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
Morris S
(2009)
String-like Lagrangians from a generalized geometry
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Swinbank A
(2009)
A spatially resolved map of the kinematics, star formation and stellar mass assembly in a star-forming galaxy at z = 4.9
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Murphy E
(2009)
BALANCING THE ENERGY BUDGET BETWEEN STAR FORMATION AND ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN HIGH-REDSHIFT INFRARED LUMINOUS GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Geach J
(2009)
THE CHANDRA DEEP PROTOCLUSTER SURVEY: Lya BLOBS ARE POWERED BY HEATING, NOT COOLING
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aharonian F
(2009)
SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATIONS OF PKS 2155-304 WITH HESS, FERMI , RXTE , AND ATOM: SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS AND VARIABILITY IN A LOW STATE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Geach J
(2009)
THE NATURE OF DUSTY STARBURST GALAXIES IN A RICH CLUSTER AT z = 0.4: THE PROGENITORS OF LENTICULARS?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Campisi M
(2009)
On the nature of red galaxies: the Chandra perspective
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
McGee S
(2009)
The accretion of galaxies into groups and clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aharonian F
(2009)
Very high energy ?-ray observations of the binary PSR B1259-63/SS2883 around the 2007 Periastron
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Smith R
(2009)
Ages and metallicities for quiescent galaxies in the Shapley supercluster: driving parameters of the stellar populations Driving parameters of stellar populations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Menéndez-Delmestre K
(2009)
MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES: EXTENDED STAR FORMATION IN MASSIVE HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aharonian F
(2009)
Spectrum and variability of the Galactic center VHE ? -ray source HESS J1745-290
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Sobral D
(2009)
Bright Lya emitters at z ~ 9: constraints on the LF from Hi z ELS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Wilman R
(2009)
Integral field spectroscopy of ionized and molecular gas in cool cluster cores: evidence for cold feedback?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smail I
(2009)
A 100 kpc INVERSE COMPTON X-RAY HALO AROUND 4C 60.07 AT z = 3.79
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aharonian F
(2009)
DISCOVERY OF VERY HIGH ENERGY ?-RAY EMISSION FROM CENTAURUS A WITH H.E.S.S.
in The Astrophysical Journal
Siana B
(2009)
DETECTION OF FAR-INFRARED AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON EMISSION FROM THE COSMIC EYE: PROBING THE DUST AND STAR FORMATION OF LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aharonian F
(2009)
Detection of very high energy radiation from HESS J1908+063 confirms the Milagro unidentified source MGRO J1908+06
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gargiulo A
(2009)
On the origin of the scatter around the Fundamental Plane: correlations with stellar population parameters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fan Y
(2009)
ON THE ORIGIN OF THE ASYMMETRIC HELICITY INJECTION IN EMERGING ACTIVE REGIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gelbord J
(2009)
AGN with strong forbidden high-ionization lines selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mullaney J
(2009)
The location and kinematics of the coronal-line emitting regions in active galactic nuclei
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Allanson S
(2009)
THE STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF RED-SEQUENCE GALAXIES, MASS-TO-LIGHT RATIOS AND THE FUNDAMENTAL PLANE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wilman D
(2009)
MORPHOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF z ~ 0.4 GROUPS: THE SITE OF S0 FORMATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Oemler A
(2009)
ERRATUM: "ABELL 851 AND THE ROLE OF STARBURSTS IN CLUSTER GALAXY EVOLUTION" (2009, ApJ, 693, 152)
in The Astrophysical Journal
Poppett C
(2009)
Strategies for spectroscopy on extremely large telescopes - III. Remapping switched fibre systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Balogh M
(2009)
The colour of galaxies in distant groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tanaka M
(2009)
Star formation activities of galaxies in the large-scale structures at z = 1.2
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Aharonian F
(2009)
HESS observations of ? -ray bursts in 2003-2007
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hainline L
(2009)
A MID-INFRARED IMAGING SURVEY OF SUBMILLIMETER-SELECTED GALAXIES WITH THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mitchell N
(2009)
On the origin of cores in simulated galaxy clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aharonian F
(2009)
HESS OBSERVATIONS OF THE PROMPT AND AFTERGLOW PHASES OF GRB 060602B
in The Astrophysical Journal
Reed D
(2009)
The clustering of the first galaxy haloes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith R
(2009)
Abundance ratios in red-sequence galaxies over a wide mass range: the 'X-planes' for magnesium, calcium, carbon and nitrogen
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
De Lucia G
(2009)
On the role of the post-starburst phase in the buildup of the red sequence of intermediate-redshift clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
VERITAS Collaboration
(2009)
Radio imaging of the very-high-energy gamma-ray emission region in the central engine of a radio galaxy.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Smith R
(2009)
A spectroscopic survey of dwarf galaxies in the Coma cluster: stellar populations, environment and downsizing
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aharonian F
(2009)
Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S.
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Liu R
(2009)
IMPLOSION IN A CORONAL ERUPTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Chapman S
(2009)
DO SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES REALLY TRACE THE MOST MASSIVE DARK-MATTER HALOS? DISCOVERY OF A HIGH- z CLUSTER IN A HIGHLY ACTIVE PHASE OF EVOLUTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Coppin K
(2009)
A submillimetre galaxy at z = 4.76 in the LABOCA survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field -South
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aharonian F
(2009)
A SEARCH FOR A DARK MATTER ANNIHILATION SIGNAL TOWARD THE CANIS MAJOR OVERDENSITY WITH H.E.S.S.
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ko J
(2009)
THE MID-INFRARED VIEW OF RED SEQUENCE GALAXIES IN ABELL 2218 WITH AKARI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Geach J
(2009)
CO interferometry of gas-rich spiral galaxies in the outskirts of an intermediate redshift cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Liu R
(2009)
ASYMMETRIC ERUPTIVE FILAMENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Huang J
(2009)
INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTI-WAVELENGTH STUDY OF LUMINOUS STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z ? 1.9
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gerssen J
(2009)
Highly ionized gas on galaxy scales: mapping the interacting Seyfert galaxy LEDA 135736
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
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 |