Extragalactic Astronomy at Durham 2008-2013
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
Over recent years observational astronomers at Durham have been at the forefront of many major advances in the study of galaxies and cosmology. We have a publication and citation record which we believe speaks for itself (see proposal introduction). Durham astronomers currently lead major international projects that exploit many of the the world's foremost ground and space observatories. We will capitalize on our proven track record in AGN studies, precision spectrophotometric analysis of stellar populations in nearby galaxies, multiwavelength studies of galaxy populations at high redshift and panoramic QSO and galaxy surveys, to answer open questions which lie at the core of modern astrophysics. In this proposal we present the case for support of a coherent and comprehensive programme that builds on our strengths and seizes new opportunities. Our programme addresses key questions in the STFC Roadmap, such as ``What are the laws of physics in extreme conditions?'', ``How do galaxies, stars and planets form and evolve?'' and ``What is the Universe made of and how does it evolve?''. This proposal is constructed around the four core themes of our research: Theme A: AGN: outflows from black holes their growth and environment Theme B: Galaxy evolution and archaeology and closely related to this; Theme C: feedback and the formation of galaxies Theme D: Survey cosmology, using galaxies and clusters as probes of large scale structure and evolution There is a well established deep rooted synergy between our work and the research of the ICC group, and the instrumentation group (CfAI).
Publications
Landt Hermine
(2008)
The near-infrared broad emission line region of active galactic nuclei. I. The observations
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Landt H
(2011)
The near-infrared radius-luminosity relationship for active galactic nuclei
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Landt H
(2011)
The near-infrared broad emission line region of active galactic nuclei - II. The 1-µm continuum Near-IR BELR of AGN - II. The 1-µm continuum
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kovac A.
(2006)
Sharc-2 350 µm observations of distant submillimeter-selected galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Ko J
(2009)
THE MID-INFRARED VIEW OF RED SEQUENCE GALAXIES IN ABELL 2218 WITH AKARI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kimura M
(2010)
Fibre Multi-Object Spectrograph (FMOS) for the Subaru Telescope
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Kim J
(2011)
Clustering properties of high-redshift red galaxies in SA22 from the UKIDSS Deep eXtragalactic Survey Clustering of EROs and DRGs in UKIDSS DXS SA22
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kilper G
(2009)
MASS COMPOSITION IN PRE-ERUPTION QUIET SUN FILAMENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kilgard RE
(2006)
A
Chandra survey of nearby spiral galaxies.: I.: Point source catalogs (vol 159, pg 214, 2005)
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Kashlinsky A
(2010)
A NEW MEASUREMENT OF THE BULK FLOW OF X-RAY LUMINOUS CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Jones D
(2009)
The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jin C
(2009)
The Seyfert AGN RX J0136.9-3510 and the spectral state of super Eddington accretion flows
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Jenkins L. P.
(2007)
Uncovering the near-IR dwarf galaxy population of the coma cluster with
Spitzer IRAC
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Ivison R. J.
(2007)
AEGIS20: A radio survey of the Extended Groth Strip
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Ivison R
(2008)
Interferometric imaging of the high-redshift radio galaxy, 4C 60.07: an SMA, Spitzer and VLA study reveals a binary AGN/starburst
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ivison R
(2010)
BLAST: the far-infrared/radio correlation in distant galaxies Bolometric FIR/radio correlation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ivison R
(2011)
Tracing the molecular gas in distant submillimetre galaxies via CO(1-0) imaging with the Expanded Very Large Array EVLA imaging of CO(1-0) in submm galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ivison R
(2010)
Gas, dust and stars in the SCUBA galaxy, SMM J0136: the EVLA reveals a colossal galactic nursery
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ivison R
(2010)
Herschel and SCUBA-2 imaging and spectroscopy of a bright, lensed submillimetre galaxy at z = 2.3
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Ibar E
(2010)
Deep multi-frequency radio imaging in the Lockman Hole - II. The spectral index of submillimetre galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ibar E
(2008)
Exploring the infrared/radio correlation at high redshift
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hudson M
(2010)
Colours of bulges and discs within galaxy clusters and the signature of disc fading on infall Colours of bulges and discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Huang J
(2009)
INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTI-WAVELENGTH STUDY OF LUMINOUS STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z ? 1.9
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hoyos C
(2011)
The HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey - III. Structural parameters of galaxies using single Sérsic fits? Structural parameters of galaxies in Coma
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hornschemeier A. E.
(2006)
Chandra X-ray observations of galaxies in an off-center region of the Coma Cluster
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Hopwood R
(2010)
ULTRA DEEP AKARI OBSERVATIONS OF ABELL 2218: RESOLVING THE 15 µm EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hopwood R
(2011)
SPITZER IMAGING OF HERSCHEL -ATLAS GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED SUBMILLIMETER SOURCES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hill M
(2011)
The contribution of AGN to the submillimetre population The AGN contribution to the sub-mm population
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hickox R
(2011)
CLUSTERING OF OBSCURED AND UNOBSCURED QUASARS IN THE BOÖTES FIELD: PLACING RAPIDLY GROWING BLACK HOLES IN THE COSMIC WEB
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hau G
(2008)
Is NGC 3108 transforming itself from an early- to late-type galaxy - an astronomical hermaphrodite?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hartley W
(2008)
The clustering and abundance of star-forming and passive galaxies at z ~ 2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hartley W
(2010)
The evolution of galaxy clustering since z= 3 using the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey: the divergence of passive and star-forming galaxies Clustering of passive galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hammer D
(2010)
THE HST /ACS COMA CLUSTER SURVEY. II. DATA DESCRIPTION AND SOURCE CATALOGS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Hall Patrick B.
(2006)
Chandra observations of red Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasars
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Hainline Laura J.
(2006)
Observing cold gas in submillimeter galaxies:: Detection of CO (1?0) emission in SMM J13120+4242 with the Green Bank Telescope
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Hainline L
(2009)
A MID-INFRARED IMAGING SURVEY OF SUBMILLIMETER-SELECTED GALAXIES WITH THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Guzzo L
(2009)
The REFLEX galaxy cluster survey VIII. Spectroscopic observations and optical atlas,
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Greve T. R.
(2006)
A search for dense gas in luminous submillimeter galaxies with the 100 m Green Bank Telescope
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Greve T
(2010)
A LABOCA SURVEY OF THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH-SUBMILLIMETER PROPERTIES OF NEAR-INFRARED SELECTED GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Goulding A
(2010)
Towards a complete census of active galactic nuclei in nearby galaxies: the incidence of growing black holes The incidence of growing black holes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goulding A
(2011)
Searching for Compton-thick active galactic nuclei at z~ 0.1 Searching for Compton-thick AGNs at z~ 0.1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goulding A
(2009)
Towards a complete census of AGN in nearby Galaxies: a large population of optically unidentified AGN
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gilbert Holly R.
(2008)
The filament-moreton wave interaction of 2006 December 6
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Gilbert Holly
(2007)
Observational evidence supporting cross-field diffusion of neutral material in solar filaments
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Gilbert H
(2011)
COMPARING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF SOLAR PROMINENCE MASS DERIVED FROM CORONAL ABSORPTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gilbank D
(2010)
The Redshift One LDSS-3 Emission line Survey (ROLES): survey method and z~ 1 mass-dependent star formation rate density ROLES: method and SFRD
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gilbank D
(2011)
Erratum: The local star formation rate density: assessing calibrations using [O ii], Ha and UV luminosities Erratum
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gilbank D
(2011)
A spectroscopic measurement of galaxy formation time-scales with the Redshift One LDSS3 Emission line Survey ROLES z~ 1 SSFR-mass
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gilbank D
(2010)
The local star formation rate density: assessing calibrations using [O ii], H and UV luminosities Stripe 82 SFRDs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gierlinski M
(2008)
A periodicity of approximately 1 hour in X-ray emission from the active galaxy RE J1034+396.
in Nature
| Description | The programme funded by this grant produce a number of observational insights into fundamental features of galaxies, black holes and large-scale structure. To give just one example, using the newly-completed Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) we undertook the first survey of extreme starburst galaxies in the distant Universe, demonstrating that these galaxies are very likely to be the progenitors of the most massive galaxies seen today in the local Universe, but seen in an early and very active phase of formation. |
| Exploitation Route | Further academic research or through the development of new facilities (e.g. ELT and SKA) or observational programmes. |
| Sectors | Education |
| URL | http://www.astro.dur.ac.uk/Cosmology |
| Description | 6dFGS survey |
| Organisation | Australian Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Data analysis and construction of the FP catalogue, i.e. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.443.1231C |
| Collaborator Contribution | Many other science contributions, e.g. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.444.3926J http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.445.2677S http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MNRAS.455..386S |
| Impact | now focused on mostly exclusively on 6dF++, i.e. TAIPAN http://www.taipan-survey.org/ Map the southern cosmography with ~110 k redshifts. First detailed map of the southern hemisphere peculiar velocities. |
| Description | 6dFGS survey |
| Organisation | Australian National University (ANU) |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data analysis and construction of the FP catalogue, i.e. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.443.1231C |
| Collaborator Contribution | Many other science contributions, e.g. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.444.3926J http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.445.2677S http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MNRAS.455..386S |
| Impact | now focused on mostly exclusively on 6dF++, i.e. TAIPAN http://www.taipan-survey.org/ Map the southern cosmography with ~110 k redshifts. First detailed map of the southern hemisphere peculiar velocities. |
| Description | Wide field astronomical surveys |
| Organisation | University of Hawaii |
| Department | Institute for Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Durham an offical partnet in the Pan-STARRS consortium, which operate a telescope in Hawaii. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They provide the telscope and operations support. |
| Impact | The principle output is research papers published in refereed journals. |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Seminars and invited talks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | All of the co-applicants on this grants have given numberous seminars and invited talks at universities and international meetings and conferences. These activities help to enhance the wider knowledge of our research, and foster new collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 |