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Martin White

Publication List Details

Period

1926 - 2008

Number

249

Co-Authors

Alignment of galaxy spins in the vicinity of voids (2008)

Slosar, Anze, White, Martin

We provide limits on the alignment of galaxy orientations with the direction to the void center for galaxies lying near the edges of voids. We locate spherical voids in volume limited samples of...

The Clustering and Host Halos of Galaxy Mergers at High Redshift (2008)

Wetzel, Andrew R., Cohn, J. D., White, Martin

High-resolution simulations of cosmological structure formation indicate that dark matter substructure in dense environments, like groups and clusters, may survive for a long time. These dark matter...

Simulating Subhalos at High Redshift: Galaxy Merger Rates, Counts, and Types (2008)

Wetzel, Andrew R., Cohn, J. D., White, Martin

We use high-resolution N-body simulations of cosmological volumes to calculate the statistical properties of subhalo (galaxy) major mergers at high redshift (z=0.6-5). We measure the evolution of the...

Forecasting Cosmological Constraints from Redshift Surveys (2008)

White, Martin, Song, Yong-Seon, Percival, Will J.

Observations of redshift-space distortions in spectroscopic galaxy surveys offer an attractive method for observing the build-up of cosmological structure, which depends both on the expansion rate of...

The propagation of uncertainties in stellar population synthesis modeling I: The relevance of uncertain aspects of stellar evolution and the IMF to the derived physical properties of galaxies (2008)

Conroy, Charlie, Gunn, James E., White, Martin

The stellar masses, mean ages, metallicities, and star formation histories of galaxies are now commonly estimated via stellar population synthesis (SPS) techniques. SPS relies on stellar evolution...

Issues in joint SZ and optical cluster finding (2008)

Cohn, J. D., White, Martin

We apply simple optical and SZ cluster finders to mock galaxy catalogues and SZ flux maps created from dark matter halos in a (1 Gpc/h)^3 dark matter simulation, at redshifts 0.5 and 0.9. At each...

Testing cosmological structure formation using redshift-space distortions (2008)

Percival, Will J, White, Martin

Observations of redshift-space distortions in spectroscopic galaxy surveys offer an attractive method for observing the build-up of cosmological structure. In this paper we develop and test a new...

Evidence for Merging or Disruption of Red Galaxies from the Evolution of Their Clustering (2008)

The formation and evolution of massive red galaxies form a crucial test of theories of galaxy formation based on hierarchical assembly. In this Letter we use observations of the clustering of...

Participants' perspective on maintaining behaviour change: a qualitative study within the European Diabetes Prevention Study (2008)

Penn, Linda, Moffatt, Suzanne M, White, Martin

Abstract Background The European Diabetes Prevention Study (EDIPS) is an RCT of diet and exercise interventions in people with impaired glucose tolerance. We undertook a qualitative study, nested...

Non-linear structure formation and the acoustic scale (2008)

Seo, Hee-Jong, Siegel, Ethan R., Eisenstein, Daniel J., White, Martin

We present high signal-to-noise measurements of the acoustic scale in the presence of nonlinear growth and redshift distortions using 320(Gpc/h)^3 of cosmological PM simulations. Using simple fitting...

Red Galaxy Growth and the Halo Occupation Distribution (2008)

Brown, Michael J. I., Zheng, Zheng, White, Martin, Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Benson, Andrew J., ...

We have traced the past 7 Gyr of red galaxy stellar mass growth within dark matter halos. We have determined the halo occupation distribution, which describes how galaxies reside within dark matter...

Constraining Anisotropic Baryon Oscillations (2008)

Padmanabhan, Nikhil, White, Martin

We present an analysis of anisotropic baryon acoustic oscillations and elucidate how a mis-estimation of the cosmology, which leads to incorrect values of the angular diameter distance, d_A, and...

Halo Assembly Bias in Hierarchical Structure Formation (2008)

Dalal, Neal, White, Martin, Bond, J. Richard, Shirokov, Alexander

We investigate the origin of halo assembly bias, the dependence of halo clustering on assembly history. We relate halo assembly to peak properties measured in the Lagrangian space of the initial...

Virial scaling of massive dark matter halos : why clusters prefer a high normalization cosmology (2008)

Evrard, August E., Bialek, James, Busha, Michael T., White, Martin, Habib, Salman, Heitmann, Katrin, ...

Abstract not available.

Virial scaling of massive dark matter halos : why clusters prefer a high normalization cosmology (2008)

Evrard, August E., Bialek, James, Busha, Michael T., White, Martin, Habib, Salman, Heitmann, Katrin, ...

Abstract not available.

Virial scaling of massive dark matter halos : why clusters prefer a high normalization cosmology (2008)

Evrard, August E., Bialek, James, Busha, Michael T., White, Martin, Habib, Salman, Heitmann, Katrin, ...

Abstract not available.

Virial scaling of massive dark matter halos : why clusters prefer a high normalization cosmology (2008)

Evrard, August E., Bialek, James, Busha, Michael T., White, Martin, Habib, Salman, Heitmann, Katrin, ...

Abstract not available.

Objective measures of the environment and physical activity Results of the environment and physical activity study in English adults (2008)

Foster, Charles, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Jones, Andy, Grundy, Chris, Wilkinson, Paul, Wareham, Nick, ...

Background: Physical activity has been positively associated with a range of objectively measured environmental variables. We explored the relationship of walking and other categories of physical...

Constraints on the correlation between QSO luminosity and host halo mass from high-redshift quasar clustering (2007)

White, Martin, Martini, Paul, Cohn, J. D.

Recent measurements of high-redshift QSO clustering from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey indicate that QSOs at z~4 have a bias b~14. We find that this extremely high clustering amplitude, combined with...

The Cosmic Code Comparison Project (2007)

Heitmann, Katrin, Lukic, Zarija, Fasel, Patricia, Habib, Salman, Warren, Michael S., White, Martin, ...

Current and upcoming cosmological observations allow us to probe structures on smaller and smaller scales, entering highly nonlinear regimes. In order to obtain theoretical predictions in these...

Constraints on the merging timescale of luminous red galaxies, or, where do all the halos go? (2007)

Conroy, Charlie, Ho, Shirley, White, Martin

In the LCDM cosmology dark matter halos grow primarily through the accretion of smaller halos. Much of the mass in a halo of 10^14Msun comes in through accretion of ~10^13Msun halos. If each such...

Dark matter halo abundances, clustering and assembly histories at high redshift (2007)

Cohn, J. D., White, Martin

We use a suite of high-resolution N-body simulations to study the properties, abundance and clustering of high mass halos at high redshift, including their mass assembly histories and mergers. We...

A Robust Estimator of the Small-Scale Galaxy Correlation Function (2006)

Padmanabhan, Nikhil, White, Martin, Eisenstein, Daniel J.

We present a new estimator, omega, of the small scale galaxy correlation function that is robust against the effects of redshift space distortions and large scale structures. The estimator is a...

Evidence for merging or disruption of red galaxies from the evolution of their clustering (2006)

White, Martin, Zheng, Zheng, Brown, Michael J. I., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T.

The formation and evolution of massive red galaxies form a crucial test of theories of galaxy formation based on hierarchical assembly. In this letter we use observations of the clustering of...

Simulations of Baryon Oscillations (2006)

Huff, Eric, Schulz, A. E., White, Martin, Schlegel, David J., Warren, Michael S.

The coupling of photons and baryons by Thomson scattering in the early universe imprints features in both the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and matter power spectra. The former have been used to...

The Clustering of Massive Halos (2006)

Wetzel, Andrew R., Cohn, J. D., White, Martin, Holz, Daniel E., Warren, Michael S.

The clustering properties of dark matter halos are a firm prediction of modern theories of structure formation. We use two large volume, high-resolution N-body simulations to study how the...

Cosmic variance of weak lensing surveys in the non-Gaussian regime (2006)

Semboloni, Elisabetta, Van Waerbeke, Ludovic, Heymans, Catherine, Hamana, Takashi, Colombi, Stephane, White, Martin, ...

The results from weak gravitational lensing analyses are subject to a cosmic variance error term that has previously been estimated assuming Gaussian statistics. In this letter we address the issue...

Cosmological science enabled by Planck (2006)

Planck will be the first mission to map the entire cosmic microwave background (CMB) sky with mJy sensitivity and resolution better than 10'. The science enabled by such a mission spans many areas of...

The acceptability and impact of a randomised controlled trial of welfare rights advice accessed via primary health care: qualitative study (2006)

Moffatt, Suzanne, Mackintosh, Joan, White, Martin, Howel, Denise, Sandell, Adam

Abstract Background Qualitative research is increasingly used alongside randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to study a range of factors including participants' experiences of a trial. The need for a...

Randomised controlled trial of welfare rights advice accessed via primary health care: pilot study [ISRCTN61522618] (2006)

Mackintosh, Joan, White, Martin, Howel, Denise, Chadwick, Tom, Moffatt, Suzanne, Deverill, Mark, ...

Abstract Background Little research has directly evaluated the impact of increasing financial or material resources on health. One way of assessing this lies with assisting people to obtain full...

Mosaicking with cosmic microwave background interferometers (2006)

Bunn, Emory F., White, Martin

Measurements of cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies by interferometers offer several advantages over single-dish observations. The formalism for analyzing interferometer CMB data is well...

Differences in cortisol concentrations in South Asian and European men living in the United Kingdom (2006)

Reynolds, Rebecca M., Fischbacher, Colin, Bhopal, Raj, Byrne, Christopher D., White, Martin, Unwin, Nigel, ...

OBJECTIVE: The metabolic syndrome is more prevalent in South Asians in Britain than in the general population. Furthering our understanding of the underlying mechanisms is important because of the...

On the Robustness of the Acoustic Scale in the Low-Redshift Clustering of Matter (2006)

Eisenstein, Daniel J., Seo, Hee-jong, White, Martin

We discuss the effects of non-linear structure formation on the signature of acoustic oscillations in the late-time galaxy distribution. We argue that the dominant non-linear effect is the...

Potential sources of contamination to weak lensing measurements: constraints from N-body simulations (2006)

Heymans, Catherine, White, Martin, Heavens, Alan, Vale, Chris, Van Waerbeke, Ludovic

We investigate the expected correlation between the weak gravitational shear of distant galaxies and the orientation of foreground galaxies, through the use of numerical simulations. This...

A systematic review of the health, social and financial impacts of welfare rights advice delivered in healthcare settings (2006)

Adams, Jean, White, Martin, Moffatt, Suzanne, Howel, Denise, Mackintosh, Joan

Abstract Background Socio-economic variations in health, including variations in health according to wealth and income, have been widely reported. A potential method of improving the health of the...

Redshift and Shear Calibration: Impact on Cosmic Shear Studies and Survey Design (2006)

Van Waerbeke, Ludovic, White, Martin, Hoekstra, Henk, Heymans, Catherine

The cosmological interpretation of weak lensing by large-scale structures requires knowledge of the redshift distribution of the source galaxies. Current lensing surveys are often calibrated using...

Using quantitative and qualitative data in health services research – what happens when mixed method findings conflict? [ISRCTN61522618] (2006)

Moffatt, Suzanne, White, Martin, Mackintosh, Joan, Howel, Denise

Abstract Background In this methodological paper we document the interpretation of a mixed methods study and outline an approach to dealing with apparent discrepancies between qualitative and...

A framework for the implementation of Application Profiles in XML Schemas (2006)

Mourkoussis, Nicholaos, Patel, Manjula, White, Martin

The concept of an application profile (AP) has been developed to allow implementers to draw on metadata terms from existing vocabularies and customise them for a local application. APs play an...

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_22-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_25-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_28-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_13-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_28-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_13-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_31-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_13-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_31-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_15-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_31-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_18-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_31-4 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_18-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_31-5 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_18-4 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_31-6 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_18-4 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_33-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_21 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_33-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_22-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_22-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_22-4 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_22-5 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_33-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_25-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_45-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_26 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_34 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_38 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_40-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_40-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_40-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_40-4 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_40-5 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_40-6 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_43 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station PO309_45-1 (2005)

Scale-dependent bias and the halo model (2005)

Schulz, A. E., White, Martin

We use a simplified version of the halo model with a power law power spectrum to study scale dependence in galaxy bias at the very large scales relevant to baryon oscillations. In addition to...

Going Nonlinear with Dark Energy Cosmologies (2005)

Linder, Eric V., White, Martin

We propose an efficient method for generating high accuracy (~1%) nonlinear power spectra for grids of dark energy cosmologies. Our prescription for matching matter growth automatically matches the...

Reduced Shear Power Spectrum (2005)

Dodelson, Scott, Shapiro, Charles, White, Martin

Measurements of ellipticities of background galaxies are sensitive to the reduced shear, the cosmic shear divided by $(1-\kappa)$ where $\kappa$ is the projected density field. We compute the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: The Evolution of Void Statistics from z~1 to z~0 (2005)

Conroy, Charlie, Coil, Alison L., White, Martin, Newman, Jeffrey A., Yan, Renbin, Cooper, Michael C., ...

We present measurements of the void probability function (VPF) at z~1 using data from the DEEP2 Redshift Survey and its evolution to z~0 using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We...

Characterizing the Shapes of Galaxy Clusters Using Moments of the Gravitational Lensing Shear (2005)

Schulz, A. E., Hennawi, Joseph, White, Martin

We explore the use of the tangential component of weak lensing shear to characterize the ellipticity of clusters of galaxies. We introduce an ellipticity estimator, and quantify its properties for...

Baryon oscillations (2005)

The coupling of photons and baryons by Thomson scattering in the early universe imprints features in both the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and matter power spectra. The former have been used to...

The Formation Histories of Galaxy Clusters (2005)

Cohn, J. D., White, Martin

A sample of hundreds of simulated galaxy clusters is used to study the statistical properties of galaxy cluster formation. Individual assembly histories are discussed, the degree of virialization is...

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15461-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15476-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15477-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15479-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15480-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15481-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15475-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15478-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15483-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15484-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15485-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15482-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15466-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15464-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15470-2 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15468-1 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15471-3 (2005)

Physical oceanography at CTD station D282_15472-1 (2005)