, C. S. Cole, S. Benítez-Llambay, A.; Ludlow, A. D. Navarro, J. F. Oman, K. A. Robertson, A. Collins, M. L. M. Ibata, R. A. Rich, R. M. Martin, N. F. Peñarrubia, J. Chapman, S. C. Tollerud, E. J. Weisz, D. R.
Year: 2023
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Is a Recently Discovered H I Cloud near M94 a Starless Dark Matter Halo?

The Astrophysical Journal, 956, 1, (2023).

Authors: Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Navarro, Julio F.
Year: 2023
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A thermal-kinetic subgrid model for supernova feedback in simulations of galaxy formation

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 523, 3709, (2023).

Authors: Chaikin, Evgenii Schaye, Joop Schaller, Matthieu Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Nobels, Folkert S. J. Ploeckinger, Sylvia
Year: 2023
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VizieR Online Data Catalog: Dwarf galaxy rotational velocities (Santos-Santos+, 2020)

VizieR Online Data Catalog, 749, J/MNRAS/495/58, (2023).

Authors: Santos-Santos, I. M. E. Navarro, J. F. Robertson, A. Benitez-Llambay, A.; Oman, K. A. Lovell, M. R. Frenk, C. S. Ludlow, A. D. Fattahi, A. Ritz, A.
Year: 2023
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The diversity of rotation curves of simulated galaxies with cusps and cores

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521, 1316, (2023).

Authors: Roper, Finn A. Oman, Kyle A. Frenk, Carlos S. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Navarro, Julio F. Santos-Santos, Isabel M. E.
Year: 2023
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The cosmic UV background and the beginning and end of star formation in simulated field dwarf galaxies

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 519, 1425, (2023).

Authors: Pereira-Wilson, Matthew Navarro, Julio F. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Santos-Santos, Isabel
Year: 2023
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The present-day gas content of simulated field dwarf galaxies

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518, 6305, (2023).

Authors: Herzog, Georg Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Fumagalli, Michele
Year: 2023
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Simulations of the reionization of the clumpy intergalactic medium with a novel particle-based two-moment radiative transfer scheme

The Predictive Power of Computational Astrophysics as a Discover Tool, 362, 15, (2023).

Authors: Chan, Tsang Keung Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Theuns, Tom Frenk, Carlos
Year: 2023
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Galactic satellite systems in CDM, WDM and SIDM

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517, 5627, (2022).

Authors: Forouhar Moreno, Victor J. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Cole, Shaun Frenk, Carlos
Year: 2022
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Baryon-driven decontraction in Milky Way-mass haloes

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511, 3910, (2022).

Authors: Forouhar Moreno, Victor J. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Cole, Shaun Frenk, Carlos
Year: 2022
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The Tail of Late-forming Dwarf Galaxies in ΛCDM

The Astrophysical Journal, 921, L9, (2021).

Authors: Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Fumagalli, Michele
Year: 2021
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The detailed structure and the onset of galaxy formation in low-mass gaseous dark matter haloes

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 498, 4887, (2020).

Authors: Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Frenk, Carlos
Year: 2020
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To β or not to β: can higher order Jeans analysis break the mass-anisotropy degeneracy in simulated dwarfs?

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 498, 144, (2020).

Authors: Genina, A. Read, J. I. Frenk, C. S. Cole, S. Benítez-Llambay, A.; Ludlow, A. D. Navarro, J. F. Oman, K. A. Robertson, A.
Year: 2020
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Baryonic clues to the puzzling diversity of dwarf galaxy rotation curves

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 495, 58, (2020).

Authors: Santos-Santos, Isabel M. E. Navarro, Julio F. Robertson, Andrew Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Oman, Kyle A. Lovell, Mark R. Frenk, Carlos S. Ludlow, Aaron D. Fattahi, Azadeh Ritz, Adam
Year: 2020
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The milky way total mass profile as inferred from Gaia DR2

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494, 4291, (2020).

Authors: Cautun, Marius Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Deason, Alis J. Frenk, Carlos S. Fattahi, Azadeh Gómez, Facundo A. Grand, Robert J. J. Oman, Kyle A. Navarro, Julio F. Simpson, Christine M.
Year: 2020
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Cusp or core? Revisiting the globular cluster timing problem in Fornax

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 491, 3336, (2020).

Authors: Meadows, Noah Navarro, Julio F. Santos-Santos, Isabel Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Frenk, Carlos
Year: 2020
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The distinct stellar metallicity populations of simulated Local Group dwarfs

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 488, 2312, (2019).

Authors: Genina, Anna Frenk, Carlos S. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Cole, Shaun Navarro, Julio F. Oman, Kyle A. Fattahi, Azadeh
Year: 2019
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Baryon-induced dark matter cores in the EAGLE simulations

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 488, 2387, (2019).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Frenk, Carlos S. Ludlow, Aaron D. Navarro, Julio F.
Year: 2019
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Fluorescent rings in star-free dark matter haloes

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 487, 609, (2019).

Authors: Sykes, Calvin Fumagalli, Michele Cooke, Ryan Theuns, Tom Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2019
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Non-circular motions and the diversity of dwarf galaxy rotation curves

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482, 821, (2019).

Authors: Oman, Kyle A. Marasco, Antonino Navarro, Julio F. Frenk, Carlos S. Schaye, Joop Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2019
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The innate origin of radial and vertical gradients in a simulated galaxy disc

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476, 3648, (2018).

Authors: Navarro, Julio F. Yozin, Cameron Loewen, Nic Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Fattahi, Azadeh Frenk, Carlos S. Oman, Kyle A. Schaye, Joop Theuns, Tom
Year: 2018
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The core-cusp problem: a matter of perspective

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474, 1398, (2018).

Authors: Genina, Anna Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Frenk, Carlos S. Cole, Shaun Fattahi, Azadeh Navarro, Julio F. Oman, Kyle A. Sawala, Till Theuns, Tom
Year: 2018
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HBT+: an improved code for finding subhaloes and building merger trees in cosmological simulations

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474, 604, (2018).

Authors: Han, Jiaxin Cole, Shaun Frenk, Carlos S. Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro; Helly, John
Year: 2018
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The vertical structure of gaseous galaxy discs in cold dark matter haloes

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 473, 1019, (2018).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Navarro, Julio F. Frenk, Carlos S. Ludlow, Aaron D.
Year: 2018
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Py-SPHViewer: Cosmological simulations using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

Astrophysics Source Code Library, ascl:1712.003, (2017).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2017
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The origin of the mass discrepancy-acceleration relation in ΛCDM

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471, 1841, (2017).

Authors: Navarro, Julio F. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Fattahi, Azadeh Frenk, Carlos S. Ludlow, Aaron D. Oman, Kyle A. Schaller, Matthieu Theuns, Tom
Year: 2017
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Mass-Discrepancy Acceleration Relation: A Natural Outcome of Galaxy Formation in Cold Dark Matter Halos

Physical Review Letters, 118, 161103, (2017).

Authors: Ludlow, Aaron D. Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Schaller, Matthieu Theuns, Tom Frenk, Carlos S. Bower, Richard Schaye, Joop Crain, Robert A. Navarro, Julio F. Fattahi, Azadeh Oman, Kyle A.
Year: 2017
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The properties of `dark' ΛCDM haloes in the Local Group

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465, 3913, (2017).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Navarro, Julio F. Frenk, Carlos S. Sawala, Till Oman, Kyle Fattahi, Azadeh Schaller, Matthieu Schaye, Joop Crain, Robert A. Theuns, Tom
Year: 2017
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Mergers and the outside-in formation of dwarf spheroidals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456, 1185, (2016).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, A.; Navarro, J. F. Abadi, M. G. Gottlöber, S. Yepes, G. Hoffman, Y. Steinmetz, M.
Year: 2016
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py-sphviewer: Py-SPHViewer v1.0.0

Zenodo, , (2015).

Authors: Benitez-Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2015
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The imprint of reionization on the star formation histories of dwarf galaxies

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 450, 4207, (2015).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, A.; Navarro, J. F. Abadi, M. G. Gottlöber, S. Yepes, G. Hoffman, Y. Steinmetz, M.
Year: 2015
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Historia del contenido bariónico de las galaxias EnanasHistoria del contenido bariónico de las galaxias EnanasThe baryon content history of dwarf galaxies;

Ph.D. Thesis, , (2015).

Authors: Benitez Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2015
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The abundance of galaxies and dark matter halos in the ΛCDM Universe

Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 44, 73, (2014).

Authors: Abadi, M. G. Benitez-Llambay, A.; Ferrero, I.
Year: 2014
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Reddening and age of six poorly studied star clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud derived from integrated spectra

Astronomy and Astrophysics, 565, A49, (2014).

Authors: Minniti, J. H. Ahumada, A. V. Clariá, J. J. Benítez-Llambay, A.;
Year: 2014
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VizieR Online Data Catalog: Integrated spectroscopy of 6 LMC clusters (Minniti+, 2014)

VizieR Online Data Catalog, 356, J/A+A/565/A49, (2014).

Authors: Minniti, J. H. Ahumada, A. V. Claria, J. J. Benitez-Llambay, A.;
Year: 2014
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Dwarf Galaxies and the Cosmic Web

The Astrophysical Journal, 763, L41, (2013).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Navarro, Julio F. Abadi, Mario G. Gottlöber, Stefan Yepes, Gustavo Hoffman, Yehuda Steinmetz, Matthias
Year: 2013
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La abundancia de galaxias y halos de materia oscura en el universo CDM

Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia La Plata Argentina, 56, 33, (2013).

Authors: Abadi, M. G. Benítez-Llambay, A.; Ferrero, I.
Year: 2013
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Propiedades espectrales integradas de 27 cúmulos estelares concentrados pertenecientes a la Nube Mayor de Magallanes

Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia La Plata Argentina, 56, 327, (2013).

Authors: Minniti, J. H. Ahumada, A. V. Clariá, J. J. Benítez-Llambay, A.;
Year: 2013
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Fast Integrated Spectra Analyzer: A New Computational Tool for Age and Reddening Determination of Small Angular Diameter Open Clusters

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 124, 173, (2012).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro; Clariá, Juan J. Piatti, Andrés E.
Year: 2012
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FISA: Fast Integrated Spectra Analyzer

Astrophysics Source Code Library, ascl:1202.014, (2012).

Authors: Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro;
Year: 2012
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Las Galaxias Enanas y la Red Cósmica

Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia La Plata Argentina, 55, 245, (2012).

Authors: Benítez Llambay, A.; Abadi, M. G.
Year: 2012
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Determinación de edades y enrojecimientos de cúmulos estelares pertenecientes a la Nube Mayor de Magallanes

Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia La Plata Argentina, 55, 119, (2012).

Authors: Minniti, J. H. Ahumada, A. V. Clariá, J. J. Benítez-Llambay, A.; Oddone, M. A. Bica, E. Santos, J. F. C., Jr.
Year: 2012
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EFOSC2/NTT integrated spectroscopy of ten Magellanic Clouds' stellar clusters

Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 40, 264, (2011).

Authors: Ahumada, A. V. Benítez Llambay, A.; Santos, J. F. C., Jr. Clariá, J. J. Bica, E. Piatti, A. E.
Year: 2011
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Espectros integrados EFOSC2/NTT de 10 cúmulos estelares pertenecientes a las Nubes de Magallanes

Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia La Plata Argentina, 54, 171, (2011).

Authors: Ahumada, A. V. Benítez-Llambay, A.; Santos, J. F. C., Jr. Clariá, J. J. Bica, E. Piatti, A. E.
Year: 2011
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