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
Narayan R
(2011)
Bondi flow from a slowly rotating hot atmosphere A spin on Bondi flow
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Norris J
(2010)
BOO-1137-AN EXTREMELY METAL-POOR STAR IN THE ULTRA-FAINT DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY BOÖTES I
in The Astrophysical Journal
ZIPFEL J
(2011)
Bounce Rock-A shergottite-like basalt encountered at Meridiani Planum, Mars
in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Zoghbi A
(2010)
Broad iron L line and X-ray reverberation in 1H0707-495
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Kruczek N
(2011)
C IV EMISSION AND THE ULTRAVIOLET THROUGH X-RAY SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF RADIO-QUIET QUASARS
in The Astronomical Journal
Murphy E
(2011)
CALIBRATING EXTINCTION-FREE STAR FORMATION RATE DIAGNOSTICS WITH 33 GHz FREE-FREE EMISSION IN NGC 6946
in The Astrophysical Journal
Galametz M
(2013)
Calibration of the total infrared luminosity of nearby galaxies from Spitzer and Herschel bands
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sánchez S
(2012)
CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey I. Survey presentation?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Husemann B
(2013)
CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey II. First public data release?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Eales S
(2012)
CAN DUST EMISSION BE USED TO ESTIMATE THE MASS OF THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM IN GALAXIES-A PILOT PROJECT WITH THE HERSCHEL REFERENCE SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Gagné M
(2011)
CARINA OB STARS: X-RAY SIGNATURES OF WIND SHOCKS AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Pettini M
(2010)
CASSOWARY 20: a wide separation Einstein Cross identified with the X-shooter spectrograph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ogrean G
(2010)
Central galaxy growth and feedback in the most massive nearby cool core cluster The cool-core of RXCJ1504.1-0248
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Russell H
(2010)
Chandra observation of two shock fronts in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2146 The merging cluster Abell 2146
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Evans N. W.
(2011)
Chandrasekhar and modern stellar dynamics
in BULLETIN OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA
Gazzano J
(2013)
Characterisation of the Galactic thin disc with CoRoT targets
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Frank K
(2013)
CHARACTERIZATION OF INTRACLUSTER MEDIUM TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS OF 62 GALAXY CLUSTERS WITH XMM-NEWTON
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mao Y
(2012)
CHARACTERIZING ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED OBSERVATIONAL PROPERTIES FOR GALAXIES. I. INFLUENCES OF DUST ATTENUATION AND STELLAR POPULATION AGE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Epstein C
(2010)
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FAINT ( I ~ 21 mag) MICROLENSED BULGE DWARF OGLE-2007-BLG-514S
in The Astrophysical Journal
Norris J
(2010)
CHEMICAL ENRICHMENT IN THE FAINTEST GALAXIES: THE CARBON AND IRON ABUNDANCE SPREADS IN THE BOÖTES I DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY AND THE SEGUE 1 SYSTEM
in The Astrophysical Journal
Boeche C
(2013)
Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data I. Dwarf stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Boeche C
(2014)
Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data II. Giant stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics