Stellar populations in KDCs of Sa galaxies by Falcn-Barroso, J, Bacon, R, Cappellari, M, Davies, R, De Zeeuw, P, Emsellem, E, Krajnović, D, Kuntschner, H, McDermid, R, Peletier, R, Sarzi, M, Van De Ven, G

“…We show how the V/ maps can be used to highlight the presence of the KDC and investigate their stellar populations (i.e. age) to understand their origin (i.e. secular vs hierarchical scenarios). We find that KDCs can be long-lived and are typically well aligned with the galaxies kinematical major axis, supporting mounting evidence that secular evolution becomes important at intermediate redshifts. …”

Galactic Bulges from HST-NICMOS Observations: Ages and Dust by Peletier, R, Balcells, M, Davies, R, Andredakis, Y, Vazdekis, A, Burkert, A, Prada, F

“…Bulges of early-type spirals cannot be formed by secular evolution of bars at recent epochs, since such bulges would be much younger. …”

The influence of morphology, AGN and environment on the quenching histories of galaxies by Smethurst, R

“…However I find that rapid quenching rates cannot account for all the quenching across the AGN host population; slow quenching rates, attributed to secular evolution, are also significant in the evolution of AGN host galaxies.…”

Fast and slow rotators: The build-up of the red sequence by Emsellem, E, Cappellari, M, Krajnović, D, Van De Ven, G, Bacon, R, Bureau, M, Davies, R, De Zeeuw, P, Falcón-Barroso, J, Kuntschner, H, McDermid, R, Peletier, R, Sarzi, M, Van Den Bosch, R

“…I here report on the observed link between this baryonic angular momentum and a mass sequence, and how this uniquely relates to the building of the red sequence via dissipative/dissipationless mergers and secular evolution. © 2008 Copyright International Astronomical Union 2008.…”

Rejuvenation of spiral bulges by Thomas, D, Davies, R

“…We seek to understand whether the stellar populations of galactic bulges show evidence of secular evolution triggered by the presence of the disc. …”

Revealing the origin of the cold ISM in massive early-type galaxies by Davis, T, Alatalo, K, Bureau, M, Young, L, Blitz, L, Crocker, A, Bayet, E, Bois, M, Bournaud, F, Cappellari, M, Davies, R, Duc, P, De Zeeuw, P, Emsellem, E, Falcon-Barroso, J, Khochfar, S, Krajnovic, D, Kuntschner, H, Lablanche, P, McDermid, R, Morganti, R, Naab, T, Sarzi, M, Scott, N, Serra, P

“…This suggests that in the field mergers and/or cold gas accretion dominate the gas supply, while in clusters internal secular processes become more important. This implies that environment has a strong impact on the cold gas properties of ETGs. © 2013 International Astronomical Union.…”

Rejuvenation of spiral bulges by Thomas, D, Davies, R

“…We seek to understand whether the stellar populations of galactic bulges show fingerprints of secular evolution triggered by the presence of the disc. …”

Data and 2D scaling relations for galaxies in Abell 1689: a hint of size evolution at z~0.2 by Houghton, R, Davies, R, Bonta, E, Masters, R

“…Furthermore, the weak evidence for size evolution in the cluster environment in the last 2.26 Gyr places interesting constraints on the possible mechanisms at work, favouring harassment or secular processes over merger scenarios.…”

Data and two-dimensional scaling relations for galaxies in Abell 1689: a hint of size evolution at z similar to 0.2 by Houghton, R, Davies, R, Dalla Bonta, E, Masters, R

“…Furthermore, the weak evidence for size evolution in the cluster environment in the last 2.26Gyr places interesting constraints on the possible mechanisms at work, favouring harassment or secular processes over merger scenarios. © 2012 The Authors Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2012 RAS.…”

The ATLAS3D project - IX. The merger origin of a fast- and a slow-rotating early-type galaxy revealed with deep optical imaging: first results by Duc, P, Cuillandre, J, Serra, P, Michel-Dansac, L, Ferriere, E, Alatalo, K, Blitz, L, Bois, M, Bournaud, F, Bureau, M, Cappellari, M, Davies, R, Davis, T, de Zeeuw, P, Emsellem, E, Khochfar, S, Krajnovic, D, Kuntschner, H, Lablanche, P, McDermid, R, Morganti, R, Naab, T, Oosterloo, T, Sarzi, M, Scott, N

“…The frequency and properties of such fine structures depend on the main acting mechanisms - secular evolution, minor or major mergers - and on the age of the last substantial accretion event. …”

The ATLAS(3D) project - III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early-type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of fast and slow rotators by Emsellem, E, Cappellari, M, Krajnovic, D, Alatalo, K, Blitz, L, Bois, M, Bournaud, F, Bureau, M, Davies, R, Davis, T, de Zeeuw, P, Khochfar, S, Kuntschner, H, Lablanche, P, McDermid, R, Morganti, R, Naab, T, Oosterloo, T, Sarzi, M, Scott, N, Serra, P, van de Ven, G, Weijmans, A, Young, L

“…Fast and slow rotators illustrate the variety of complex processes shaping galactic systems, such as secular evolution, disc instabilities, interaction and merging, gas accretion, stripping and harassment, forming a sequence from high to low (stellar) baryonic angular momentum. …”