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
Powell S
(2012)
The periodic spectroscopic variability of FU Orionis Periodic spectroscopic variability of FU Ori
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Preibisch T
(2011)
Deep wide-field near-infrared survey of the Carina Nebula
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Preibisch T
(2011)
NEAR-INFRARED PROPERTIES OF THE X-RAY-EMITTING YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS IN THE CARINA NEBULA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Pueyo L
(2012)
CONSTRAINING MASS RATIO AND EXTINCTION IN THE FU ORIONIS BINARY SYSTEM WITH INFRARED INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Pueyo L
(2012)
APPLICATION OF A DAMPED LOCALLY OPTIMIZED COMBINATION OF IMAGES METHOD TO THE SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FAINT COMPANIONS USING AN INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROGRAPH
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Punturo M
(2010)
The Einstein Telescope: a third-generation gravitational wave observatory
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Punturo M
(2010)
The third generation of gravitational wave observatories and their science reach
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Pâris I
(2012)
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasar catalog: ninth data release
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Quider A
(2010)
A study of interstellar gas and stars in the gravitationally lensed galaxy 'the Cosmic Eye' from rest-frame ultraviolet spectroscopy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Raimundo S
(2010)
AGN properties in a cosmological evolution scenario
Raimundo S
(2010)
Radiation pressure, absorption and AGN feedback in the Chandra Deep Fields Absorption in the Chandra Deep Fields
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Raimundo S
(2012)
Can we measure the accretion efficiency of active galactic nuclei? The accretion efficiency of AGN
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Raskutti S
(2012)
Thermal constraints on the reionization of hydrogen by Population II stellar sources Thermal constraints on hydrogen reionization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rauch M
(2011)
Filamentary infall of cold gas and escape of Lya and hydrogen ionizing radiation from an interacting high-redshift galaxy? Infall of gas and escape of radiation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rauch M
(2013)
Extended and filamentary Lya emission from the formation of a protogalactic halo at z = 2.63?†
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rauch M
(2013)
A z = 3.045 Ly a emitting halo hosting a QSO and a possible candidate for AGN-triggered star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Rauch M
(2011)
Faint resonantly scattered Lya emission from the absorption troughs of damped Lya systems at z ? 3
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Raymond S
(2012)
Debris disks as signposts of terrestrial planet formation II. Dependence of exoplanet architectures on giant planet and disk properties
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Raymond S
(2011)
Debris disks as signposts of terrestrial planet formation
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Recio-Blanco A
(2012)
Fluorine abundances in dwarf stars of the solar neighbourhood
Recio-Blanco A
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: the Galactic thick to thin disc transition
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Recio-Blanco A
(2012)
Fluorine abundances in dwarf stars of the solar neighbourhood
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Reddy N
(2012)
THE CHARACTERISTIC STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF GALAXIES AT REDSHIFTS z ~ 2-7
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rein H
(2012)
Traditional formation scenarios fail to explain 4:3 mean motion resonances Traditional formation scenarios and the 4:3 resonance
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reis R
(2013)
EVIDENCE OF LIGHT-BENDING EFFECTS AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR SPECTRAL STATE TRANSITIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Reis R
(2012)
SUZAKU OBSERVATION OF THE BLACK HOLE CANDIDATE MAXI J1836-194 IN A HARD/INTERMEDIATE SPECTRAL STATE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Reis R
(2011)
Multistate observations of the Galactic black hole XTE J1752-223: evidence for an intermediate black hole spin Spin from reflection features: XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reis R
(2010)
Black hole accretion discs in the canonical low-hard state
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reis R
(2012)
X-RAY SPECTRAL VARIABILITY IN NGC 3783
in The Astrophysical Journal
Relaño M
(2012)
On how leakage can affect the star formation rate estimation using Ha luminosity Leakage effect on SFR estimates
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Relaño M
(2010)
Spatially resolved study of the physical properties of the ionized gas in NGC 595
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reynolds C
(2012)
A MONTE CARLO MARKOV CHAIN BASED INVESTIGATION OF BLACK HOLE SPIN IN THE ACTIVE GALAXY NGC 3783
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rice W
(2011)
Stability of self-gravitating discs under irradiation Irradiated self-gravitating discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Richards G
(2011)
UNIFICATION OF LUMINOUS TYPE 1 QUASARS THROUGH C IV EMISSION
in The Astronomical Journal
Richardson C
(2014)
Interpreting the ionization sequence in AGN emission-line spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Richardson C
(2013)
The nature of the H2-emitting gas in the Crab nebula?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Richardson C
(2016)
Interpreting the ionization sequence in star-forming galaxy emission-line spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Richardson J
(2011)
PAndAS' PROGENY: EXTENDING THE M31 DWARF GALAXY CABAL
in The Astrophysical Journal
Riechers DA
(2013)
A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34.
in Nature
Rigby J
(2011)
THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF A LENSED STAR-FORMING GALAXY AT z = 1.7
in The Astrophysical Journal
Risquez D
(2012)
Dynamical attitude model for Gaia
in Experimental Astronomy
Risquez D
(2013)
Attitude reconstruction for the Gaia spacecraft
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Roberts L
(2012)
SPECTRAL TYPING OF LATE-TYPE STELLAR COMPANIONS TO YOUNG STARS FROM LOW-DISPERSION NEAR-INFRARED INTEGRAL FIELD UNIT DATA
in The Astronomical Journal
Rodriguez C
(2012)
Verifying the no-hair property of massive compact objects with intermediate-mass-ratio inspirals in advanced gravitational-wave detectors
in Physical Review D
Rojas-Arriagada A
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: metallicity and kinematic trends in the Milky Way bulge
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Romano-Diaz E
(2011)
THE DARK SIDE OF QSO FORMATION AT HIGH REDSHIFTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Romano-Díaz E
(2011)
GALAXY FORMATION IN HEAVILY OVERDENSE REGIONS AT z ~ 10: THE PREVALENCE OF DISKS IN MASSIVE HALOS
in The Astrophysical Journal