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
Beirão P
(2010)
Far-infrared line imaging of the starburst ring in NGC 1097 with the Herschel /PACS spectrometer
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Belokurov V
(2010)
BIG FISH, LITTLE FISH: TWO NEW ULTRA-FAINT SATELLITES OF THE MILKY WAY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Belokurov V
(2014)
Precession of the Sagittarius stream
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Belokurov V
(2013)
Galactic Archaeology: The dwarfs that survived and perished
in New Astronomy Reviews
Belokurov V
(2014)
ATLAS lifts the Cup: discovery of a new Milky Way satellite in Crater
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bendo G
(2012)
Investigations of dust heating in M81, M83 and NGC 2403 with the Herschel Space Observatory Dust heating in M81, M83 and NGC 2403
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bennert V
(2010)
COSMIC EVOLUTION OF BLACK HOLES AND SPHEROIDS. IV. THE M BH - L sph RELATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bennert V
(2011)
THE RELATION BETWEEN BLACK HOLE MASS AND HOST SPHEROID STELLAR MASS OUT TO z ~ 2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bennert V
(2011)
A LOCAL BASELINE OF THE BLACK HOLE MASS SCALING RELATIONS FOR ACTIVE GALAXIES. I. METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF PILOT STUDY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Berg D
(2012)
DIRECT OXYGEN ABUNDANCES FOR LOW-LUMINOSITY LVL GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal