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
Berg D
(2012)
DIRECT OXYGEN ABUNDANCES FOR LOW-LUMINOSITY LVL GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bergemann M
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: radial metallicity gradients and age-metallicity relation of stars in the Milky Way disk
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bernard E
(2012)
The star formation history and dust content in the far outer disc of M31? The far outer disc of M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bernard E
(2012)
A deep, wide-field study of Holmberg II with Suprime-Cam: evidence for ram pressure stripping A wide-field study of Holmberg II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bernardeau F
(2010)
Full-sky lensing shear at second order
in Physical Review D
Bernardeau F
(2012)
Cosmic shear bispectrum from second-order perturbations in general relativity
in Physical Review D
Berry C
(2011)
Linearized f ( R ) gravity: Gravitational radiation and Solar System tests
in Physical Review D
Berry C
(2013)
Observing the Galaxy's massive black hole with gravitational wave bursts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Berry C
(2010)
Gravitational wave energy spectrum of a parabolic encounter
in Physical Review D
Berti E
(2011)
Graviton mass bounds from space-based gravitational-wave observations of massive black hole populations
in Physical Review D