Dwarf Galaxies in CDM, WDM, and SIDM: Disentangling Baryons and Dark Matter Physics
Fitts et al., available on arXiv Abstract: We present a suite of FIRE-2 cosmological zoom-in simulations of isolated field dwarf galaxies, all with masses of …
AuthorClaude-Andre Faucher-Giguere
Cosmic ray feedback in the FIRE simulations: constraining cosmic ray propagation with GeV gamma-ray emission
Chan et al., available on arXiv Abstract: We present the first results of cosmic ray (CR) feedback implemented in the Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) …
The Origins of the Circumgalactic Medium in the FIRE Simulations
Hafen et al., available on arXiv Abstract: We use a particle tracking analysis to study the origins of the circumgalactic medium (CGM), separating it into …
Cosmic Rays or Turbulence can Suppress Cooling Flows (Where Thermal Heating or Momentum Injection Fail)
Su et al., available on arXiv Abstract: The quenching ‘maintenance’ and ‘cooling flow’ problems are important from the Milky Way through massive cluster elliptical galaxies. …
The failure of stellar feedback, magnetic fields, conduction, and morphological quenching in maintaining red galaxies
Su et al., available on arXiv Abstract: The quenching ‘maintenance’ and related ‘cooling flow’ problems are important in galaxies from Milky Way mass through clusters. …
On The Nature of Variations in the Measured Star Formation Efficiency of Molecular Clouds
Grudic et al., available on arXiv Abstract: Measurements of the star formation efficiency (SFE) of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) in the Milky Way generally show …
Under the Firelight: Stellar Tracers of the Local Dark Matter Velocity Distribution in the Milky Way
Necib et al., available on arXiv Abstract: The Gaia era opens new possibilities for discovering the remnants of disrupted satellite galaxies in the Solar neighborhood. …
The physics of Lyman-alpha escape from high-redshift galaxies
Smith et al., available on arXiv Abstract: Lyman-alpha (Lya) photons from ionizing sources and cooling radiation undergo a complex resonant scattering process that generates unique …
What drives the evolution of gas kinematics in star-forming galaxies?
Hung et al., available on arXiv Abstract: One important result from recent large integral field spectrograph (IFS) surveys is that the intrinsic velocity dispersion of …
Gallery of mock HST images of FIRE galaxies
Phil Hopkins has produced a beautiful gallery of mock Hubble Space Telescope images of FIRE galaxies (example shown below). Every galaxy in this gallery is …