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
Amaro-Seoane P
(2012)
Low-frequency gravitational-wave science with eLISA/NGO
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Babak S
(2010)
The Mock LISA Data Challenges: from challenge 3 to challenge 4
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Sathyaprakash B
(2012)
Scientific objectives of Einstein Telescope
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Pontzen A
(2011)
Linearization of homogeneous, nearly-isotropic cosmological models
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Gair J
(2011)
Constraining properties of the black hole population using LISA
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Babak S
(2011)
Fundamental physics and cosmology with LISA
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Risquez D
(2012)
Dynamical attitude model for Gaia
in Experimental Astronomy
Harrison D
(2011)
A fast 2D image reconstruction algorithm from 1D data for the Gaia mission
in Experimental Astronomy
Boccaletti A
(2012)
SPICES: spectro-polarimetric imaging and characterization of exoplanetary systems From planetary disks to nearby Super Earths
in Experimental Astronomy
Nandra K
(2011)
GRAVITAS: general relativistic astrophysics via timing and spectroscopy
in Experimental Astronomy
Gair J
(2010)
Exploring intermediate and massive black-hole binaries with the Einstein Telescope
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Hanson D
(2010)
Weak lensing of the CMB
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Audren B
(2013)
Neutrino masses and cosmological parameters from a Euclid-like survey: Markov Chain Monte Carlo forecasts including theoretical errors
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Viel M
(2010)
The effect of neutrinos on the matter distribution as probed by the intergalactic medium
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Xia J
(2012)
Constraints on massive neutrinos from the CFHTLS angular power spectrum
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Howlett C
(2012)
CMB power spectrum parameter degeneracies in the era of precision cosmology
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Lewis A
(2011)
The shape of the CMB lensing bispectrum
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Bonvin C
(2010)
CMB temperature anisotropy at large scales induced by a causal primordial magnetic field
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Donaldson Hanna K
(2012)
Laboratory emissivity measurements of the plagioclase solid solution series under varying environmental conditions
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Skok J
(2010)
Spectrally distinct ejecta in Syrtis Major, Mars: Evidence for environmental change at the Hesperian-Amazonian boundary
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Salvatore M
(2010)
Definitive evidence of Hesperian basalt in Acidalia and Chryse planitiae
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Canizares P
(2011)
Time-domain modelling of Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Canizares P
(2012)
Testing Chern-Simons modified gravity with observations of extreme-mass-ratio binaries
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Gair J
(2010)
Nested sampling as a tool for LISA data analysis
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series