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.
  • Publication
    Probing the existence of a rich galaxy overdensity at z = 5.2
    We report the results of a pilot spectroscopic program of a region at z = 5.2 in the GOODS-N field containing an overdensity of galaxies around the well-known...
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    Probing the high-redshift universe with SPICA: Toward the epoch of reionisation and beyond
    With the recent discovery of a dozen dusty star-forming galaxies and around 30 quasars at z > 5 that are hyper-luminous in the infrared (μ L IR > 1013 L⊙, where...
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    Probing the molecular interstellar medium of M82 with Herschel-SPIRE spectroscopy
    We present the observations of the starburst galaxy M82 taken with the Herschel SPIRE Fourier-transform spectrometer. The spectrum (194-671 μm) shows a...
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    Probing the nuclear and circumnuclear activity of NGC 1365 in the infrared
    We present new far-infrared (70-500 μm) Herschel Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) and Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE)...
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    Probing the z > 6 Universe with the First Hubble Frontier Fields Cluster A2744
    The Hubble Frontier Fields program combines the capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) with the gravitational lensing of massive galaxy clusters to...
  • Capability
    Processing of confidentiality and industrial property agreements
    The IAC promotes scientific and technological cooperations through agreements for the exchange of confidential information, including ideas for the exploitation...
  • Stay
    PROF. DR. ANGEL RICARDO PLASTINO (Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires - UNNOBA, Argentina)
    Angel Ricardo Plastino is a professor in the Department of Basic Sciences at the Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA) and...
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    PROF. DR. JOSÉ A. DE DIEGO ONSURBE (Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM, Mexico)
    Dr. José Antonio De Diego Onsurbe was born in Girona in 1960 and is of Spanish and Mexican nationality. He obtained his PhD from the University of La Laguna in...
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    PROF. PETER BERTSYK (Main Astronomical Observatory, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
    Prof. Bertsyk has developed his career as an astrophysicist researcher at the Main Astronomical Observatory (MAO) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine...