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
Suyu S
(2014)
COSMOLOGY FROM GRAVITATIONAL LENS TIME DELAYS AND PLANCK DATA
in The Astrophysical Journal
De Rosa G
(2014)
BLACK HOLE MASS ESTIMATES AND EMISSION-LINE PROPERTIES OF A SAMPLE OF REDSHIFT z > 6.5 QUASARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cook D
(2014)
The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy (LVL) global optical photometry
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2014)
Galactic kinematics and dynamics from Radial Velocity Experiment stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
De Boer T
(2014)
The a-element knee of the Sagittarius stream
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Martin N
(2014)
THE PAndAS FIELD OF STREAMS: STELLAR STRUCTURES IN THE MILKY WAY HALO TOWARD ANDROMEDA AND TRIANGULUM
in The Astrophysical Journal
Babusiaux C
(2014)
Metallicity and kinematics of the bar in situ
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Recio-Blanco A
(2014)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: the Galactic thick to thin disc transition
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Steidel C
(2014)
STRONG NEBULAR LINE RATIOS IN THE SPECTRA of z ~ 2-3 STAR FORMING GALAXIES: FIRST RESULTS FROM KBSS-MOSFIRE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bush S
(2014)
A PILOT STUDY USING DEEP INFRARED IMAGING TO CONSTRAIN THE STAR FORMATION HISTORY OF THE XUV STELLAR POPULATIONS IN NGC 4625
in The Astrophysical Journal