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Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - Prof. Mia de los Reyes, Amherst College

Title: "Near, far, wherever you are: Dwarf galaxies across a range of distances and resolutions"

10/18/2024
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Wilder 104 & Zoom
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts and Sciences, Lectures & Seminars

Abstract: Low-mass "dwarf" galaxies were probably the first galaxies in the universe to form, and they are the most numerous type of galaxy today. However, due to dwarf galaxies' low luminosities, much of our understanding of low-mass galaxy evolution has been based on the dwarf galaxies in our Local Group, which can be observed as resolved stellar systems. It is an ongoing challenge to connect these resolved stellar measurements with observations of more distant dwarf galaxies, which appear as unresolved blobs. In this talk, I will discuss ways in which we can bridge these resolved and unresolved measurements using IFU spectroscopy and simulations—and work towards true "apples-to-apples" comparisons of dwarf galaxies in the nearby and distant universe.

Hosted by Professor Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil

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For more information, contact:
Tressena Manning
tressena.a.manning@dartmouth.edu
603-646-2854
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