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Michele Trenti, KICC
Thursday 19 January 2012, 16:30-17:30
From the first stars to the first galaxies
- đ¤ Speaker: Michele Trenti, KICC
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 19 January 2012, 16:30 - 17:30
- đ Venue: Sackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4:00 pm)
Abstract
The first billion years after the Big Bang are characterized by a complex interplay between formation of the first stars (metal-free) and the first galaxies (metal-enriched). These first light sources start illuminating the Universe and ionizing hydrogen atoms, defining the initial conditions for the formation of today’s stars, galaxies and black holes. The Wide Field Camera 3 on board the Hubble Space Telescope is providing us with a new view on this epoch, previously accessible only through numerical simulations. I will present an overview of the most recent results in the field, focusing on the comparison of Hubble’s observations at redshift z>6 from the HUDF and BoRG surveys with theoretical/numerical models of galaxy formation and evolution.
Series This talk is part of the Institute of Astronomy Colloquia series.
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