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
Cappetta M
(2012)
The first planet detected in the WTS: an inflated hot Jupiter in a 3.35 d orbit around a late F star Inflated HJ in close orbit around a late-F-star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lentati L
(2013)
Variations in the fundamental constants in the QSO host J1148+5251 at z = 6.4 and the BR1202-0725 system at z = 4.7
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Karczewski O
(2013)
A multiwavelength study of the Magellanic-type galaxy NGC 4449 - I. Modelling the spectral energy distribution, the ionization structure and the star formation history
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bothwell M
(2010)
High-resolution CO and radio imaging of ULIRGs: extended CO structures and implications for the universal star formation law
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Auld R
(2012)
Herschel observations of Cen A: stellar heating of two extragalactic dust clouds Herschel observations of Cen A dust clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Deason A
(2011)
Rotation of halo populations in the Milky Way and M31 Halo rotation in the Milky Way and M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lau H
(2011)
Spin-down of massive rotating stars Spin-down of massive rotating stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bowler R
(2014)
Line-driven radiative outflows in luminous quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sil'chenko O
(2012)
Ages and abundances in large-scale stellar discs of nearby S0 galaxies Discs of S0 galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Banerji M
(2013)
The stellar masses of ~ 40 000 UV selected Galaxies from the WiggleZ survey at 0.3<z<1.0: analogues of Lyman break galaxies?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kennedy G
(2012)
Coplanar circumbinary debris discs Coplanar circumbinary debris discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Treu T
(2011)
The SWELLS survey - I. A large spectroscopically selected sample of edge-on late-type lens galaxies The SWELLS survey - I
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Deason A
(2011)
The Milky Way stellar halo out to 40 kpc: squashed, broken but smooth The Milky Way stellar halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Galametz M
(2014)
Dissecting the origin of the submillimetre emission in nearby galaxies with Herschel and LABOCA
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sanders J
(2010)
Constraints on turbulent velocity broadening for a sample of clusters, groups and elliptical galaxies using XMM-Newton Turbulence in galaxy clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Owen J
(2011)
Protoplanetary disc evolution and dispersal: the implications of X-ray photoevaporation Disc evolution and dispersal
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Blundell K
(2011)
The X-ray and radio-emitting plasma lobes of 4C23.56: further evidence of recurrent jet activity and high acceleration energies The X-ray and radio lobes of 4C23.56
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Erlund M
(2010)
Two types of shock in the hotspot of the giant quasar 4C74.26: a high-resolution comparison from Chandra, Gemini and MERLIN Two types of shock within a hotspot
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vasudevan R
(2010)
The power output of local obscured and unobscured AGN: crossing the absorption barrier with Swift / BAT and IRAS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Banerji M
(2012)
Heavily reddened quasars at z ~ 2 in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey: a transitional phase in AGN evolution Heavily reddened quasars at z ~ 2 in UKIDSS LAS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fabian A
(2012)
1H 0707-495 in 2011: an X-ray source within a gravitational radius of the event horizon 1H 0707-495 in 2011
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Krogager J
(2013)
Comprehensive study of a z = 2.35 DLA Galaxy: mass, metallicity, age, morphology and SFR from HST and VLT?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Werner N
(2010)
Feedback under the microscope - II. Heating, gas uplift and mixing in the nearest cluster core AGN heating and gas uplift in M87
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Raimundo S
(2010)
Radiation pressure, absorption and AGN feedback in the Chandra Deep Fields Absorption in the Chandra Deep Fields
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hlavacek-Larrondo J
(2011)
Investigating a sample of strong cool core, highly luminous clusters with radiatively inefficient nuclei Radiatively inefficient cluster cores
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society