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
Madej O
(2010)
A relativistically broadened O viii Lya line in the ultracompact X-ray binary 4U 0614+091
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Grupe D
(2012)
A REMARKABLE LONG-TERM LIGHT CURVE AND DEEP, LOW-STATE SPECTROSCOPY: SWIFT AND XMM-NEWTON MONITORING OF THE NLS1 GALAXY Mkn 335
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Hughes T
(2014)
A resolved analysis of cold dust and gas in the nearby edge-on spiral NGC 891
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Obreschkow D
(2013)
A ROBUST MEASURE OF COSMIC STRUCTURE BEYOND THE POWER SPECTRUM: COSMIC FILAMENTS AND THE TEMPERATURE OF DARK MATTER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kanekar N
(2013)
A search for H i 21 cm absorption towards a radio-selected quasar sample - II. A new low spin temperature DLA at high redshift
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kiss L
(2011)
A search for new members of the ß Pictoris, Tucana-Horologium and e Cha moving groups in the RAVE data base New members of young moving groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Johnson B
(2012)
A SELF-CONSISTENT MODEL OF THE CIRCUMSTELLAR DEBRIS CREATED BY A GIANT HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT IN THE HD 172555 SYSTEM
in The Astrophysical Journal
Efstathiou G
(2012)
A simple empirically motivated template for the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect Sunyaev-Zel'dovich template
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cackett E
(2013)
A SOFT X-RAY REVERBERATION LAG IN THE AGN ESO 113-G010
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cackett E
(2013)
A soft x-ray reverberation lag in the agn ESO 113-G010
Kordopatis G
(2011)
A spectroscopic survey of thick disc stars outside the solar neighbourhood
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Peñarrubia J
(2012)
A STATISTICAL METHOD FOR MEASURING THE GALACTIC POTENTIAL AND TESTING GRAVITY WITH COLD TIDAL STREAMS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Allen J
(2011)
A strong redshift dependence of the broad absorption line quasar fraction A redshift dependence of the BALQSO fraction
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Beirão P
(2012)
A STUDY OF HEATING AND COOLING OF THE ISM IN NGC 1097 WITH HERSCHEL -PACS AND SPITZER -IRS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Quider A
(2010)
A study of interstellar gas and stars in the gravitationally lensed galaxy 'the Cosmic Eye' from rest-frame ultraviolet spectroscopy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bothwell M
(2013)
A survey of molecular gas in luminous sub-millimetre galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Loh E
(2011)
A SURVEY OF MOLECULAR HYDROGEN IN THE CRAB NEBULA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Niederste-Ostholt M
(2012)
A tale twice told: the luminosity profiles of the Sagittarius tails The luminosity profiles of the Sagittarius tails
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Amorisco N
(2012)
A TROUBLESOME PAST: CHEMODYNAMICS OF THE FORNAX DWARF SPHEROIDAL
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ibata RA
(2013)
A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy.
in Nature
Salomé P
(2011)
A very extended molecular web around NGC 1275
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Agnello A
(2012)
A VIRIAL CORE IN THE SCULPTOR DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Fabian A
(2011)
A wide Chandra view of the core of the Perseus cluster A wider view of the Perseus cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Battaglia G
(2012)
A wide-area view of the Phoenix dwarf galaxy from Very Large Telescope/FORS imaging? Survey of the Phoenix transition type
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rauch M
(2013)
A z = 3.045 Ly a emitting halo hosting a QSO and a possible candidate for AGN-triggered star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters