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
Van Den Berg M
(2023)
The osteometric identification of castrated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and the significance of castration in tracing human-animal relationships in the North.
in Archaeological and anthropological sciences
Ural U
(2010)
Kinematic subpopulations in dwarf spheroidal galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Treu T
(2010)
THE INITIAL MASS FUNCTION OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Treu T
(2012)
INFERENCES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF Lya EMISSION OF z ~ 7 AND z ~ 8 GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Trenti M
(2012)
GAMMA-RAY BURST HOST GALAXY SURVEYS AT REDSHIFT z ? 4: PROBES OF STAR FORMATION RATE AND COSMIC REIONIZATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Trenti M
(2012)
OVERDENSITIES OF Y -DROPOUT GALAXIES FROM THE BRIGHTEST-OF-REIONIZING GALAXIES SURVEY: A CANDIDATE PROTOCLUSTER AT REDSHIFT z ˜ 8
in The Astrophysical Journal
Trenti M
(2011)
THE BRIGHTEST OF REIONIZING GALAXIES SURVEY: DESIGN AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Tremblay G
(2012)
Multiphase signatures of active galactic nucleus feedback in Abell 2597 AGN feedback in Abell 2597
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tremblay G
(2012)
Residual cooling and persistent star formation amid active galactic nucleus feedback in Abell 2597 Residual cooling amid AGN feedback in A2597
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society