Extragalactic Astronomy at Durham 2008-2013
Lead Research Organisation: Durham University
Department Name: Physics
Over recent years observational astronomers at Durham have been at the forefront of many major advances in the study of galaxies and cosmology. We have a publication and citation record which we believe speaks for itself (see proposal introduction). Durham astronomers currently lead major international projects that exploit many of the the world's foremost ground and space observatories. We will capitalize on our proven track record in AGN studies, precision spectrophotometric analysis of stellar populations in nearby galaxies, multiwavelength studies of galaxy populations at high redshift and panoramic QSO and galaxy surveys, to answer open questions which lie at the core of modern astrophysics. In this proposal we present the case for support of a coherent and comprehensive programme that builds on our strengths and seizes new opportunities. Our programme addresses key questions in the STFC Roadmap, such as ``What are the laws of physics in extreme conditions?'', ``How do galaxies, stars and planets form and evolve?'' and ``What is the Universe made of and how does it evolve?''. This proposal is constructed around the four core themes of our research: Theme A: AGN: outflows from black holes their growth and environment Theme B: Galaxy evolution and archaeology and closely related to this; Theme C: feedback and the formation of galaxies Theme D: Survey cosmology, using galaxies and clusters as probes of large scale structure and evolution There is a well established deep rooted synergy between our work and the research of the ICC group, and the instrumentation group (CfAI).
Apr 08 - Mar 11
ST/F002963/1
Martin Ward
Research Subject:
Astronomy - observation (85%)
Data Handling & Storage (15%)
Extra-Galactic Astron.&Cosmol. (70%)
Durham University, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
Australian National University (ANU) (Collaboration)
Australian Astronomical Observatory (Collaboration)
University of Hawaii (Collaboration)
Martin Ward (Principal Investigator)
Ian Smail (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-257X
John Lucey (Co-Investigator)
Alastair Clouston Edge (Co-Investigator)
Thomas Shanks (Co-Investigator)
Simon Leo Morris (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-110X
Richard Gwyn Bower (Co-Investigator)
Ray Martin Sharples (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3449-8583
Jeremy Allington-Smith (Co-Investigator)
David Mark Alexander (Co-Investigator)
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Zheng C (2008) FIRST-YEAR SPECTROSCOPY FOR THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY-II SUPERNOVA SURVEY in The Astronomical Journal
Younger J (2008) Clarifying the nature of the brightest submillimetre sources: interferometric imaging of LH 850.02 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Yoshikawa T (2010) MOIRCS DEEP SURVEY. VI. NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF K -SELECTED STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z ~ 2 in The Astrophysical Journal
Xue Y (2010) COLOR-MAGNITUDE RELATIONS OF ACTIVE AND NON-ACTIVE GALAXIES IN THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELDS: HIGH-REDSHIFT CONSTRAINTS AND STELLAR-MASS SELECTION EFFECTS in The Astrophysical Journal
Wilman R (2009) Integral field spectroscopy of ionized and molecular gas in cool cluster cores: evidence for cold feedback? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wilman D. J. (2008) Unveiling the important role of groups in the evolution of massive galaxies: Insights from an infrared passive sequence at intermediate redshift in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Wilman D (2009) MORPHOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF z ~ 0.4 GROUPS: THE SITE OF S0 FORMATION in The Astrophysical Journal
Weiß A (2009) THE LARGE APEX BOLOMETER CAMERA SURVEY OF THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH in The Astrophysical Journal
Weijmans A (2010) Dissecting the Lyman a emission halo of LAB1 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wardlow J (2010) An AzTEC 1.1-mm survey for ULIRGs in the field of the Galaxy Cluster MS 0451.6-0305 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description The programme funded by this grant produce a number of observational insights into fundamental features of galaxies, black holes and large-scale structure. To give just one example, using the newly-completed Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) we undertook the first survey of extreme starburst galaxies in the distant Universe, demonstrating that these galaxies are very likely to be the progenitors of the most massive galaxies seen today in the local Universe, but seen in an early and very active phase of formation.
Exploitation Route Further academic research or through the development of new facilities (e.g. ELT and SKA) or observational programmes.
Sectors Education
URL http://www.astro.dur.ac.uk/Cosmology
Description 6dFGS survey
Organisation Australian Astronomical Observatory
PI Contribution Data analysis and construction of the FP catalogue, i.e. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.443.1231C
Collaborator Contribution Many other science contributions, e.g. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.444.3926J http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.445.2677S http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MNRAS.455..386S
Impact now focused on mostly exclusively on 6dF++, i.e. TAIPAN http://www.taipan-survey.org/ Map the southern cosmography with ~110 k redshifts. First detailed map of the southern hemisphere peculiar velocities.
Organisation Australian National University (ANU)
Sector Academic/University
Description Wide field astronomical surveys
Organisation University of Hawaii
Department Institute for Astronomy
PI Contribution Durham an offical partnet in the Pan-STARRS consortium, which operate a telescope in Hawaii.
Collaborator Contribution They provide the telscope and operations support.
Impact The principle output is research papers published in refereed journals.
Start Year 2007
Description Seminars and invited talks
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Type Of Presentation Paper Presentation
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.)
Results and Impact All of the co-applicants on this grants have given numberous seminars and invited talks at universities and international meetings and conferences.
These activities help to enhance the wider knowledge of our research, and foster new collaborations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012