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Accretion Histories

Accretion History is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that denotes the chronological sequence and characteristics of mergers and mass incorporations through which a galaxy, particularly its halo, has grown over time by capturing smaller satellite systems and globular clusters.

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THE AVERAGE STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF GALAXIES IN DARK MATTER HALOS FROM<i>z</i>= 0-8

Peter Behroozi, Risa H. Wechsler, Charlie Conroy · The Astrophysical Journal · 2013 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Galactic star formation and accretion histories from matching galaxies to dark matter haloes

Benjamin P. Moster, Thorsten Naab, Simon D. M. White · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2012 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Concentrations of Dark Halos from Their Assembly Histories

Risa H. Wechsler, James S. Bullock, Joel R. Primack et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2002 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf–W chronometry

T. Kleine, Carsten Münker, Klaus Mezger et al. · Nature · 2002 · 769 citations

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The Origin of Star Formation Gradients in Rich Galaxy Clusters

Michael L. Balogh, Julio F. Navarro, S. L. Morris · The Astrophysical Journal · 2000 · 740 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. VB
    Vasily Belokurov

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 777 citations

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  2. JF
    Julio F. Navarro

    University of Victoria, Canada

    6 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. RH
    Risa H. Wechsler

    Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, United States

    6 publications · 4.4K citations

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  4. LH
    Lars Hernquist

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    6 publications · 721 citations

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  5. MV
    Marta Volonteri

    Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France

    5 publications · 746 citations

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326

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    48 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

    Garching, Germany

    16 h-index

    31 publications

    9.3K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    14 h-index

    20 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    5.5K citations

  6. Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

    Menlo Park, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    6.1K citations

  7. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    5.8K citations

  8. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    5.4K citations

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  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    60 publications · 6.8K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 36 publications · 8.8K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Nature

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Meteoritics and Planetary Science

    3 publications · 325 citations

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