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
Blum J
(2010)
SUZAKU OBSERVATIONS OF THE BLACK HOLE H1743-322 IN OUTBURST
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dervisoglu A
(2010)
Spin angular momentum evolution of the long-period Algols Spin angular momentum evolution of Algols
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sheehan C
(2010)
Forming the first planetary systems: debris around Galactic thick disc stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Pettini M
(2010)
CASSOWARY 20: a wide separation Einstein Cross identified with the X-shooter spectrograph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Babak S
(2010)
The Mock LISA Data Challenges: from challenge 3 to challenge 4
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Pontzen A
(2010)
The nature of H i absorbers in gamma-ray burst afterglows: clues from hydrodynamic simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Salvatore M
(2010)
Definitive evidence of Hesperian basalt in Acidalia and Chryse planitiae
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Hinkley S
(2010)
DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A FAINT STELLAR COMPANION TO THE A3V STAR ? VIRGINIS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Reis R
(2010)
Black hole accretion discs in the canonical low-hard state
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Steidel C
(2010)
THE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM FROM FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF z ? 2-3 GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Beirão P
(2010)
Far-infrared line imaging of the starburst ring in NGC 1097 with the Herschel /PACS spectrometer
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the nature of star formation at large galactic radii Star formation at large galactic radii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Owen J
(2010)
Radiation-hydrodynamic models of X-ray and EUV photoevaporating protoplanetary discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gibson R
(2010)
THE EVOLUTION OF QUASAR C IV AND Si IV BROAD ABSORPTION LINES OVER MULTI-YEAR TIMESCALES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hanson D
(2010)
Asymmetric beams and CMB statistical anisotropy
in Physical Review D
Ponti G
(2010)
Relativistic disc reflection in the extreme NLS1 IRAS13224-3809 Relativistic reflection in IRAS13224-3809
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Moustakas J
(2010)
OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND NEBULAR OXYGEN ABUNDANCES OF THE SPITZER /SINGS GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Walker M
(2010)
ERRATUM: "A UNIVERSAL MASS PROFILE FOR DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXIES?" (2009, ApJ, 704, 1274)
in The Astrophysical Journal
Million E
(2010)
Feedback under the microscope - I. Thermodynamic structure and AGN-driven shocks in M87 AGN feedback in M87
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Watkins L
(2010)
The masses of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies The masses of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Calzetti D
(2010)
A METHOD FOR MEASURING VARIATIONS IN THE STELLAR INITIAL MASS FUNCTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Skok J
(2010)
Spectrally distinct ejecta in Syrtis Major, Mars: Evidence for environmental change at the Hesperian-Amazonian boundary
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Lagattuta D
(2010)
ADAPTIVE OPTICS OBSERVATIONS OF B0128+437: A LOW-MASS, HIGH-REDSHIFT GRAVITATIONAL LENS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Norris J
(2010)
BOO-1137-AN EXTREMELY METAL-POOR STAR IN THE ULTRA-FAINT DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY BOÖTES I
in The Astrophysical Journal
Russell H
(2010)
The X-ray luminous cluster underlying the bright radio-quiet quasar H1821+643
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reddy N
(2010)
DUST OBSCURATION AND METALLICITY AT HIGH REDSHIFT: NEW INFERENCES FROM UV, Ha, AND 8 µm OBSERVATIONS OF z ~ 2 STAR-FORMING GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cooke R
(2010)
A carbon-enhanced metal-poor damped Lya system: probing gas from Population III nucleosynthesis?? A carbon-enhanced metal-poor DLA
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gair J
(2010)
LISA extreme-mass-ratio inspiral events as probes of the black hole mass function
in Physical Review D
Sale S
(2010)
The structure of the outer Galactic disc as revealed by IPHAS early A stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Peñarrubia J
(2010)
Was the progenitor of the Sagittarius stream a disc galaxy?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Edge A
(2010)
Herschel photometry of brightest cluster galaxies in cooling flow clusters
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hanson D
(2010)
Weak lensing of the CMB
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Sanders J
(2010)
Deep high-resolution X-ray spectra from cool-core clusters Deep X-ray spectra from cool-core clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lagattuta D
(2010)
COSMIC EVOLUTION OF VIRIAL AND STELLAR MASS IN MASSIVE EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Chen H
(2010)
A MATURE DUSTY STAR-FORMING GALAXY HOSTING GRB 080607 AT z = 3.036
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bothwell M
(2010)
High-resolution CO and radio imaging of ULIRGs: extended CO structures and implications for the universal star formation law
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Epstein C
(2010)
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FAINT ( I ~ 21 mag) MICROLENSED BULGE DWARF OGLE-2007-BLG-514S
in The Astrophysical Journal
Madej O
(2010)
A relativistically broadened O viii Lya line in the ultracompact X-ray binary 4U 0614+091
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Phillips N
(2010)
Target selection for the SUNS and DEBRIS surveys for debris discs in the solar neighbourhood
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Treu T
(2010)
THE INITIAL MASS FUNCTION OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Caballero-García M
(2010)
X-ray reflection in a sample of X-ray bright ultraluminous X-ray sources
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Abbott B
(2010)
SEARCH FOR GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE BURSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS USING DATA FROM LIGO SCIENCE RUN 5 AND VIRGO SCIENCE RUN 1
in The Astrophysical Journal
Schiminovich D
(2010)
The GALEX Arecibo SDSS Survey - II. The star formation efficiency of massive galaxies GASS II: the SFE of massive galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Van Wassenhove S
(2010)
Massive black holes lurking in Milky Way satellites Black holes in dwarfs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Werner N
(2010)
Feedback under the microscope - II. Heating, gas uplift and mixing in the nearest cluster core AGN heating and gas uplift in M87
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bennert V
(2010)
COSMIC EVOLUTION OF BLACK HOLES AND SPHEROIDS. IV. THE M BH - L sph RELATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Tauber J
(2010)
Planck pre-launch status: The Planck mission
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Norris J
(2010)
CHEMICAL ENRICHMENT IN THE FAINTEST GALAXIES: THE CARBON AND IRON ABUNDANCE SPREADS IN THE BOÖTES I DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY AND THE SEGUE 1 SYSTEM
in The Astrophysical Journal