Tereasa G. Brainerd

Publications

Last Updated: September 2004


Edited Books:

  • D. Clemens, R. Shah & & T. Brainerd, "Milky Way Surveys: The Structure and Evolution of our Galaxy", ASP Conf. Proceedings vol. 317 (2004)
  • T. G. Brainerd & C. S. Kochanek, Gravitational Lensing: Recent Progress and Future Goals, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 237 (2001)
  • J. Scott, C. Mansperger, T. Brainerd, & P. Saizar, Sample Examination Questions for Introductory Astronomy Courses (2nd Edition), Bellwether Press (1988)

    • Book Chapter:

  • T. G. Brainerd & R. D. Blandford, "Gravitational Optics Studies of Dark Matter Halos", in Gravitational Lensing: An Astrophysical Tool, eds. F. Courbin & D. Minniti, (Springer-Verlag), pp. 96-123 (2002)

    • Publications in Refereed Journals:

  • T. G. Brainerd, "Concordance between the Dynamics of Satellite Galaxies in the 2dFGRS and Lambda-CDM", submitted to ApJ, astro-ph/0409381
  • T. G. Brainerd, "Anisotropic Distribution of SDSS Satellite Galaxies: Planar (not Polar) Alignment", submitted to ApJ Letters, astro-ph/0408559
  • T. G. Brainerd & M. A. Specian, "Mass-to-Light Ratios of 2dF Galaxies", ApJ, 593, L7 (2003)
  • C. O. Wright & T. G. Brainerd, "Gravitational Lensing by NFW Halos", ApJ, 534, 34 (2000)
  • T. G. Brainerd, C. O. Wright, D. M. Goldberg, & J. V. Villumsen, "A Comparison of Simple Mass Estimators for Galaxy Clusters", ApJ, 524, 9 (1999)
  • T. G. Brainerd, D. M. Goldberg & J. V. Villumsen, "High-Resolution Simulations of Cluster Formation", ApJ, 502, 505 (1998)
  • T. G. Brainerd & I. Smail, "A Constant Clustering Amplitude for Faint Galaxies?", ApJ, 494, L137 (1998)
  • T. G. Brainerd, R. D. Blandford, & I. Smail, "Weak Gravitational Lensing by Galaxies", ApJ, 466, 623 (1996)
  • T. G. Brainerd, B. C. Bromley, M. S. Warren, & W. H. Zurek, "Velocity Dispersion and the Redshift Space Power Spectrum", ApJ, 464, L103 (1996)
  • T. G. Brainerd, I. Smail, & J. R. Mould, "Evolution in the Clustering of Galaxies to r=26", MNRAS, 275, 781 (1995)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "On the Peculiar Velocity Field in a CDM Universe", ApJ, 436, 528 (1994)
  • J. R. Mould, R. D. Blandford, J. V. Villumsen, T. G. Brainerd, I. Smail, T. A. Small, & W. Kells, "A Search for Weak Distortion of Distant Galaxy Images by Large-Scale Structure", MNRAS, 271, 31 (1994)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "On the Evolution of Clustering and the Biased Galaxy Formation Scenario", ApJ, 431, 477 (1994)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "The Power Spectra of Dark Halos in a CDM Universe", ApJ, 425, 403 (1994)
  • T. G. Brainerd, R. J. Scherrer, & J. V. Villumsen, "Linear Evolution of the Gravitational Potential: A New Approximation for the Nonlinear Evolution of Large-Scale Structure", ApJ, 418, 570 (1993)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "The Redshift Space Power Spectrum of Galaxies in a CDM Universe", ApJ, 415, L67 (1993)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "The Spatial Correlation Properties of Galaxy Halos in a Cold Dark Matter Universe", ApJ, 400, 398 (1992)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "The Mass Function of Dark Galaxy Halos in a Cold Dark Matter Universe", ApJ, 394, 409 (1992)
  • R. D. Blandford, A. B. Saust, T. G. Brainerd, & J. V. Villumsen, "The Distortion of Distant Galaxy Images by Large-Scale Structure", MNRAS, 251, 600 (1991)

    • Invited Conference Articles:

  • T. G. Brainerd, "The Effects of Multiple Weak Deflections in Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing", in proceedings of IAU Symposium 225, eds. Y. Mellier & G. Meylan, in press (astro-ph/0409374)
  • T. G. Brainerd, "Weak Lensing Constraints on Dark Matter Halos", in New Cosmological Data and the Values of the Fundamental Parameters, proceedings of IAU Symposium 201 (ASP S-201) eds. A. Lasenby, A. W. Jones, & A. Wilkinson, 28 (2002)
  • T. G. Brainerd, "Galaxy--Galaxy Lensing", in Gravitational Lensing: Recent Progress and Future Goals, ASP conference series 237, eds. T. G. Brainerd & C. S. Kochanek, 379 (2001)
  • T. G. Brainerd, "Weak Gravitational Lensing in the Universe", in From Quantum Fluctuations to Cosmological Structures, ASP Conference Series 126, eds. D. Valls-Gabaud, M. A. Hendry, P. Molaro, & K. Chamcham, 479 (1997)
  • T. G. Brainerd, B. C. Bromley, M. S. Warren, & W. H. Zurek, "Testing Theories of Structure Formation", in Clusters, Lensing \& the Future of the Universe, ASP conference series 88, eds. V. Trimble & A. Reisenegger, 47 (1996)

    • Contributed Conference Articles:

  • T. G. Brainerd & M. A. Specian, "Mass-to-Light Ratios of Early- and Late-Type Galaxies", in proceedings of IAU Symposium 220, eds. S. D. Ryder, D. J. Pisano, M. A. Walker, & K. C. Freeman (San Francisco:Astronomical Society of the Pacific), 145 (2004)
  • T. G. Brainerd, "Multiple Weak Lensing Deflections in the HDF (North)", in proceedings of Hubble's Science Legacy: Future Optical-UV Astronomy from Space, ASP conf. series 291, eds. K. R. Sembach, J. C. Blades, G. D. Illingworth, & R. C. Kennicutt, 347 (2003)
  • T. G. Brainerd and C. O. Wright, "Constraining Halo Shapes with Weak Lensing", in proceedings of A New Era in Cosmology, ASP conf. series 283, eds. N. Sharpe and T. Shanks, 177 (2003)
  • T. G. Brainerd & C. O. Wright, "Detecting Flattened Halos with Weak Lensing", in proceedings of Yale Cosmology Workshop: The Shapes of Galaxies and their Halos (World Scientific), ed. P. Natarajan, 93 (2002)
  • C. O. Wright & T. G. Brainerd, "Constraining the Halo Flattening of Field Galaxy Lenses", in Gravitational Lensing: Recent Progress and Future Goals, ASP conference series 237, eds. T. G. Brainerd & C. S. Kochanek, 399 (2001)
  • T. G. Brainerd, C. J. Law, J. Brauher, S. G. Djorgovski, & K. Banas, "The Clustering of Faint Galaxies on Small Angular Scales", in The Hy-redshift Universe, ASP conference series 193, eds. A. Bunker & W. van Breughel, 411 (2000)
  • T. G. Brainerd, D. M. Goldberg, & J. V. Villumsen, "High-Resolution Rich Cluster Simulations", in HST and the High-Redshift Universe, proceedings of the 37th Herstmonceux Conference (World Scientific), eds. N. Tanvir, A. Aragon-Salamanca, & J. Wall, 221 (1997)
  • D. W. Hogg, R. D. Blandford, C. D. Fassnacht, T. Kundic, & T. G. Brainerd, "Gravitational Lensing in the Hubble Deep Field", in HST and the High-Redshift Universe, proceedings of the 37th Herstmonceux Conference (World Scientific), eds. N. Tanvir, A. Aragon-Salamanca, & J. Wall, 267 (1997)
  • B. C. Bromley, T. G. Brainerd, M. S. Warren, W. H. Zurek, & P. J. Quinn, "On Cluster Cores and Power Spectra" in Proceedings of the XXXth Rencontres de Moriond (Editions Frontieres), eds. S. Maurogordato, C. Balkowski, C. Tao, J. Tran Thanh Van, 195 (1997)
  • B. C. Bromley, T. G. Brainerd, M. S. Warren, & W. H. Zurek, "Cosmic Structure on Small Scales: Results on Cluster Cores and Redshift--Space Power Spectra", in Mapping, Measuring, and Modeling the Universe, ASP conference series 94, eds. P. Coles, V. Martinez, & M.-J. Pons-Borderia, 107 (1996)
  • T. G. Brainerd, R. D. Blandford, & I. Smail, "Weak Lensing by Individual Galaxies", in Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing, proceedings of IAU Symposium 173, eds. C. Kochanek & J. Hewitt, 183 (1996)
  • T. G. Brainerd, R. D. Blandford, & I. Smail, "Galaxy Halo Parameters from Weak Gravitational Lensing", in Clusters, Lensing & the Future of the Universe, ASP conference series 88, eds. V. Trimble & A. Reisenegger, 225 (1996)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "The Power Spectrum of Dark Matter Halos in a CDM Universe" in Dark Matter, AIP Conference Proceedings 336, eds. S. S. Holt & C. L. Bennet, 407 (1995)
  • R. D. Blandford, T. G. Brainerd, J. R. Mould, T. A. Small, & J. V. Villumsen, "The Palomar GLOB Survey" in Sky Surveys: Protostars to Protogalaxies, ASP conference series 43, ed. B. T. Soifer, 177 (1993)
  • T. G. Brainerd & J. V. Villumsen, "The Spatial Correlation Properties of Galaxy Halos in a Cold Dark Matter Universe", in The Evolution of Galaxies and their Environment (NASA conference publication 3190), eds. D. Hollenbach, J. M. Shull, & H. A. Thronson, 62 (1993)
  • R. D. Blandford, A. B. Saust, T. G. Brainerd, & J. V. Villumsen, "The Distortion of Distant Galaxy Images by Large-Scale Structure" in After the First Three Minutes, AIP Conference Proceedings 222, eds. S. S. Holt, C. L. Bennet, & V. Trimble, 455 (1991)