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
Van Leeuwen F
(2009)
Hipparcos, the New Reduction
in Space Science Reviews
Corradi R
(2009)
IPHAS and the symbiotic stars II. New discoveries and a sample of the most common mimics
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Barnes L
(2010)
Faint extended Lya emission due to star formation at the centre of high column density QSO absorption systems Extended Lya emission from DLAs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Banerji M
(2010)
Exploring the luminosity evolution and stellar mass assembly of 2SLAQ luminous red galaxies between redshifts 0.4 and 0.8
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Paige DA
(2010)
Diviner Lunar Radiometer observations of cold traps in the Moon's south polar region.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Collins M
(2010)
A Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic survey of the faint M31 satellites And IX, And XI, And XII and And XIII?† The faint dSphs of M31
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
Calzetti D
(2010)
THE CALIBRATION OF MONOCHROMATIC FAR-INFRARED STAR FORMATION RATE INDICATORS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bonvin C
(2010)
CMB temperature anisotropy at large scales induced by a causal primordial magnetic field
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Moustakas J
(2010)
OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND NEBULAR OXYGEN ABUNDANCES OF THE SPITZER /SINGS GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series