A new era of observational surveys that are both deep and wide is poised to revolutionise our understanding of galaxy evolution, by enabling, for the first time...
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TalkGalaxies in the low-surface-brightness Universe - the new frontier in galaxy evolution studies
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Talk(1) Stellar disks in the intermediate redshift range: listening to the galaxy evolution "Symphony". (2) Unveiling the narrow-line Seyfert 1 nature of Mrk 573 using near-infrared spectroscopy
1) In this brief seminar (<~25 minutes+questions) I will present recent results on the study of "deep", high resolution, surface brightness profiles of a sample...
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Talk(1) Stellar kinematics in double-barred galaxies: the sigma-hollows (2) A colorful view on the outskirt of spiral galaxies: clues on disk-formation scenarios
(1) We present SAURON integral-field stellar velocity and velocity dispersion maps for four double-barred early-type galaxies: NGC2859, NGC3941,NGC4725 and...
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TalkA large spectroscopic survey facility at GTC for the next decade
In the next decade astronomers will attempt to constrain the nature of dark matter, dark energy and the (perhaps inflationary) processes which generated...
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TalkA large, multi-epoch H-alpha survey at z=2.23, 1.47, 0.84 & 0.40: the 11Gyr evolution of star-forming galaxies from HiZELS
I will present new deep and wide narrow-band surveys undertaken with UKIRT, Subaru and the VLT; a unique combined effort to select large, robust samples of H...
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NewsA mechanism for removing dark matter from galaxies has been found
The small fraction of dark matter in the galaxy NGC1052-DF4 has worried the astronomical community for several years. Now a team of researchers from the...
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TalkAEGIS: DEEP's panchromatic vista of distant galaxies and AGNs
AEGIS (All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey: aegis.ucolick.org) is on-going survey that opens up new views of the development of galaxies...
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PublicationAn Intermediate-age Alpha-rich Galactic Population in K2
We explore the relationships between the chemistry, ages, and locations of stars in the Galaxy using asteroseismic data from the K2 mission and spectroscopic...
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TalkBar characterization from S4G imaging: Gaining insight into the secular evolution of disc galaxies
The ΛCDM model predicts that galaxies originate in dark matter haloes, undergoing in their early age a process of continuous merges with other galaxies that...