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
Gallo L
(2011)
How the effects of resonant absorption on black hole reflection spectra can mimic high-velocity outflows
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Gallo L
(2013)
A blurred reflection interpretation for the intermediate flux state in Mrk 335
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gallo L
(2011)
The quasar PG 0844+349 in an X-ray weak state PG 0844+349 in an X-ray weak state
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gallo L
(2011)
Multi-epoch X-ray observations of the Seyfert 1.2 galaxy Mrk 79: bulk motion of the illuminating X-ray source Multi-epoch X-ray observations of Mrk 79
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gandhi P
(2010)
Rapid optical and X-ray timing observations of GX 339-4: multicomponent optical variability in the low/hard state Optical and X-ray timing of GX 339-4
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gauza B
(2012)
A new L dwarf member of the moderately metal poor triple system HD 221356 A new L dwarf member of the HD 221356 system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gazzano J
(2013)
Characterisation of the Galactic thin disc with CoRoT targets
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Geach J
(2013)
The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: blank-field number counts of 450-µm-selected galaxies and their contribution to the cosmic infrared background
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gibson R
(2010)
THE EVOLUTION OF QUASAR C IV AND Si IV BROAD ABSORPTION LINES OVER MULTI-YEAR TIMESCALES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gieles M
(2012)
Do all stars in the solar neighbourhood form in clusters? A cautionary note on the use of the distribution of surface densities
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Gilmore G
(2013)
ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CHEMICAL ENRICHMENT OF THE BOÖTES I ULTRAFAINT GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Glotch TD
(2010)
Highly silicic compositions on the Moon.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Glushkova E
(2013)
Photometric study of open clusters Berkeley 96, Berkeley 97, King 12, NGC 7261, NGC 7296 and NGC 7788
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Glushkova E
(2010)
Photometry of the poorly studied galactic open star clusters King 13, King 18, King 19, King 20, NGC 136, and NGC 7245
in Astronomy Letters
Glushkova E
(2010)
Automated search for star clusters in large multiband surveys: II. Discovery and investigation of open clusters in the galactic plane
in Astronomy Letters
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the nature of the H ii regions in the extended ultraviolet disc of NGC 4625 H ii regions in the XUV disc of NGC 4625
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the nature of star formation at large galactic radii Star formation at large galactic radii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the fraction of star clusters surviving the embedded phase
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
González Delgado R
(2014)
The star formation history of CALIFA galaxies: Radial structures
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
González-Solares E
(2011)
Wide-field optical imaging on ELAIS N1, ELAIS N2, First Look Survey and Lockman Hole: observations and source catalogues Wide-field optical imaging
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goulding N
(2013)
J-band variability of M dwarfs in the WFCAM Transit Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gratton S
(2011)
Path integral for stochastic inflation: Nonperturbative volume weighting, complex histories, initial conditions, and the end of inflation
in Physical Review D
Greaves J
(2010)
Debris discs and comet populations around Sun-like stars: the Solar system in context
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Greene Z
(2013)
IMPROVING THE PRECISION OF TIME-DELAY COSMOGRAPHY WITH OBSERVATIONS OF GALAXIES ALONG THE LINE OF SIGHT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Greenhagen BT
(2010)
Global silicate mineralogy of the Moon from the Diviner lunar radiometer.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Greiner J
(2010)
The nature of "dark" gamma-ray bursts
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Greiss S
(2012)
INITIAL DATA RELEASE OF THE KEPLER -INT SURVEY
in The Astronomical Journal
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
Haehnelt M
(2010)
Probing dark matter, galaxies and the expansion history of the Universe with Ly a in absorption and emission
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Hall A
(2012)
Probing the neutrino mass hierarchy with cosmic microwave background weak lensing Neutrino mass hierarchy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hamer S
(2012)
The relation between line emission and brightest cluster galaxies in three exceptional clusters: evidence for gas cooling from the intracluster medium Offset optical line emission in cluster cores
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hanson D
(2011)
CMB temperature lensing power reconstruction
in Physical Review D
Hanson D
(2010)
Weak lensing of the CMB
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Hanson D
(2010)
Asymmetric beams and CMB statistical anisotropy
in Physical Review D
Hao C
(2011)
DUST-CORRECTED STAR FORMATION RATES OF GALAXIES. II. COMBINATIONS OF ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED TRACERS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Harris C
(2012)
A LOCAL BASELINE OF THE BLACK HOLE MASS SCALING RELATIONS FOR ACTIVE GALAXIES. II. MEASURING STELLAR VELOCITY DISPERSION IN ACTIVE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Harrison D
(2011)
A deconvolution map-making method for experiments with circular scanning strategies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Harrison D
(2011)
A fast 2D image reconstruction algorithm from 1D data for the Gaia mission
in Experimental Astronomy
Hebb L
(2010)
MML 53: a new low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary in the Upper Centaurus-Lupus region discovered by SuperWASP
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hendricks B
(2014)
THE METAL-POOR KNEE IN THE FORNAX DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hermanowicz M
(2013)
Ha to FUV ratios in resolved star-forming region populations of nearby spiral galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hewett P
(2010)
Improved redshifts for SDSS quasar spectra Improved SDSS redshifts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hezaveh Y
(2013)
ALMA OBSERVATIONS OF SPT-DISCOVERED, STRONGLY LENSED, DUSTY, STAR-FORMING GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hilbert S
(2010)
Reducing distance errors for standard candles and standard sirens with weak-lensing shear and flexion maps Reducing distance errors with weak-lensing maps
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hild S
(2011)
Sensitivity studies for third-generation gravitational wave observatories
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Hinkley S
(2011)
ESTABLISHING a Oph AS A PROTOTYPE ROTATOR: IMPROVED ASTROMETRIC ORBIT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hinkley S
(2013)
HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY OF THE Z CANIS MAJORIS SYSTEM DURING QUIESCENCE AND OUTBURST
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hinkley S
(2011)
A New High Contrast Imaging Program at Palomar Observatory
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Hinkley S
(2010)
DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A FAINT STELLAR COMPANION TO THE A3V STAR ? VIRGINIS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hinz J
(2012)
COOL DUST IN THE OUTER RING OF NGC 1291
in The Astrophysical Journal