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
McKean J
(2010)
The mass distribution of a moderate redshift galaxy group and brightest group galaxy from gravitational lensing and kinematics Gravitational lensing by a galaxy group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wilkins D
(2012)
Testing the accuracy of radiative cooling approximations in smoothed particle hydrodynamical simulations Testing radiative cooling approximations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bowden A
(2013)
Triaxial cosmological haloes and the disc of satellites
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sanders J
(2010)
Deep high-resolution X-ray spectra from cool-core clusters Deep X-ray spectra from cool-core clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kiss L
(2011)
A search for new members of the ß Pictoris, Tucana-Horologium and e Cha moving groups in the RAVE data base New members of young moving groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ishibashi W
(2014)
Radio-mode feedback in local AGNs: dependence on the central black hole parameters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rein H
(2012)
Traditional formation scenarios fail to explain 4:3 mean motion resonances Traditional formation scenarios and the 4:3 resonance
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Potter A
(2012)
Stellar evolution of massive stars with a radiative a-O dynamo Stellar evolution with a radiative dynamo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wickramasinghe D
(2010)
Does GD 356 have a terrestrial planetary companion?
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
Swinbank A
(2014)
An ALMA survey of sub-millimetre Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: the far-infrared properties of SMGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Canning R
(2011)
Detection of optical coronal emission from 106-K gas in the core of the Centaurus cluster Coronal line emission in NGC 4696
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Relaño M
(2010)
Spatially resolved study of the physical properties of the ionized gas in NGC 595
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collins M
(2010)
A Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic survey of the faint M31 satellites And IX, And XI, And XII and And XIII?† The faint dSphs of M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Simpson C
(2014)
No excess of bright galaxies around the redshift 7.1 quasar ULAS J1120+0641
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Auger M
(2013)
Are group- and cluster-scale dark matter haloes overconcentrated?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kennedy G
(2011)
Collisional evolution of irregular satellite swarms: detectable dust around Solar system and extrasolar planets Evolution of irregular satellite swarms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pettini M
(2012)
A new, precise measurement of the primordial abundance of deuterium The primordial abundance of deuterium
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Young M
(2012)
Reliable estimation of the column density in smoothed particle hydrodynamic simulations Gravity estimate of column density
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Churcher L
(2011)
Multiwavelength modelling of the ß Leo debris disc: one, two or three planetesimal populations?? Modelling the ß Leo debris disc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barker M
(2012)
Quantifying the faint structure of galaxies: the late-type spiral NGC 2403?† The Faint Structure of NGC 2403
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ehlert S
(2011)
Extreme active galactic nucleus feedback and cool-core destruction in the X-ray luminous galaxy cluster MACS J1931.8-2634 Extreme feedback in MACS J1931.8-2634
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
An J
(2011)
Modified virial formulae and the theory of mass estimators Tracer mass estimators
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goulding N
(2013)
J-band variability of M dwarfs in the WFCAM Transit Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kehrig C
(2013)
Uncovering multiple Wolf-Rayet star clusters and the ionized ISM in Mrk 178: the closest metal-poor Wolf-Rayet H ii galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fabian A
(2011)
A wide Chandra view of the core of the Perseus cluster A wider view of the Perseus cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Banerji M
(2010)
Exploring the luminosity evolution and stellar mass assembly of 2SLAQ luminous red galaxies between redshifts 0.4 and 0.8
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collett T
(2013)
Reconstructing the lensing mass in the Universe from photometric catalogue data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Battaglia G
(2011)
Study of the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy from the DART Ca ii triplet survey? The DART survey of the Sextans dSph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kara E
(2013)
The closest look at 1H0707-495: X-ray reverberation lags with 1.3 Ms of data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sweet S
(2013)
Choirs, H i galaxy groups: catalogue and detection of star-forming dwarf group members
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bird S
(2012)
Massive neutrinos and the non-linear matter power spectrum The matter power with neutrinos
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sale S
(2010)
The structure of the outer Galactic disc as revealed by IPHAS early A stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ercolano B
(2011)
The clearing of discs around late-type T Tauri stars: constraints from the infrared two-colour plane Disc clearing in M stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bolton J
(2013)
On the rapid demise of Ly a emitters at redshift z ? 7 due to the increasing incidence of optically thick absorption systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith R
(2012)
Resolving the terrestrial planet forming regions of HD 113766 and HD 172555 with MIDI MIDI observations of HD 113766 and HD 172555
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Loh E
(2012)
H2 temperatures in the Crab Nebula H2 temperatures in the Crab Nebula
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Goddard Q
(2010)
On the nature of star formation at large galactic radii Star formation at large galactic radii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gandhi P
(2010)
Rapid optical and X-ray timing observations of GX 339-4: multicomponent optical variability in the low/hard state Optical and X-ray timing of GX 339-4
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Farihi J
(2012)
Scars of intense accretion episodes at metal-rich white dwarfs Intense metal accretion at white dwarfs
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
Amorisco N
(2011)
Phase-space models of the dwarf spheroidals? Phase-space models of the dwarf spheroidals
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kim H
(2012)
The contribution of star-forming galaxies to fluctuations in the cosmic background light SFGs and fluctuations in the CBL
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bosman S
(2017)
A deep search for metals near redshift 7: the line of sight towards ULAS J1120+0641
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Geach J
(2013)
The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: blank-field number counts of 450-µm-selected galaxies and their contribution to the cosmic infrared background
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bolton J
(2012)
Improved measurements of the intergalactic medium temperature around quasars: possible evidence for the initial stages of He ii reionization at z ? 6 IGM temperature measurements around z ? 6 quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hurley J
(2010)
Formation of binary millisecond pulsars by accretion-induced collapse of white dwarfs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cook D
(2014)
The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy (LVL) global optical photometry
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society