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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    Characterization of a subsample of the Planck SZ source cluster catalogues using optical SDSS DR12 data
    Aims: The Planck catalogues of Sunyaev -Zeldovich (SZ) sources, PSZ1 and PSZ2, are the largest catalogues of galaxy clusters selected through their SZ signature...
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    Characterization of Active Galactic Nuclei and Their Hosts in the Extended Groth Strip: A Multiwavelength Analysis
    We have employed a reliable technique of classification of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) based on the fit of well sampled spectral energy distributions (SEDs)...
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    Characterization of AGN and their hosts in the Extended Groth Strip
    We have employed a reliable technique of classification of AGN based on the fit of their spectral energy distributions with a complete set of AGN types and...
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    Characterization of the host galaxy from gamma-ray blazars
    The most extreme electromagnetic radiation that can be observed is known as very high energy gamma rays (VHE, E>100 GeV). It is the last window open to the...
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    Characterizing the Local Relation between Star Formation Rate and Gas-phase Metallicity in MaNGA Spiral Galaxies
    The role of gas accretion in galaxy evolution is still a matter of debate. The presence of inflows of metal-poor gas that trigger star formation bursts of low...
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    Characterizing unknown systematics in large scale structure surveys
    Photometric large scale structure (LSS) surveys probe the largest volumes in the Universe, but are inevitably limited by systematic uncertainties. Imperfect...
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    CHARLA: “Formación y evolución de las grandes estructuras de nuestro Universo: los cúmulos de galaxias”.
    Cuando observamos el Universo a muy gran escala, encontramos que las grandes estructuras de materia se distribuyen siguiendo una compleja red de filamentos...
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    Circumnuclear Star Formation and AGN Activity: Clues from Surface Brightness Radial Profile of PAHs and [{\rm{S}}\,{\rm{IV}}]
    We studied the circumnuclear mid-IR emission in a sample of 19 local active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with high spatial resolution spectra using T-ReCS (Gemini)...
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    CL0024+1652 as seen by the Galaxy Cluster Evolution survey (GLACE)
    The GaLAxy Cluster Evolution survey (GLACE) is aimed to study the evolution of emission line galaxies in clusters across the cosmic time. It takes advantage of...