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
Treister E
(2006)
Spitzer number counts of active galactic nuclei in the goods fields
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Andersen David R.
(2006)
Performance modeling of a wide-field ground-layer adaptive optics system
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Hall Patrick B.
(2006)
Chandra observations of red Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasars
in ASTRONOMICAL 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
Norris Ray P.
(2006)
Deep atlas radio observations of the Chandra Deep Field-South/
Spitzer wide-area infrared extragalactic field
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Geach J. E.
(2006)
A panoramic mid-infrared survey of two distant clusters
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Poggianti BM
(2006)
The evolution of the star formation activity in galaxies and its dependence on environment
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Papovich C
(2006)
Spitzer observations of massive, red galaxies at high redshift
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Alonso-Herrero A
(2006)
Infrared power-law galaxies in the Chandra deep field-south:: Active galactic nuclei and ultraluminous infrared galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Alexander David
(2006)
Hard X-ray production in a failed filament eruption
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Alexander D
(2006)
Temporal and spatial relationships between ultraviolet and hard X-ray emission in solar flares
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Steffen A. T.
(2006)
The X-ray-to-optical properties of optically selected active galaxies over wide luminosity and redshift ranges
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Greve T. R.
(2006)
A search for dense gas in luminous submillimeter galaxies with the 100 m Green Bank Telescope
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Takata Tadafumi
(2006)
Rest-frame optical spectroscopic classifications for submillimeter galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Hornschemeier A. E.
(2006)
Chandra X-ray observations of galaxies in an off-center region of the Coma Cluster
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Lehmer BD
(2006)
The properties and redshift evolution of intermediate-luminosity off-nuclear X-ray sources in the Chandra Deep Fields
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Kovac A.
(2006)
Sharc-2 350 µm observations of distant submillimeter-selected galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Tacconi LJ
(2006)
High-resolution millimeter imaging of submillimeter galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Tamura N
(2006)
A Subaru/Suprime-Cam wide-field survey of globular cluster populations around M87 - I. Observation, data analysis and luminosity function
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Ivison R. J.
(2007)
AEGIS20: A radio survey of the Extended Groth Strip
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Davis M.
(2007)
The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS) data sets
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Lilly S. J.
(2007)
zCOSMOS:: A large VLT/VIMOS redshift survey covering 0<z<3 in the COSMOS field
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Alexander David
(2007)
Saturation of nonthermal hard X-ray emission in solar flares
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Menendez-Delmestre Karin
(2007)
Mid-infrared spectroscopy of high-redshift submillimeter galaxies:: First results
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Rauscher Bernard J.
(2007)
Detectors for the
James Webb space telescope near-infrared spectrograph.: I.: Readout mode, noise model, and calibration considerations
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Prestwich A. H.
(2007)
The orbital period of the Wolf-Rayet binary IC 10 X-1: Dynamic evidence that the compact object is a black hole
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Jenkins L. P.
(2007)
Uncovering the near-IR dwarf galaxy population of the coma cluster with
Spitzer IRAC
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Lane K
(2007)
The colour selection of distant galaxies in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Liu Rui
(2007)
Kink-induced catastrophe in a coronal eruption
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Vazquez Gerardo A.
(2007)
Constraints on accretion in ultraluminous X-ray sources from Spitzer IRS observations of NGC 4485/4490:: Infrared diagnostic diagrams
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Steffen A. T.
(2007)
Chandra stacking constraints on the contribution of 24 µm
Spitzer sources to the unresolved cosmic X-ray background
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Smail Ian
(2007)
A very bright, highly magnified Lyman break galaxy at
z=3.07
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Daddi E.
(2007)
Multiwavelength study of massive galaxies at z ~ 2.: I.: Star formation and galaxy growth
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Aharonian F.
(2007)
An exceptional very high energy gamma-ray flare of PKS 2155-304
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Daddi E.
(2007)
Multiwavelength study of massive galaxies at z ~ 2.: II.: Widespread compton-thick active galactic nuclei and the concurrent growth of black holes and bulges
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Limousin Marceau
(2007)
Combining strong and weak gravitational lensing in abell 1689
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Ebeling H.
(2007)
A complete sample of 12 very X-ray luminous galaxy clusters at
z>0.5
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Stott J. P.
(2007)
An increase in the faint red galaxy population in massive clusters since
z ~ 0.5
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Gilbert Holly
(2007)
Observational evidence supporting cross-field diffusion of neutral material in solar filaments
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Aharonian F.
(2007)
H.E.S.S. observations of the supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622:: Shell-type morphology and spectrum of a widely extended very high energy gamma-ray source
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Coppin K. E. K.
(2007)
Detailed study of gas and star formation in a highly magnified Lyman break galaxy at
z=3.07
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Lehmer B. D.
(2007)
The X-ray evolution of early-type galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Moran Sean M.
(2007)
A wide-field survey of two
z ~ 0.5 galaxy clusters:: Identifying the physical processes responsible for the observed transformation of spirals into S0s
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Geach J. E.
(2007)
Spitzer identifications and classifications of submillimeter galaxies in giant, high-redshift, Lya-emission-line nebulae
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Lee Induk
(2008)
Seoul National University Bright Quasar Survey in Optical (SNUQSO). I. First phase observations and results
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Liu Rui
(2008)
The effect of magnetic reconnection and writhing in a partial filament eruption
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Salomé P
(2008)
Cold gas in the Perseus cluster core: excitation of molecular gas in filaments
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Almeida C
(2008)
Luminous red galaxies in hierarchical cosmologies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Middelberg E
(2008)
DEEP AUSTRALIA TELESCOPE LARGE AREA SURVEY RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN LARGE AREA ISO SURVEY S1/ SPITZER WIDE-AREA INFRARED EXTRAGALCTIC FIELD
in The Astronomical Journal
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 |