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
Canizares P
(2011)
The LISA Pathfinder DMU and Radiation Monitor
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Kordopatis G
(2011)
Automatic stellar spectra parameterisation in the IR Ca ii triplet region
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kordopatis G
(2011)
A spectroscopic survey of thick disc stars outside the solar neighbourhood
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Barker M
(2011)
The star formation history in the far outer disc of M33 M33's outer disc star formation history
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Broos P
(2011)
A CATALOG OF CHANDRA X-RAY SOURCES IN THE CARINA NEBULA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Ma Y
(2011)
Testing a direction-dependent primordial power spectrum with observations of the cosmic microwave background
in Physical Review D
Narayan R
(2011)
Bondi flow from a slowly rotating hot atmosphere A spin on Bondi flow
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cooke R
(2011)
The most metal-poor damped Lya systems: insights into chemical evolution in the very metal-poor regime? The most metal-poor DLAs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nierenberg A
(2011)
LUMINOUS SATELLITES OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES. I. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mittal R
(2011)
Herschel? observations of the Centaurus cluster - the dynamics of cold gas in a cool core Herschel observations of the Centaurus cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bennert V
(2011)
THE RELATION BETWEEN BLACK HOLE MASS AND HOST SPHEROID STELLAR MASS OUT TO z ~ 2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Becker G
(2011)
Detection of extended He ii reionization in the temperature evolution of the intergalactic medium? IGM temperatures over 2 < z < 5
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gair J
(2011)
Forced motion near black holes
in Physical Review D
Cenko S
(2011)
AFTERGLOW OBSERVATIONS OF FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE GAMMA-RAY BURSTS AND THE EMERGING CLASS OF HYPER-ENERGETIC EVENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hanson D
(2011)
CMB temperature lensing power reconstruction
in Physical Review D
Simionescu A
(2011)
Baryons at the edge of the X-ray-brightest galaxy cluster.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Chen X
(2011)
TIDALLY ENHANCED STELLAR WIND: A WAY TO MAKE THE SYMBIOTIC CHANNEL TO TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA VIABLE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kennedy G
(2011)
Collisional evolution of irregular satellite swarms: detectable dust around Solar system and extrasolar planets Evolution of irregular satellite swarms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chandar R
(2011)
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON MASS-DEPENDENT DISRUPTION OF STAR CLUSTERS IN M51
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hu H
(2011)
Slowing down atomic diffusion in subdwarf B stars: mass loss or turbulence? Slowing down atomic diffusion in sdB stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Matijevic G
(2011)
SINGLE-LINED SPECTROSCOPIC BINARY STAR CANDIDATES IN THE RAVE SURVEY
in The Astronomical Journal
Su J
(2011)
THE UDF05 FOLLOW-UP OF THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD. III. THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION AT z ~ 6
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hlavacek-Larrondo J
(2011)
AGN feedback and iron enrichment in the powerful radio galaxy, 4C+55.16 The cluster around 4C+55.16
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cioni M
(2011)
The VMC survey I. Strategy and first data
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Owen J
(2011)
Protoplanetary disc evolution and dispersal: the implications of X-ray photoevaporation Disc evolution and dispersal
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dutton A
(2011)
The SWELLS survey - II. Breaking the disc-halo degeneracy in the spiral galaxy gravitational lens SDSS J2141-0001? The SWELLS survey - II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
De Boer T
(2011)
Deep wide-field imaging down to the oldest main sequence turn-offs in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Alexander D
(2011)
X-RAY SPECTRAL CONSTRAINTS FOR z ˜ 2 MASSIVE GALAXIES: THE IDENTIFICATION OF REFLECTION-DOMINATED ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Veras D
(2011)
QUANTIFYING THE CHALLENGES OF DETECTING UNSEEN PLANETARY COMPANIONS WITH TRANSIT TIMING VARIATIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kains N
(2011)
Steady-state evolution of debris discs around solar-type stars Evolution of discs around solar-type stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Calverley A
(2011)
Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect? Proximity-effect measurements of the UVB at high redshift
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Preibisch T
(2011)
Deep wide-field near-infrared survey of the Carina Nebula
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Canning R
(2011)
Detection of optical coronal emission from 106-K gas in the core of the Centaurus cluster Coronal line emission in NGC 4696
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lee J
(2011)
A GALEX ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SURVEY OF GALAXIES IN THE LOCAL VOLUME
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Reis R
(2011)
Multistate observations of the Galactic black hole XTE J1752-223: evidence for an intermediate black hole spin Spin from reflection features: XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Peñarrubia J
(2011)
NO EVIDENCE FOR INTERNAL ROTATION IN THE REMNANT CORE OF THE SAGITTARIUS DWARF
in The Astrophysical Journal
Murphy E
(2011)
CALIBRATING EXTINCTION-FREE STAR FORMATION RATE DIAGNOSTICS WITH 33 GHz FREE-FREE EMISSION IN NGC 6946
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wilson M
(2011)
Testing formation mechanisms of the Milky Way's thick disc with RAVE Testing thick disc formation mechanisms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hao C
(2011)
DUST-CORRECTED STAR FORMATION RATES OF GALAXIES. II. COMBINATIONS OF ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED TRACERS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Preibisch T
(2011)
NEAR-INFRARED PROPERTIES OF THE X-RAY-EMITTING YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS IN THE CARINA NEBULA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Williams M
(2011)
THE DAWNING OF THE STREAM OF AQUARIUS IN RAVE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lodato G
(2011)
Resolution requirements for smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of self-gravitating accretion discs Resolving fragmentation in SPH simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Walter F
(2011)
THE DISPLACED DUSTY INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM OF NGC 3077: TIDAL STRIPPING IN THE M 81 TRIPLET
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ruchti G
(2011)
METAL-POOR LITHIUM-RICH GIANTS IN THE RADIAL VELOCITY EXPERIMENT SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Orellana G
(2011)
Sub-millimeter detected z ~ 2 radio-quiet QSOs Accurate redshifts, black hole masses, and inflow/outflow velocities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Humphrey P
(2011)
A CENSUS OF BARYONS AND DARK MATTER IN AN ISOLATED, MILKY WAY SIZED ELLIPTICAL GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Salomé P
(2011)
A very extended molecular web around NGC 1275
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Xue X
(2011)
QUANTIFYING KINEMATIC SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE MILKY WAY'S STELLAR HALO
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gagné M
(2011)
CARINA OB STARS: X-RAY SIGNATURES OF WIND SHOCKS AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Evans N. W.
(2011)
ACCURATE MASS ESTIMATORS FOR NAVARRO-FRENK-WHITE HALOS
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS