Astrophysics Seminars

Nov
13
2008

Institute for Advanced Study Informal Astrophysics Seminar

Understanding Local and Global Influences on the Galaxy Population
Nelson Padilla
11:30am|Bloomberg Hall Astrophysics Library
Reports on the detection of local and global modulations of star formation in galaxies are reviewed and compared to results from semi-analytic models. The latter are used for the following main objectives, i) to study the expected extent of the...
Nov
11
2008

Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Analysis of Comet Samples Returned by the Stardust Mission New Insight into the Origin of Comets and Crystalline Silicates in Disks
Don Brownlee
11:00am|Bloomberg Hall Astrophysics Library
Stardust, the NASA comet sample return mission, obtained thousands of particles from comet Wild 2. Detailed laboratory study of this material from a body that formed beyond Neptune is providing new insight into the origin of comets and crystalline...
Nov
04
2008

Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Galaxy Evolution Over the Last Two-Thirds of Cosmic Time
Sandra Faber
11:00am|Bloomberg Hall Astrophysics Library
Major surveys have now thoroughly sampled the galaxy population at redshifts below z ~ 1.4. This talk will summarize broadly what has been learned about galaxy evolution over these epochs, focussing on results from DEEP2 and Sloan. The main...