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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Timothy
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T15:26:50Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T15:26:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-17T15:26:50Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/73117
dc.description.abstractPart 1) The star formation rate (SFR) is an important diagnostic of the evolutionary stage of the galaxy. The total infrared (IR) luminosity of a galaxy is a commonly used tracer of SFR. A simple radiative transfer model to estimate the IR luminosity is applied to the feedback in realistic environments (FIRE) simulation suite. The connection between IR luminosity and SFR compared to a well-established model. A large amount of scatter and systematic bias cautions against the interpretations of observations from this simple model. Part 2) Studying progenitors of galaxy clusters (proto-clusters) presents an exciting opportunity to study star formation in extreme environments in the early universe. Detailed follow-up observations the proto-cluster SPT2349-56 is presented. SPT2349-56 contains 12 star forming galaxies in an extremely confined radius. Our observations suggest that SPT2349-56 an especially active and massive proto-cluster. Comparison with other known proto-cluster systems shows that SPT2349-56 is truly unique.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectGalaxyen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.titleStar Formation Rate Indicators in the FIRE simulations & SPT2349-56: A Massive and Active Proto-cluster Coreen_US
dc.date.defence2017-07-28
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Physics & Atmospheric Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorTed Moncheskyen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerJesse Maassenen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerAndrew Rutenbergen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorScott Chapmanen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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