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
Nipoti C
(2012)
Size and velocity-dispersion evolution of early-type galaxies in a ? cold dark matter universe Evolution of early-type galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nierenberg A
(2014)
Detection of substructure with adaptive optics integral field spectroscopy of the gravitational lens B1422+231
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nierenberg A
(2011)
LUMINOUS SATELLITES OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES. I. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Nierenberg A
(2012)
LUMINOUS SATELLITES. II. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, AND COSMIC EVOLUTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Niederste-Ostholt M
(2010)
The tidal tails of the ultrafaint globular cluster Palomar 1 Tidal tails of Palomar 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Niederste-Ostholt M
(2012)
A tale twice told: the luminosity profiles of the Sagittarius tails The luminosity profiles of the Sagittarius tails
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Niederste-Ostholt M
(2010)
RE-ASSEMBLING THE SAGITTARIUS DWARF GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Nicuesa Guelbenzu A
(2012)
Multi-color observations of short GRB afterglows: 20 events observed between 2007 and 2010
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nicuesa Guelbenzu A
(2011)
GRB 090426: Discovery of a jet break in a short burst afterglow
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nicuesa Guelbenzu A
(2012)
The late-time afterglow of the extremely energetic short burst GRB 090510 revisited
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Newton E
(2011)
THE SLOAN LENS ACS SURVEY. XI. BEYOND HUBBLE RESOLUTION: SIZE, LUMINOSITY, AND STELLAR MASS OF COMPACT LENSED GALAXIES AT INTERMEDIATE REDSHIFT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Nestor D
(2011)
Large-scale outflows from z? 0.7 starburst galaxies identified via ultrastrong Mg ii quasar absorption lines Galactic wind hosts at z? 0.7
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nelemans G
(2010)
The chemical composition of donors in AM CVn stars and ultracompact X-ray binaries: observational tests of their formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nefs S
(2012)
Four ultra-short-period eclipsing M-dwarf binaries in the WFCAM Transit Survey Eclipsing M-dwarf binaries in WTS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nardini M
(2011)
On the nature of the extremely fast optical rebrightening of the afterglow of GRB 081029
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nardini E
(2012)
Investigating the reflection contribution to the X-ray emission of Ton S180 X-ray reflection in Ton S180
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nardini E
(2011)
A reflection origin for the soft and hard X-ray excess of Ark 120 Blurred X-ray reflection in Ark 120
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Narayan R
(2011)
Bondi flow from a slowly rotating hot atmosphere A spin on Bondi flow
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nandra K
(2011)
GRAVITAS: general relativistic astrophysics via timing and spectroscopy
in Experimental Astronomy
Muñoz-Mateos J
(2011)
RADIAL DISTRIBUTION OF STARS, GAS, AND DUST IN SINGS GALAXIES. III. MODELING THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR COMPONENT IN GALAXY DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Muñoz R
(2013)
THE NEXT GENERATION VIRGO CLUSTER SURVEY-INFRARED (NGVS-IR). I. A NEW NEAR-ULTRAVIOLET, OPTICAL, AND NEAR-INFRARED GLOBULAR CLUSTER SELECTION TOOL
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Mustill A
(2011)
A general model of resonance capture in planetary systems: first- and second-order resonances Resonance capture
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mustill A
(2012)
Dependence of a planet's chaotic zone on particle eccentricity: the shape of debris disc inner edges Eccentric chaotic zone
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Murphy E
(2011)
CALIBRATING EXTINCTION-FREE STAR FORMATION RATE DIAGNOSTICS WITH 33 GHz FREE-FREE EMISSION IN NGC 6946
in The Astrophysical Journal
Munari U
(2014)
APASS LANDOLT-SLOAN BVgri PHOTOMETRY OF RAVE STARS. I. DATA, EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURES, AND REDDENINGS
in The Astronomical Journal
Moustakas J
(2010)
OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND NEBULAR OXYGEN ABUNDANCES OF THE SPITZER /SINGS GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Mosleh M
(2012)
THE EVOLUTION OF MASS-SIZE RELATION FOR LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES FROM z = 1 to z = 7
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mortlock DJ
(2011)
A luminous quasar at a redshift of z = 7.085.
in Nature
Mortlock D
(2012)
Probabilistic selection of high-redshift quasars Probabilistic quasar selection
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Momose R
(2013)
STAR FORMATION ON SUBKILOPARSEC SCALE TRIGGERED BY NON-LINEAR PROCESSES IN NEARBY SPIRAL GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mofiz U
(2011)
Growing electrostatic modes in the isothermal pair plasma of the pulsar magnetosphere
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Mofiz U
(2013)
Langmuir dark solitons in dense ultrarelativistic electron-positron gravito-plasma in pulsar magnetosphere
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Moerchen M
(2010)
Asymmetric heating of the HR 4796A dust ring due to pericenter glow
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Moeckel N
(2011)
The formation of permanent soft binaries in dispersing clusters Permanent soft binaries in dispersing clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Moeckel N
(2012)
The rapid dispersal of low-mass virialized clusters The rapid dispersal of low-mass clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Moeckel N
(2011)
Collisional formation of very massive stars in dense clusters Collisional formation of very massive stars in dense clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Moeckel N
(2012)
Exoplanets bouncing between binary stars Exoplanets bouncing between binary stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mocz P
(2011)
Inverse-Compton ghosts and double-lobed radio sources in the X-ray sky Inverse-Compton ghosts and giant radio sources
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mocz P
(2011)
The inverse-Compton ghost HDF 130 and the giant radio galaxy 6C 0905+3955: matching an analytic model for double-lobed radio source evolution HDF 130 and 6C 0905+3955
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mocanu L
(2013)
EXTRAGALACTIC MILLIMETER-WAVE POINT-SOURCE CATALOG, NUMBER COUNTS AND STATISTICS FROM 771 deg 2 OF THE SPT-SZ SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mittal R
(2011)
Herschel? observations of the Centaurus cluster - the dynamics of cold gas in a cool core Herschel observations of the Centaurus cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mittal R
(2012)
Herschel observations of extended atomic gas in the core of the Perseus cluster Herschel observations of the Perseus cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mislis D
(2012)
Estimating transiting exoplanet masses from precise optical photometry
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mislis D
(2012)
A massive exoplanet candidate around KOI-13: independent confirmation by ellipsoidal variations A massive exoplanet candidate around KOI-13
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Minniti D.
(2011)
The VVV Survey of the Milky Way: first year results
in Boletin de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia La Plata Argentina
Minniti D
(2010)
VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way
in New Astronomy
Miniutti G
(2012)
Insights on the X-ray weak quasar phenomenon from XMM-Newton monitoring of PHL 1092 Monitoring of the X-ray weak quasar PHL 1092
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Minchev I
(2014)
A NEW STELLAR CHEMO-KINEMATIC RELATION REVEALS THE MERGER HISTORY OF THE MILKY WAY DISK
in The Astrophysical Journal
Million E
(2010)
Feedback under the microscope - I. Thermodynamic structure and AGN-driven shocks in M87 AGN feedback in M87
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Miller J
(2012)
THE DISK-WIND-JET CONNECTION IN THE BLACK HOLE H 1743-322
in The Astrophysical Journal