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
Bowden A
(2013)
Triaxial cosmological haloes and the disc of satellites
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bowden A
(2014)
ON ASYMMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF SATELLITE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bowler R
(2014)
Line-driven radiative outflows in luminous quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bozek B
(2013)
LUMINOUS SATELLITES VERSUS DARK SUBHALOS: CLUSTERING IN THE MILKY WAY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bradley L
(2012)
THE BRIGHTEST OF REIONIZING GALAXIES SURVEY: CONSTRAINTS ON THE BRIGHT END OF THE z ~ 8 LUMINOSITY FUNCTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Brasseur C
(2011)
A DEEP PHOTOMETRIC LOOK AT TWO OF ANDROMEDA'S DWARF SPHEROIDALS: X AND XVII
in The Astrophysical Journal
Breddels M
(2010)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Brenneman L
(2011)
THE SPIN OF THE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE IN NGC 3783
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bresolin F
(2012)
GAS METALLICITIES IN THE EXTENDED DISKS OF NGC 1512 AND NGC 3621. CHEMICAL SIGNATURES OF METAL MIXING OR ENRICHED GAS ACCRETION?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Brewer B
(2014)
The SWELLS survey - VI. Hierarchical inference of the initial mass functions of bulges and discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brewer B
(2011)
Modelling of the complex CASSOWARY/SLUGS gravitational lenses Modelling of SLUGS gravitational lenses
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brewer B
(2012)
The SWELLS survey - III. Disfavouring 'heavy' initial mass functions for spiral lens galaxies SWELLS - III. Disfavouring heavy IMFs in spirals
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Broekhoven-Fiene H
(2013)
THE DEBRIS DISK AROUND ? DORADUS RESOLVED WITH HERSCHEL
in The Astrophysical Journal
Broos P
(2011)
A CATALOG OF CHANDRA X-RAY SOURCES IN THE CARINA NEBULA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Budzynski J
(2011)
Dusty Mg ii absorbers: population statistics, extinction curves and gamma-ray burst sightlines Dusty Mg ii absorbers
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Budzynski J
(2012)
The radial distribution of galaxies in groups and clusters Satellite profiles in groups and clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Budzynski J
(2014)
The similarity of the stellar mass fractions of galaxy groups and clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burnett B
(2011)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models III. The nature of the RAVE survey and Milky Way chemistry
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bush S
(2014)
A PILOT STUDY USING DEEP INFRARED IMAGING TO CONSTRAIN THE STAR FORMATION HISTORY OF THE XUV STELLAR POPULATIONS IN NGC 4625
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
Cackett E
(2013)
A soft x-ray reverberation lag in the agn ESO 113-G010
Cackett E
(2013)
A SOFT X-RAY REVERBERATION LAG IN THE AGN ESO 113-G010
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cackett E
(2012)
A COMPARISON OF BROAD IRON EMISSION LINES IN ARCHIVAL DATA OF NEUTRON STAR LOW-MASS X-RAY BINARIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Calverley A
(2011)
Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect? Proximity-effect measurements of the UVB at high redshift
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Calzetti D
(2010)
THE CALIBRATION OF MONOCHROMATIC FAR-INFRARED STAR FORMATION RATE INDICATORS
in The Astrophysical Journal