Lines of research: Formation & Evolution of Galaxies (FYEG)

Formation & Evolution of Galaxies (FYEG)

Galaxies are formed progressively through a complex combination of gas accretion, star formation and merger processes with other galaxies. The aim of the Galaxy Formation & Evolution research line is to unveil the physical mechanisms responsible for the most significant transformations in these objects. The research team that makes up the research line is strongly involved in the development of forefront instrumentation (EMIR, FRIDA, GTCAO, HARMONI, OSIRIS, WEAVE) and has an important role in the scientific exploitation and  development of international projects (SDSS, EUCLID, LSST) for the study of the formation and evolution of galaxies.

 
The line stands out for studies on the three-dimensional structure of the Milky Way (including its system of globular clusters and satellite galaxies), the characterisation of stellar populations and dynamics of nearby galaxies, the cycle of activity of supermassive black holes at the centres of  galaxies, the conditions of the interstellar medium in the first galaxies, and the role of dark matter in their evolution. Besides, thanks to the recently created simulations group, we also aim to relate observations with theory by means of numerical models over cosmological volumes and thus obtain predictions for future observations.
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    DR. SOEREN SCHACK LARSEN (RADBOUD UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS)
    Søren Larsen received his PhD from the University of Copenhagen in 1999. After post-doc positions at Lick Observatory and ESO, he moved to the Netherlands in...
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    Dra. CRISTINA RAMOS ALMEIDA (Formation and Evolution of Galaxies)
    Dra. Cristina Ramos Almeida is staff scientist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. She was born in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, and studied Physics...
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    DRA. EVANTHIA HATZIMINAOGLOU (European Southern Observatory - ESO, Alemania)
    Dr Evanthia Hatziminaoglou is a senior astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, Germany, an expert in operations of large astronomical...
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    Dust and gas in star-forming galaxies at z 3. Extending galaxy uniformity to 11.5 billion years
    We present millimetre dust emission measurements of two Lyman-break galaxies at z 3 and construct for the first time fully sampled infrared spectral energy...
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    Dust beyond the torus: revealing the mid-infrared heart of local Seyfert ESO 428-G14 with JWST/MIRI
    Polar dust has been discovered in a number of local active galactic nuclei (AGN), with radiation-driven torus models predicting a wind to be its main driver...
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    Dust distribution in HII regions in nearby galaxies from optical and IR studies .
    We report on our ongoing project "Statistical studies of HII regions in the nearby extragalaxies". In EWASS 2014 we presented the overview of our detailed study...
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    Dust in active galactic nuclei. Mid-infrared T-ReCS/Gemini spectra using the new RedCan pipeline
    Context. The unified model of active galactic nuclei (AGN) claims that the properties of AGN depend on the viewing angle of the observer with respect to a...
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    Dust in the central parsecs of unobscured AGN provides more challenges to the torus
    The black holes at the centres of galaxies are the most mysterious objects in the Universe, not only because of the huge quantities of material within them...
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    Dust in the central parsecs of unobscured AGN: more challenges to the torus
    A parsec-scale dusty torus is thought to be the cause of active galactic nuclei (AGN) dichotomy in the 1/2 types, narrow/broad emission lines. In a previous...