Dr James Trayford
Summary
Hi! I use simulations to study galaxy formation and evolution. I'm interested in new ways of experiencing data.
You can visit my personal webpage here.
If you're looking for the Strauss sonification python module , you can find the code here and documentation here.
Research outputs
2025
HYBRID-CHIMES: a model for radiative cooling and the abundances of ions and molecules in simulations of galaxy formation
Ploeckinger, S., Richings, A. J., Schaye, J., Trayford, J. W., Schaller, M., Chaikin, E.
1 Oct 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 543, 2, p. 891-916, 26p.
Research output: Article
2024
Ear to the Sky: astronomical sonification for accessible outreach, education and research with strauss
Trayford, J. W., Youles, S. J., Bonne, N., Harrison, C. M.
30 Jun 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
IMaNGA: Mock MaNGA galaxies based on IllustrisTNG and MaStar SSPs. - III. Stellar metallicity drivers in MaNGA and TNG50
Nanni, L., Neumann, J., Thomas, D., Maraston, C., Trayford, J., Lovell, C. C., Law, D. R., Yan, R., Chen, Y.
1 Jan 2024, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527, 3, p. 6419-6438, 20p.
Research output: Article
2023
iMaNGA: mock MaNGA galaxies based on IllustrisTNG and MaStar SSPs - II. The catalogue
Nanni, L., Thomas, D., Trayford, J., Maraston, C., Neumann, J., Law, D. R., Hill, L., Pillepich, A., Yan, R., Chen, Y., Lazarz, D.
1 Jul 2023, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 522, 4, p. 5479–5499, 21p.
Research output: Article
Inspecting spectra with sound: proof-of-concept and extension to datacubes
Trayford, J. W., Hinz, R., Kavanagh Blatt, M., Dougherty, S., Girdhar, A.
28 Jun 2023, In: RAS Techniques and Instruments. 2, 1, p. 387-392, 6p.
Research output: Article
Introducing Strauss: a flexible sonification Python package
Trayford, J. W., Harrison, C. M.
28 Jun 2023,
Research output: Paper
2022
Evaluating the efficacy of sonification for signal detection in univariate, evenly sampled light curves using ASTRONIFY
Tucker Brown, J., Harrison, C. M., Zanella, A., Trayford, J.
1 Nov 2022, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 516, 4, p. 5674-5683, 10p.
Research output: Article
iMaNGA: mock MaNGA galaxies based on IllustrisTNG and MaStar SSPs – I. Construction and analysis of the mock data cubes
Nanni, L., Thomas, D., Trayford, J., Maraston, C., Neumann, J., Law, D. R., Hill, L., Pillepich, A., Yan, R., Chen, Y., Lazarz, D.
1 Sep 2022, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 515, 1, 19p.
Research output: Article
High-resolution synthetic UV-submm images for Milky Way-mass simulated galaxies from the ARTEMIS project
Camps, P., Kapoor, A. U., Trcka, A., Font, A. S., McCarthy, I. G., Trayford, J., Baes, M.
1 May 2022, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 512, 2, p. 2728-2749, 22p.
Research output: Article
Observed structural parameters of EAGLE galaxies: reconciling the mass-size relation in simulations with local observations
De Graaff, A., Trayford, J., Franx, M., Schaller, M., Schaye, J., Van Der Wel, A.
1 Apr 2022, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 511, 2, p. 2544-2564, 21p.
Research output: Article