COLIBRE Publications

This page contains a list of publications submitted to arXiv which make use of the COLIBRE simulations. The papers are listed in chronological order based on when they were uploaded to arXiv. Please let us know if we have missed your paper!

Reference papers

1. The COLIBRE project: cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation and evolution

   Joop Schaye, Evgenii Chaikin, Matthieu Schaller, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Filip Huško, Rob McGibbon, James Trayford, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Camila Correa, Carlos Frenk, Alexander Richings, Victor Forouhar Moreno, Yannick Bahé, Josh Borrow, Anna Durrant, Andrea Gebek, John Helly, Adrian Jenkins, Cedric Lacey, Aaron Ludlow, Folkert Nobels
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

2. COLIBRE: calibrating subgrid feedback in cosmological simulations that include a cold gas phase

   Evgenii Chaikin, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Yannick Bahé, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Camila Correa, Victor Forouhar Moreno, Carlos Frenk, Filip Huško, Roi Kugel, Rob McGibbon, Alexander Richings, James Trayford, Josh Borrow, Rob Crain, John Helly, Cedric Lacey, Aaron Ludlow, Folkert Nobels
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

Papers introducing methods developed for COLIBRE

1. A thermal-kinetic subgrid model for supernova feedback in simulations of galaxy formation

   Evgenii Chaikin, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Folkert Nobels, Sylvia Ploeckinger
   MNRAS (2023), ADS, arXiv

2. Tests of subgrid models for star formation using simulations of isolated disc galaxies

   Folkert Nobels, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Evgenii Chaikin, and Alexander Richings
   MNRAS (2024), ADS, arXiv

3. Modelling the evolution and influence of dust in cosmological simulations that include the cold phase of the interstellar medium

   James Trayford, Joop Schaye, Camila Correa, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Alexander Richings, Evgenii Chaikin, Matthieu Schaller, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Carlos Frenk, Filip Huško
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

4. Hybrid-chimes: A model for radiative cooling and the abundances of ions and molecules in simulations of galaxy formation

   Sylvia Ploeckinger, Alexander Richings, Joop Schaye, James Trayford, Matthieu Schaller, Evgenii Chaikin
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

5. A hybrid active galactic nucleus feedback model with spinning black holes, winds and jets

   Filip Huško, Cedric Lacey, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Evgenii Chaikin, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Alejandro Benítez Llambay, Alexander Richings, James Trayford
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

6. A subgrid model for chemical enrichment in cosmological simulations

   Camila Correa et al.
   In prep (2025)

7. Non-explosive pre-supernova feedback in the COLIBRE model of galaxy formation

   Alejandro Benitez-Llambay et al.
   In prep (2025)

Analysis papers

1. The COLIBRE project: cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation and evolution

   Joop Schaye, Evgenii Chaikin, Matthieu Schaller, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Filip Huško, Rob McGibbon, James W. Trayford, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Camila Correa, Carlos S. Frenk, Alexander J. Richings, Victor J. Forouhar Moreno, Yannick M. Bahé, Josh Borrow, Anna Durrant, Andrea Gebek, John C. Helly, Adrian Jenkins, Cedric G. Lacey, Aaron Ludlow, Folkert S. J. Nobels
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

2. COLIBRE: calibrating subgrid feedback in cosmological simulations that include a cold gas phase

   Evgenii Chaikin, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Yannick M. Bahé, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Camila Correa, Victor J. Forouhar Moreno, Carlos S. Frenk, Filip Huško, Roi Kugel, Robert McGibbon, Alexander J. Richings, James W. Trayford, Josh Borrow, Robert A. Crain, John C. Helly, Cedric G. Lacey, Aaron Ludlow, Folkert S. J. Nobels
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

3. A hybrid active galactic nucleus feedback model with spinning black holes, winds and jets

   Filip Huško, Cedric G. Lacey, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Evgenii Chaikin, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Alejandro Benítez Llambay, Alexander J. Richings, James W. Trayford
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv

4. The evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function and star formation rates in the COLIBRE simulations from redshift 17 to 0

   Evgenii Chaikin, Joop Schaye, Matthieu Schaller, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Alejandro Benítez-Llambay, Carlos S. Frenk, Filip Huško, Robert McGibbon, Alexander J. Richings, James W. Trayford
   arxiv (2025), ADS, arXiv