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
Smail Ian
(2007)
A very bright, highly magnified Lyman break galaxy at
z=3.07
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Poggianti BM
(2006)
The evolution of the star formation activity in galaxies and its dependence on environment
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Wilman D. J.
(2008)
Unveiling the important role of groups in the evolution of massive galaxies: Insights from an infrared passive sequence at intermediate redshift
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
Papovich C
(2006)
Spitzer observations of massive, red galaxies at high redshift
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Alonso-Herrero Almudena
(2008)
The host galaxies and black holes of typical
z ~ 0.5-1.4 AGNs
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
O'Dea Christopher P.
(2008)
An infrared survey of brightest cluster galaxies. II. Why are some brightest cluster galaxies forming stars?
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
Alonso-Herrero A
(2006)
Infrared power-law galaxies in the Chandra deep field-south:: Active galactic nuclei and ultraluminous infrared galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Tian Lirong
(2008)
Origins of coronal energy and helicity in NOAA 10030
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Alexander David
(2006)
Hard X-ray production in a failed filament eruption
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
Lehmer B. D.
(2008)
Tracing the mass-dependent star formation history of late-type galaxies using X-ray emission: Results from the Chandra Deep Fields
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
Alexander D
(2006)
Temporal and spatial relationships between ultraviolet and hard X-ray emission in solar flares
in ASTROPHYSICAL 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
Kovac A.
(2006)
Sharc-2 350 µm observations of distant submillimeter-selected galaxies
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
Tacconi LJ
(2006)
High-resolution millimeter imaging of submillimeter galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Pope Alexandra
(2008)
Mid-infrared spectral diagnosis of submillimeter galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
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
Geach J. E.
(2007)
Spitzer identifications and classifications of submillimeter galaxies in giant, high-redshift, Lya-emission-line nebulae
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
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
Aharonian F
(2008)
Observations of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy by the HESS experiment and search for a dark matter signal
in Astroparticle Physics
Abramowski A
(2011)
H.E.S.S. constraints on dark matter annihilations towards the sculptor and carina dwarf galaxies
in Astroparticle Physics
Abramowski A
(2011)
Search for Lorentz Invariance breaking with a likelihood fit of the PKS 2155-304 flare data taken on MJD 53944
in Astroparticle Physics
Aharonian F
(2010)
Erratum to "Observations of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy by the HESS experiment and search for a dark matter signal" [Astropart. Phys. 29(1) (2008) 55-62]
in Astroparticle Physics
Ivison R
(2010)
Herschel and SCUBA-2 imaging and spectroscopy of a bright, lensed submillimetre galaxy at z = 2.3
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pratt G
(2010)
Gas entropy in a representative sample of nearby X-ray galaxy clusters (REXCESS): relationship to gas mass fraction
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Edge A
(2010)
Herschel observations of FIR emission lines in brightest cluster galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Rex M
(2010)
The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Egami E
(2010)
The Herschel Lensing Survey (HLS): Overview
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Rawle T
(2010)
Deep Herschel view of obscured star formation in the Bullet cluster
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Smith G
(2010)
LoCuSS: Probing galaxy transformation physics with Herschel
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Edge A
(2010)
Herschel photometry of brightest cluster galaxies in cooling flow clusters
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Shao L
(2010)
Star formation in AGN hosts in GOODS-N
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Aharonian F
(2010)
Discovery of VHE ? -rays from the BL Lacertae object PKS 0548-322
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Acero F
(2010)
First detection of VHE ? -rays from SN 1006 by HESS
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Salomé P
(2008)
Cold gas in the Perseus cluster core: excitation of molecular gas in filaments
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Aharonian F
(2009)
Constraints on the multi-TeV particle population in the Coma galaxy cluster with HESS observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Aharonian F
(2008)
Simultaneous HESS and Chandra observations of Sagitarius A$^{\star}$ during an X-ray flare
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Salomé P
(2008)
Observations of CO in the eastern filaments of NGC 1275
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Aharonian F
(2009)
Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the second exceptional ? -ray flare of PKS 2155-304 in July 2006
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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 |