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
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
Peng E
(2011)
THE HST /ACS COMA CLUSTER SURVEY. IV. INTERGALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTERS AND THE MASSIVE GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEM AT THE CORE OF THE COMA GALAXY CLUSTER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hammer D
(2010)
THE HST /ACS COMA CLUSTER SURVEY. II. DATA DESCRIPTION AND SOURCE CATALOGS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Alonso-Herrero Almudena
(2008)
The host galaxies and black holes of typical
z ~ 0.5-1.4 AGNs
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Egami E
(2010)
The Herschel Lensing Survey (HLS): Overview
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Eales S.
(2010)
The Herschel ATLAS
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Stark DP
(2008)
The formation and assembly of a typical star-forming galaxy at redshift z approximately 3.
in Nature
Bower R
(2008)
The flip side of galaxy formation: a combined model of galaxy formation and cluster heating
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gilbert Holly R.
(2008)
The filament-moreton wave interaction of 2006 December 6
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Rex M
(2010)
The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Silverman J
(2010)
THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF FAINT X-RAY SOURCES WITH THE VLT AND KECK
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Poggianti BM
(2006)
The evolution of the star formation activity in galaxies and its dependence on environment
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Stott J
(2009)
The evolution of the red sequence slope in massive galaxy clusters
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
Silverman J. D.
(2008)
The evolution of agn host galaxies: From blue to red and the influence of large-scale structures
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Atrio-Barandela F
(2010)
THE ERROR BUDGET OF THE DARK FLOW MEASUREMENT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Liu Rui
(2008)
The effect of magnetic reconnection and writhing in a partial filament eruption
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Negrello M
(2010)
The detection of a population of submillimeter-bright, strongly lensed galaxies.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Poppett C
(2010)
The dependence of the properties of optical fibres on length
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sobral D
(2011)
The dependence of star formation activity on environment and stellar mass at z~ 1 from the HiZELS-Ha survey? Star formation, environment & mass at z~1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Font A
(2008)
The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters The colours of satellite galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Balogh M
(2009)
The colour of galaxies in distant groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reed D
(2009)
The clustering of the first galaxy haloes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sobral D
(2010)
The clustering and evolution of Ha emitters at z ~ 1 from HiZELS
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
Lehmer B
(2009)
The Chandra Deep Protocluster Survey: point-source catalogues for a 400-ks observation of the z = 3.09 protocluster in SSA22
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Geach J
(2009)
THE CHANDRA DEEP PROTOCLUSTER SURVEY: Lya BLOBS ARE POWERED BY HEATING, NOT COOLING
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lehmer B
(2009)
THE CHANDRA DEEP PROTOCLUSTER SURVEY: EVIDENCE FOR AN ENHANCEMENT OF AGN ACTIVITY IN THE SSA22 PROTOCLUSTER AT z = 3.09
in The Astrophysical Journal
McCarthy I
(2010)
The case for AGN feedback in galaxy groups AGN feedback in galaxy groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fine S
(2010)
The C iv linewidth distribution for quasars and its implications for broad-line region dynamics and virial mass estimation The C iv linewidth distribution
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dunlop J
(2010)
The BLAST 250 µm-selected galaxy population in GOODS-South BLAST 250 µm galaxies in GOODS-South
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Shone A
(2010)
The association between gas and galaxies - III. The cross-correlation of galaxies and Lya absorbers at
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Davis M.
(2007)
The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS) data sets
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Donley J
(2010)
THE AGN, STAR-FORMING, AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF LUMINOUS IR-BRIGHT/OPTICALLY-FAINT GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
McGee S
(2009)
The accretion of galaxies into groups and clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jones D
(2009)
The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Croom S
(2009)
The 2dF???SDSS LRG and QSO survey: the QSO luminosity function at 0.4 < z < 2.6
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Croom S
(2009)
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey: the spectroscopic QSO catalogue
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wake D
(2008)
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey: evolution of the clustering of luminous red galaxies since z = 0.6
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Carter David
(2008)
The
Hubble Space Telescope advanced camera for surveys coma cluster survey.: I.: Survey objectives and design
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Luo B.
(2008)
THE
CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 2 Ms SOURCE CATALOGS
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Coppin K
(2008)
Testing the evolutionary link between submillimetre galaxies and quasars: CO observations of QSOs at z ~ 2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Balogh M
(2008)
Testing cold dark matter with the hierarchical build-up of stellar light
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Alexander D
(2006)
Temporal and spatial relationships between ultraviolet and hard X-ray emission in solar flares
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Braglia F
(2010)
Submillimetre observations of galaxy clusters with the BLAST: the star formation activity in Abell 3112 BLAST observations of Abell 3112
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tacconi L. J.
(2008)
Submillimeter galaxies at
z~2:: Evidence for major mergers and constraints on lifetimes, IMF, and CO-H
2 conversion factor
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Tamura Y
(2010)
SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY IDENTIFICATION OF THE MILLIMETER-SELECTED GALAXY SSA22-AzTEC1: A PROTOQUASAR IN A PROTOCLUSTER?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Morris S
(2009)
String-like Lagrangians from a generalized geometry
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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 |