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
Cormier D
(2012)
The nature of the interstellar medium of the starburst low-metallicity galaxy Haro 11: a multi-phase model of the infrared emission
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Corradi R
(2009)
IPHAS and the symbiotic stars II. New discoveries and a sample of the most common mimics
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cortese L
(2012)
The dust scaling relations of the Herschel Reference Survey
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Coskunoglu B
(2012)
Local stellar kinematics from RAVE data - II. Radial metallicity gradient Radial metallicity gradient from RAVE DR3
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Coskunoglu B
(2011)
Local stellar kinematics from RAVE data - I. Local standard of rest LSR from RAVE DR3
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cossins P
(2010)
The effects of opacity on gravitational stability in protoplanetary discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Costantini E
(2012)
XMM-Newton observation of 4U 1820-30 Broad band spectrum and the contribution of the cold interstellar medium
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Crepp J
(2011)
SPECKLE SUPPRESSION WITH THE PROJECT 1640 INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROGRAPH
in The Astrophysical Journal
Crocker A
(2013)
QUANTIFYING NON-STAR-FORMATION-ASSOCIATED 8 µm DUST EMISSION IN NGC 628
in The Astrophysical Journal
Croxall K
(2012)
RESOLVING THE FAR-IR LINE DEFICIT: PHOTOELECTRIC HEATING AND FAR-IR LINE COOLING IN NGC 1097 AND NGC 4559
in The Astrophysical Journal
Croxall K
(2013)
TOWARD A REMOVAL OF TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES FROM ABUNDANCE DETERMINATIONS: NGC 628
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cucchiara A
(2011)
A PHOTOMETRIC REDSHIFT OF z ~ 9.4 FOR GRB 090429B
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dale D
(2012)
HERSCHEL FAR-INFRARED AND SUBMILLIMETER PHOTOMETRY FOR THE KINGFISH SAMPLE OF NEARBY GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Damiani F
(2014)
Gaia -ESO Survey: Empirical classification of VLT/Giraffe stellar spectra in the wavelength range 6440-6810 Å in the ? Velorum cluster, and calibration of spectral indices
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Davies L
(2013)
Detecting massive galaxies at high redshift using the Dark Energy Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Davis O
(2010)
Stellar collisions in accreting protoclusters: a Monte Carlo dynamical study Stellar collisions in accreting protoclusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dawson K
(2013)
THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III
in The Astronomical Journal
De Boer T
(2011)
Deep wide-field imaging down to the oldest main sequence turn-offs in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
De Boer T
(2012)
The star formation and chemical evolution history of the sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
De Boer T
(2014)
The a-element knee of the Sagittarius stream
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
De Laverny P
(2012)
The AMBRE project: A new synthetic grid of high-resolution FGKM stellar spectra
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
De Marco B
(2011)
PG 1211+143: probing high-frequency lags in a high-mass active galactic nucleus PG 1211+143
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
De Rosa G
(2014)
BLACK HOLE MASS ESTIMATES AND EMISSION-LINE PROPERTIES OF A SAMPLE OF REDSHIFT z > 6.5 QUASARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Deason A
(2011)
Rotation of halo populations in the Milky Way and M31 Halo rotation in the Milky Way and M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Deason A
(2011)
The Milky Way stellar halo out to 40 kpc: squashed, broken but smooth The Milky Way stellar halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Deason A
(2014)
TOUCHING THE VOID: A STRIKING DROP IN STELLAR HALO DENSITY BEYOND 50 kpc
in The Astrophysical Journal
Deason A
(2011)
Mismatch and misalignment: dark haloes and satellites of disc galaxies Mismatch and misalignment
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Deason A
(2014)
TriAnd and its siblings: satellites of satellites in the Milky Way halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Deason A
(2012)
The stretching of Hercules
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Deason A
(2013)
THE DARK MATTER HALO CONCENTRATION AND STELLAR INITIAL MASS FUNCTION OF A CASSOWARY GROUP
in The Astrophysical Journal
Deason A
(2012)
ELLIPTICAL GALAXY MASSES OUT TO FIVE EFFECTIVE RADII: THE REALM OF DARK MATTER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Deason A
(2013)
BROKEN AND UNBROKEN: THE MILKY WAY AND M31 STELLAR HALOS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Deason A
(2012)
Broken degeneracies: the rotation curve and velocity anisotropy of the Milky Way halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Deason A
(2012)
The cold veil of the Milky Way stellar halo The cold veil of the Milky Way stellar halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Decarli R
(2013)
AN ALMA SURVEY OF SUB-MILLIMETER GALAXIES IN THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH: SUB-MILLIMETER PROPERTIES OF COLOR-SELECTED GALAXIES
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
Dhillon, VS
(2010)
Rapid timing studies of black hole binaries in Optical and X-rays: correlated and non-linear variability
in X-RAY ASTRONOMY-2009: PRESENT STATUS, MULTI-WAVELENGTH APPROACH AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES, PROCEEDINGS
Diaz J
(2014)
Balancing mass and momentum in the Local Group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Donaldson Hanna K
(2012)
Laboratory emissivity measurements of the plagioclase solid solution series under varying environmental conditions
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Donati P
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: Reevaluation of the parameters of the open cluster Trumpler 20 using photometry and spectroscopy
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Donovan Meyer J
(2013)
RESOLVED GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUDS IN NEARBY SPIRAL GALAXIES: INSIGHTS FROM THE CANON CO (1-0) SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Donovan Meyer J
(2012)
RESOLVED MEASUREMENTS OF X CO IN NGC 6946
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dowell C
(2013)
HerMES: CANDIDATE HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXIES DISCOVERED WITH HERSCHEL /SPIRE,
in The Astrophysical Journal
Drake A
(2013)
PROBING THE OUTER GALACTIC HALO WITH RR LYRAE FROM THE CATALINA SURVEYS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Drake A
(2014)
THE CATALINA SURVEYS PERIODIC VARIABLE STAR CATALOG
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Dubois Y
(2013)
Blowing cold flows away: the impact of early AGN activity on the formation of a brightest cluster galaxy progenitor
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dubois Y
(2012)
Feeding compact bulges and supermassive black holes with low angular momentum cosmic gas at high redshift Feeding supermassive BHs with cosmic gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dunn R
(2010)
The radio properties of a complete, X-ray selected sample of nearby, massive elliptical galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dutton A
(2011)
The SWELLS survey - II. Breaking the disc-halo degeneracy in the spiral galaxy gravitational lens SDSS J2141-0001? The SWELLS survey - II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society