The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper: New eyes to reveal the faintest and largest structures in the universe
Event Start:
2023-03-13T15:00:00
Event End:
2023-03-13T16:00:00
Event Information:
Abstract:
The majority of baryons in the universe exist outside galaxies, in the circumgalactic (CGM) and intergalactic medium (IGM). The properties of these structures are important to understand as the material they hold is required to fuel ongoing star formation in galaxies. The process of how the gas in the CGM gets into galaxies (and is blown back out through galactic feedback) is still debated, though – in fact, the total mass of the CGM of galaxies is still unknown. This mystery remains due to the near invisibility of the CGM and IGM.
Event Location:
HENN 318
Speaker:
Dr. Deborah Lokhorst (Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics)
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Event Start:
2023-03-13T15:00:00
Event End:
2023-03-13T16:00:00
The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper: New eyes to reveal the faintest and largest structures in the universe
Event Information:
Abstract:
The majority of baryons in the universe exist outside galaxies, in the circumgalactic (CGM) and intergalactic medium (IGM). The properties of these structures are important to understand as the material they hold is required to fuel ongoing star formation in galaxies. The process of how the gas in the CGM gets into galaxies (and is blown back out through galactic feedback) is still debated, though – in fact, the total mass of the CGM of galaxies is still unknown. This mystery remains due to the near invisibility of the CGM and IGM.
Event Location:
HENN 318