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The "Galactic halos" group
The formation and evolution of galaxies is a key area of contemporary astrophysics. Current theories and observations suggest that the halo of the Milky Way was built up over a considerably long time scale by the ingestion of disrupted, smaller fragments. But what characterizes those subgalactic objects? How and on what time scales were the components of galactic halos formed and enriched with chemical elements? What is the role of dark matter in their evolution?
The Emmy Noether research group"Formation histories of galactic halos via chemical abundance analyses of near-by stellar systems"
has received five years funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to study in detail the formation histories of our Milky Way and its neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy (M31). We will chiefly achieve this by chemical abundance analyses of halo field stars, globular clusters, and dwarf galaxies. Data for these projects will be gathered, amongst others, from the ESO/VLT, Magellan, and Keck facilities.
Please see also this recent press release and this article about our newly funded Emmy Noether group.
Possible Diploma-, Master-, and PhD projectsIf interested, please contact me for futher enquiries.
- The nature of the "globular cluster" NGC 2419 (Dipl)
- Analysis of a super-Lithium rich globular cluster star (MSc/Dipl)
- Kinematics and metallicities of the outer M31 halo (MSc/Dipl)
Group members
Group members
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Our group is also working closely with
Our group is also working closely with
- Sonderforschungsbereich 881 "The Milky Way System" (DFG collaborative research center)
- The Galactic Archaeology Group at LSW
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- The Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena
