PPT-Galaxies

The Hubble TuningFork Diagram This is the traditional scheme for classifying galaxies Elliptical Galaxies Elliptical galaxies have smooth round distributions of stars They resemble globular clusters except they are much larger They . Lesson Objectives. To appreciate that some galaxies emit far more energy at some wavelengths that can be explained simply in terms of ‘starlight’.. To recall the types of active galaxies.. To show an understanding of the mechanism for producing large quantities of radiation from active galaxies.. Anja. von . der. Linden et al., 2007, MNRAS, 379, 867. On the prevalence of radio-loud active galactic nuclei in brightest cluster galaxies: implications for AGN heating of cooling flows. P. N. Best et al., 2007, MNRAS, 379, 894. Adam Leroy. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. HERITAGE (. Meixner. et al.). Dust in Dwarf Galaxies. Adam Leroy. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. HERITAGE (. Meixner. et al.). SAGE (. Meixner. D.J. Pisano. (West Virginia University). Why study galaxy environment?. Nature vs. Nurture. Can they be distinguished?. What does the environment do to a galaxy?. What would a galaxy look like without any environmental influence?. Recap. Canvas homework: due on Wednesday. Lab this week: Galaxy Morphology. Campus Observatory. Milky Way galaxy. Stars: . brightnesses. , masses, sizes, compositions, evolution. Interstellar matter: gas, dust. Paul . Nulsen. (. CfA. ), Christine Jones (. CfA. ), . William Forman (. CfA. ), Eugene . Churazov. (MPA),. Laurence David (. CfA. ), Brian McNamara (Waterloo),. Steven Murray (. CfA. ) . AGN Outbursts in Giant . Galaxy Morphology and Environment. Main relation – . E’s more common in clusters than field. f(E. ) = fraction of ellipticals . f(Sp. ) = fraction of spirals. regular, symmetric cluster – . f(E. H.-W. Rix IMPRS Galaxies Course March 11, 2011. Goal:. Determine . n. *. (M. *. ,. t. age. ,[Fe. /H],. R. ). . for a population of galaxies. How many stars of what mass and metallicity . formed when and where in galaxies?. Craig Sarazin. University of Virginia. M86. (. Randall et al. 2008). . Abell. 2052. (Blanton et . al. . 2011). Optical light dominated by bulge. Last star formation typically billions of years ago. These are called . active. . galaxies. .. . Active Galaxies and Quasars. By looking far away and back in time, astronomers have discovered:. The origin of active galaxy energy sources and outbursts were closely related to the formation and history of galaxies.. . Loners. Interactions were once . believed to be unimportant . and rare.. Galaxies were thought to . be . isolated loners. , well . separated from one . another . a. nd scarcely interacting.. Au Contraire!. Jeremy . Harwood. YERAC 2011. Background Image courtesy of NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al.; MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A. Weiss et al.; ESO/WFI. What are radio galaxies?. Type of active galaxy. Fanaroff and Riley class I. Islands of Stars. Our goals for learning. :. How are the lives of galaxies connected with the history of the universe?. What are the three major types of galaxies?. How are galaxies grouped together?. Laura . Magrini. INAF- . Osservatorio. . Astrofisico. di . Arcetri. In Our Galaxy. Open clusters (disc population): . Many (~2200 known clusters). . even more new candidates in the inner disc from infrared surveys .