Philip Best

Search results

• 2012

  MOONS: a multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT

  Cirasuolo, M., Afonso, J., Bender, R., Bonifacio, P., Evans, C., Kaper, L., Oliva, E., Vanzi, L., Abreu, M., Atad-Ettedgui, E., Babusiaux, C., Bauer, F. E., Best, P., Bezawada, N., Bryson, I. R., Cabral, A., Caputi, K., Centrone, M., Chemla, F. & Cimatti, A. & 60 others, Cioni, M.-R., Clementini, G., Coelho, J., Daddi, E., Dunlop, J. S., Feltzing, S., Ferguson, A., Flores, H., Fontana, A., Fynbo, J., Garilli, B., Glauser, A. M., Guinouard, I., Hammer, J.-F., Hastings, P. R., Hess, H.-J., Ivison, R. J., Jagourel, P., Jarvis, M., Kauffman, G., Lawrence, A., Lee, D., Li Causi, G., Lilly, S., Lorenzetti, D., Maiolino, R., Mannucci, F., McLure, R., Minniti, D., Montgomery, D., Muschielok, B., Nandra, K., Navarro, R., Norberg, P., Origlia, L., Padilla, N., Peacock, J., Pedicini, F., Pentericci, L., Pragt, J., Puech, M., Randich, S., Renzini, A., Ryde, N., Rodrigues, M., Royer, F., Saglia, R., Sánchez, A., Schnetler, H., Sobral, D., Speziali, R., Todd, S., Tolstoy, E., Torres, M., Venema, L., Vitali, F., Wegner, M., Wells, M., Wild, V. & Wright, G., 24 Sept 2012, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV. Vol. 8446. p. 11-13

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Very Large Telescope 100%
  • Near Infrared 100%
  • Spectrographs 100%
  • Chemical Abundances 50%
  • Milky Way 25%
• 2010

  Evolution of AGN Space Densities and the Fanaroff-Riley Dichotomy

  Gendre, M. A., Wall, J. V. & Best, P., 2010, CO-EVOLUTION OF CENTRAL BLACK HOLES AND GALAXIES. Peterson, B., Somerville, R. & StorchiBergmann, T. (eds.). CAMBRIDGE: Mac Keith Press, Cambridge Univ Press, p. 109-109 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Sources 100%
  • Active Galactic Nuclei 100%
• 2007

  Measuring the high redshift space density of FRI radio galaxies

  Rigby, E., Best, P. & Suellen, I., 2007, COSMIC FRONTIERS. Metcalfe, N. & Shanks, T. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 334-335 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Fanaroff-Riley Radio Galaxies 66%
  • Active Galactic Nuclei 33%

• "Radio-active" brightest cluster galaxies

  von der Linden, A., Best, P. N. & Kauffmann, G., 2007, HEATING VERSUS COOLING IN GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES. Bohringer, H., Pratt, G., Finoguenov, A. & Schuecker, P. (eds.). BERLIN: Springer, p. 172-174 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Brightest Cluster Galaxies 100%
  • Sky Surveys 50%
  • Active Galactic Nuclei 50%

• Radio-loud AGN feedback in elliptical galaxies

  Best, P. N., 2007, COSMIC FRONTIERS. Metcalfe, N. & Shanks, T. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 213-216 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Gas Cooling 100%

• Radio-loud AGN heating in elliptical galaxies and clusters

  Best, P. N., 2007, HEATING VERSUS COOLING IN GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES. Bohringer, H., Pratt, G., Finoguenov, A. & Schuecker, P. (eds.). BERLIN: Springer, p. 166-171 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Elliptical Galaxy 100%
  • Active Galactic Nuclei 100%
  • Galaxy Clusters 28%
  • Radio Sources 28%
  • High Temperature Gas 14%

• The lifecycle of powerful AGN outflows

  Kaiser, C. R. & Best, P. N., 2007, HEATING VERSUS COOLING IN GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES. Bohringer, H., Pratt, G., Finoguenov, A. & Schuecker, P. (eds.). BERLIN: Springer, p. 222-227 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Active Galactic Nuclei 100%
  • Energetics 50%
  • Luminosity Function 25%
  • Radio Loud Quasars 25%
  • Radio Galaxy 25%
• 2005

  Galaxy evolution in three dimensions: Time, space and mass

  Kodama, T., Bower, R., Best, P., Hall, P., Yamada, T. & Tanaka, M., 2005, Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution. Renzini, A. & Bender, R. (eds.). BERLIN: Springer, p. 279-284 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Aerospace Environment 100%
• 2004

  AGN activity in high redshift clusters and protoclusters

  Johnson, O., Best, P. & Almaini, O., 2004, MULTIWAVELENGTH AGN SURVEYS. Mujica, R. & Maiolino, R. (eds.). SINGAPORE: World Scientific, p. 421-424 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Protoclusters 100%
  • Active Galactic Nuclei 100%
• 2002

  The emission line regions of redshift oneradio galaxies

  Best, P. N., Inskip, K. J., Rottgering, H. J. A. & Longair, M. S., 2002, EMISSION LINES FROM JET FLOWS. Henney, W., Steffen, W., Binette, L. & Raga, A. (eds.). MEXICO CITY: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, p. 155-162 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Radio Sources 66%
  • Interstellar Matter 33%

• The evolution of radio galaxy emission line regions: Breaking the P-Z degeneracy

  Inskip, K. J., Longair, M. S. & Best, P. N., 2002, NEW ERA IN COSMOLOGY. Metcalfe, N. & Shanks, T. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 121-122 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Emission Line Galaxy 100%
  • Radio Galaxy 100%

• The evolution of the cluster environments of radio sources at z 1.8

  Best, P., Lehnert, M., Rottgering, H. & Miley, G., 2002, TRACING COSMIC EVOLUTION WITH GALAXY CLUSTERS, PROCEEDINGS. Borgani, S., Mezzetti, M. & Valdarnini, R. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 19-22 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Sources 100%
  • Radio Galaxy 50%
  • Cross Correlation 25%
• 1999

  Distant radio galaxies: Probes of the formation of massive galaxies

  Rottgering, H., Best, P., Pentericci, L. & Miley, G., 1999, GALAXY INTERACTIONS AT LOW AND HIGH REDSHIFT. Barnes, J. & Sanders, D. (eds.). DORDRECHT: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 471-474 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Brightest Cluster Galaxies 100%
  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Star Formation 25%
  • Stellar Mass 25%

• Ionisation, shocks, and evolution of the emission line gas of z similar to 1 radio galaxies

  Best, P. N., Rottgering, H. J. & Longair, M. S., 1999, HY-REDSHIFT UNIVERSE: GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION AT HIGH REDSHIFT. Bunker, A. & VanBreugel, W. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 71-74 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Sources 100%
  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Linewidth 20%
  • Photoionization 20%

• The emission line properties of the 3CR radio galaxies at redshift one: Shocks, evolution, and the alignment effect

  Best, P., Rottgering, H. & Longair, M., 1999, ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AND RELATED PHENOMENA. Terzian, Y., Weedman, D. & Khachikian, E. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 241-245 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Sources 100%
  • Radio Galaxy 100%

• The nature of the 3CR radio galaxies at z similar to 1

  Best, P., Longair, M. & Rottgering, H., 1999, MOST DISTANT RADIO GALAXIES. Rottgering, H., Best, P. & Lehnert, M. (eds.). AMSTERDAM: KONINKLIJKE AKAD WETENSCHAPPENVERHANDELINGEN, AFD NAT, p. 59-70 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Radio Sources 50%
  • Brightest Cluster Galaxies 25%
• 1998

  Powerful high redshift radio galaxies: probing clusters in the early universe

  Best, P., 1998, YOUNG UNIVERSE: GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION AT INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH REDSHIFT. DOdorico, S., Fontana, A. & Giallongo, E. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 482-487 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Early Universe 100%
  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Absolute Magnitude 33%
  • cD Galaxies 33%

• The most distant radio galaxies and the formation of massive galaxies.

  Rottgering, H., Best, P., Pentericci, L., de Breuck, C. & van Breugel, W., 1998, YOUNG UNIVERSE: GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION AT INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH REDSHIFT. DOdorico, S., Fontana, A. & Giallongo, E. (eds.). SAN FRANCISCO: ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, p. 49-58 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Radio Galaxy 100%
  • Brightest Cluster Galaxies 33%
  • Galactic Evolution 33%