Galaxy formation and evolution 2010 - 2015
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Institute of Astronomy
Abstract
TThis programmatic five-year rolling grant application addresses one of the most important problems in extragalactic astronomy, the formation and evolution of galaxies. The task is one of the key goals in the current STFC Road Map and is a defining objective of virtually every national decadal survey world-wide. A full understanding of galaxy formation and evolution requires multiple lines of attack. Observations of the resolved stellar populations in the Milky Way and its Local Group companions provide a detailed fossil record of the dynamical assemblies of the galaxies, the formation of stars, and the buildup of heavy elements over a wide range of mass scales and initial conditions. At the other end of the scale, observations of distant galaxies spanning lookback times of up to 12 Gyr provide direct measurements of the evolution of galaxy populations and the buildup of stars and metals with cosmic time. Finally, measurements of the large-scale star formation and abundance properties of nearby galaxies form a vital astrophysical bridge between the studies of nearby resolved stellar populations and the distant high-redshift investigations, by allowing us to characterise the evolutionary properties of the Hubble sequence and the complex ``gastrophysical'' processes that regulate the accretion of gas and the formation of stars in galaxies. In this rolling grant application we propose a series of investigations that will advance our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution on all three fronts.
Organisations
Publications
Dhillon, VS
(2010)
Rapid timing studies of black hole binaries in Optical and X-rays: correlated and non-linear variability
in X-RAY ASTRONOMY-2009: PRESENT STATUS, MULTI-WAVELENGTH APPROACH AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES, PROCEEDINGS
Stanton JF
(2012)
Ground and low-lying excited states of propadienylidene (H2C=C=C:) obtained by negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy.
in The Journal of chemical physics
Townsley L
(2011)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHANDRA CARINA COMPLEX PROJECT
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Ross N
(2012)
THE SDSS-III BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY: QUASAR TARGET SELECTION FOR DATA RELEASE NINE
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Aihara H
(2011)
THE EIGHTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST DATA FROM SDSS-III
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Pueyo L
(2012)
APPLICATION OF A DAMPED LOCALLY OPTIMIZED COMBINATION OF IMAGES METHOD TO THE SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FAINT COMPANIONS USING AN INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROGRAPH
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Drake A
(2014)
THE CATALINA SURVEYS PERIODIC VARIABLE STAR CATALOG
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Aihara H
(2011)
ERRATUM: "THE EIGHTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST DATA FROM SDSS-III" (2011, ApJS, 193, 29)
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Xue Y
(2011)
THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 4 Ms SOURCE CATALOGS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Sakai S
(2012)
A DEEP, WIDE-FIELD Ha SURVEY OF NEARBY CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES: DATA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series