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Resolving Galaxy Formation and Evolution Across Cosmic Time
Resolving Galaxy Formation and Evolution Across Cosmic Time
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202104716
- ISBN
- 9798291576120
- DDC
- 523
- 저자명
- Gibson, J. L.
- 서명/저자
- Resolving Galaxy Formation and Evolution Across Cosmic Time
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : University of Colorado at Boulder, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 211 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-02, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Nelson, Erica J.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado at Boulder, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Galaxy formation and evolution involves a variety of astrophysical processes operating at a range of spatial and temporal scales. This complexity makes it challenging to provide a complete theoretical description of galaxies such that observations of galaxies and their environments are crucial for constraining theoretical models. Central to interpreting observations of the light from galaxies and their circumgalactic mediums (CGMs), are models that transform that light into the fundamental physical properties characterizing galaxies and their CGMs. This thesis addresses important methodological challenges in the modeling of resolved galaxy spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and the characterization of gas-phase metallicities in the CGM. Additionally, the morphologies and stellar populations of a recently discovered population of extended and optically-faint are explored.In the first component of this thesis, CGM metallicities are estimated using a set of models that allow the slope of the extreme ultraviolet background (EGB) to vary whereas most studies keep this parameter fixed. From this, we find that metallicities are robust to uncertainties in the slope of the EUVB, the inferred metallicity increases with increasing EUVB slope, and observations of CGM ionic column densities are unable to provide constraints on the EUVB slope (with the exception of one CGM system). Precise and robust CGM metallicities are important for understanding processes that regulate gas inflows and outflows between galaxies and their CGMs.In the next component of this thesis, different versions of state-of-the-art SED models are applied to spatially resolved data to better understand which SED models, developed for use on integrated scales, perform best at reproducing observed spectral features. Compared to integrated SED models, spatially resolved SED modeling is improved by considering star-formation histories (SFHs) with increased variability, dust attenuation priors with more flexibility, and more informative priors on the stellar metallicity. Importantly, simpler models, with fewer free parameters, perform worse than more complicated models. Accurate spatially resolved SED modeling is key to produce maps of stellar population properties (e.g., stellar masses, star-formation rates, ages, etc.) which will facilitate a better understanding of how galaxies form and evolve.The third component of this thesis explores how well basic spatially resolved galaxy properties are recovered when the SFH used in the SED fitting differs from the intrinsic SED of the galaxy region. To this end, two sets of mock SEDs are generated with a lower variability in the SFH (smooth) and a higher level of SFH variability (bursty), which are then fit with both smooth and bursty SFH priors. Stellar masses are well-constrained, even if the SFHs are mismatched, although the scatter increases for burstier SFHs. Star-formation rates and specific star-formation rates are found to be over-estimated for mocks with intrinsically bursty SFHs fit with smooth SFHs, and under-estimated for mocks with intrinsically smooth SFHs fit with bursty SFHs. Importantly, if there is a mismatch in the intrinsic and assumed SFH, basic properties will be inferred to be lower or higher impacting fundamental relations used to understand galaxy formation and evolution.In the final component of this thesis, the stellar populations and morphologies are studied in an enigmatic population of extended and optically faint galaxy recently discovered with the James Webb Space Telescope. We find that these galaxies are at high redshifts (z ~ 3), with high stellar masses and star-formation rates, contain substantial and extended dust obscuration driving their optical faintness, and in-determinant morphologies. Certain morphological indicators suggest that these galaxies are likely disk-like, while other indicators strongly indicate a prolate morphology. Either way, this study highlights the ability of JWST to discover and characterize unique populations of galaxies at very early cosmic times.
- 일반주제명
- Astrophysics
- 일반주제명
- Astronomy
- 일반주제명
- Environmental science
- 키워드
- Galaxy formation
- 기타저자
- University of Colorado at Boulder Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-02B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■71020▼aUniversity of Colorado at Boulder▼bAstrophysical and Planetary Sciences.
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■790 ▼a0051
■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2025
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