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
Walton D
(2011)
A large catalogue of ultraluminous X-ray source candidates in nearby galaxies
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Wang S
(2013)
AN ALMA SURVEY OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES IN THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH: THE AGN FRACTION AND X-RAY PROPERTIES OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Warburton N
(2012)
Evolution of inspiral orbits around a Schwarzschild black hole
in Physical Review D
Warren S
(2011)
THE FORMATION OF KILOPARSEC-SCALE H I HOLES IN DWARF GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Watkins L
(2013)
A census of orbital properties of the M31 satellites
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Watkins L
(2010)
The masses of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies The masses of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Weisz D
(2012)
THE STAR FORMATION HISTORY OF LEO T FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IMAGING
in The Astrophysical Journal
Weisz D
(2012)
MODELING THE EFFECTS OF STAR FORMATION HISTORIES ON Ha AND ULTRAVIOLET FLUXES IN NEARBY DWARF GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Weiß A
(2013)
ALMA REDSHIFTS OF MILLIMETER-SELECTED GALAXIES FROM THE SPT SURVEY: THE REDSHIFT DISTRIBUTION OF DUSTY STAR-FORMING GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Werk J
(2010)
OUTLYING H II REGIONS IN H I-SELECTED GALAXIES
in The Astronomical Journal