GAMA Observing 2009
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Abstract
The main objective is to study structure on scales of 1 Megaparcsec to 1 kiloparsec. This will include galaxy clusters, groups, mergers and coarse measurements of galaxy structure (i.e., bulges and discs). It is on this scale (< 1 Mpc) at which the role of the baryons in the galaxy formation process become critical and where our understanding of structure in the Universe breaks down.
Publications
Loveday J
(2015)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): luminosity function evolution
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Loveday J
(2015)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): maximum-likelihood determination of the luminosity function and its evolution
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mahajan S
(2015)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the unimodal nature of the dwarf galaxy population
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McNaught-Roberts T
(2014)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the dependence of the galaxy luminosity function on environment, redshift and colour
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oliva-Altamirano P
(2014)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): testing galaxy formation models through the most massive galaxies in the Universe
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Penny S
(2015)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the bright void galaxy population in the optical and mid-IR
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Percival W
(2010)
Baryon acoustic oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 galaxy sample
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Prescott M
(2011)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): the red fraction and radial distribution of satellite galaxies GAMA: satellite galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Prescott M
(2016)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the 325 MHz radio luminosity function of AGN and star-forming galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Robotham A
(2014)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): galaxy close pairs, mergers and the future fate of stellar mass
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | Rolling grant |
| Amount | £2,419,673 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2008 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Title | GAMA database |
| Description | Panchromatic (X-ray - radio) on a representative sample of ~300,000 galaxies. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | 49 refereed publications as of October 2014 |
| URL | http://www.gama-survey.org |
| Description | GAMA |
| Organisation | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Scientific and Strategic Advisory Council Spectroscopic flux calibration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project management |
| Impact | Numerous publications |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | GAMA |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration on scientific analysis and papers. |
| Impact | Papers in preparation |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Public talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to Lewes astronomers, South Downs Astronomical Society, Vectis Astronomical Society, local schools, ... Report on most recent talk (22 Feb 2013) appeared in newsletter of Vectis Astronomical Society |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | School visits |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Presentation & discussion Regular visits |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/outreach/schoolslab |