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
Ruel J
(2014)
OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND VELOCITY DISPERSIONS OF GALAXY CLUSTERS FROM THE SPT-SZ SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
GonzƔlez Delgado R
(2014)
The star formation history of CALIFA galaxies: Radial structures
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
PeƱarrubia J
(2014)
A dynamical model of the local cosmic expansion
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Veljanoski J
(2014)
The outer halo globular cluster system of M31 - II. Kinematics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Steidel C
(2014)
STRONG NEBULAR LINE RATIOS IN THE SPECTRA of z ~ 2-3 STAR FORMING GALAXIES: FIRST RESULTS FROM KBSS-MOSFIRE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Jeffries R
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: Kinematic structure in the Gamma Velorum cluster
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Swinbank A
(2014)
An ALMA survey of sub-millimetre Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: the far-infrared properties of SMGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cooke R
(2014)
PRECISION MEASURES OF THE PRIMORDIAL ABUNDANCE OF DEUTERIUM
in The Astrophysical Journal
Smail I
(2014)
THE SCUBA-2 COSMOLOGY LEGACY SURVEY: ULTRALUMINOUS STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN A z = 1.6 CLUSTER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cook D
(2014)
Empirical ugri-UBVRc transformations for galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jorgenson R
(2014)
SPATIALLY RESOLVED EMISSION OF A HIGH-REDSHIFT DLA GALAXY WITH THE KECK/OSIRIS IFU
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rojas-Arriagada A
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: metallicity and kinematic trends in the Milky Way bulge
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Minchev I
(2014)
A NEW STELLAR CHEMO-KINEMATIC RELATION REVEALS THE MERGER HISTORY OF THE MILKY WAY DISK
in The Astrophysical Journal
James B
(2014)
INVESTIGATING NEARBY STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN THE ULTRAVIOLET WITH HST /COS SPECTROSCOPY. I. SPECTRAL ANALYSIS AND INTERSTELLAR ABUNDANCE DETERMINATIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Galametz M
(2014)
Dissecting the origin of the submillimetre emission in nearby galaxies with Herschel and LABOCA
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Boeche C
(2014)
Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data II. Giant stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Erb D
(2014)
THE Lya PROPERTIES OF FAINT GALAXIES AT z ~ 2-3 WITH SYSTEMIC REDSHIFTS AND VELOCITY DISPERSIONS FROM KECK-MOSFIRE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Agnello A
(2014)
Dynamical models of elliptical galaxies - I. Simple methods
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Canning R
(2014)
Filamentary star formation in NGC 1275
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Alaghband-Zadeh S
(2016)
Heavily reddened z ~ 2 Type 1 quasars - II. H a star formation constraints from SINFONI IFU observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Richardson C
(2016)
Interpreting the ionization sequence in star-forming galaxy emission-line spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bosman S
(2017)
A deep search for metals near redshift 7: the line of sight towards ULAS J1120+0641
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Van Den Berg M
(2023)
The osteometric identification of castrated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and the significance of castration in tracing human-animal relationships in the North.
in Archaeological and anthropological sciences