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
Žerjal M
(2013)
CHROMOSPHERICALLY ACTIVE STARS IN THE RADIAL VELOCITY EXPERIMENT (RAVE) SURVEY. I. THE CATALOG
in The Astrophysical Journal
Miller J
(2010)
ON RELATIVISTIC DISK SPECTROSCOPY IN COMPACT OBJECTS WITH X-RAY CCD CAMERAS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Miller J
(2012)
THE DISK-WIND-JET CONNECTION IN THE BLACK HOLE H 1743-322
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cenko S
(2011)
AFTERGLOW OBSERVATIONS OF FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE GAMMA-RAY BURSTS AND THE EMERGING CLASS OF HYPER-ENERGETIC EVENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Veras D
(2011)
QUANTIFYING THE CHALLENGES OF DETECTING UNSEEN PLANETARY COMPANIONS WITH TRANSIT TIMING VARIATIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dale D
(2012)
HERSCHEL FAR-INFRARED AND SUBMILLIMETER PHOTOMETRY FOR THE KINGFISH SAMPLE OF NEARBY GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Karl S
(2011)
DISRUPTION OF STAR CLUSTERS IN THE INTERACTING ANTENNAE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Skibba R
(2011)
THE EMISSION BY DUST AND STARS OF NEARBY GALAXIES IN THE HERSCHEL KINGFISH SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Crepp J
(2011)
SPECKLE SUPPRESSION WITH THE PROJECT 1640 INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROGRAPH
in The Astrophysical Journal
Collins M
(2014)
THE MASSES OF LOCAL GROUP DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXIES: THE DEATH OF THE UNIVERSAL MASS PROFILE
in The Astrophysical Journal