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
Gilmore G
(2013)
ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CHEMICAL ENRICHMENT OF THE BOÖTES I ULTRAFAINT GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Glotch TD
(2010)
Highly silicic compositions on the Moon.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Glushkova E
(2013)
Photometric study of open clusters Berkeley 96, Berkeley 97, King 12, NGC 7261, NGC 7296 and NGC 7788
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Glushkova E
(2010)
Automated search for star clusters in large multiband surveys: II. Discovery and investigation of open clusters in the galactic plane
in Astronomy Letters
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
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the fraction of star clusters surviving the embedded phase
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the nature of the H ii regions in the extended ultraviolet disc of NGC 4625 H ii regions in the XUV disc of NGC 4625
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
González Delgado R
(2014)
The star formation history of CALIFA galaxies: Radial structures
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
González-Solares E
(2011)
Wide-field optical imaging on ELAIS N1, ELAIS N2, First Look Survey and Lockman Hole: observations and source catalogues Wide-field optical imaging
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society