Speaker
Description
BEAMS is a spectroscopic survey of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) in massive clusters detected
by the Advanced Atacama Cosmology Telescope (AdvACT). The goal is to trace the evolution
of AGN feedback (both radio and quasar mode), stellar populations, and the growth of central
galaxies in clusters over a 3.4 Gyr time period (0.3 < z < 0.8). Our study is focused on analyzing
the new spectroscopic data of the BEAMS BCGs observed on the Southern African Large Telescope
(SALT). In particular, we extract the spectra and stack them to increase the signal-to-noise ratios
to get more accurate measurements. The stellar populations and star formation histories of BCGs
can then be measured as a function of cluster mass and redshift. We will present our results on
the kinematic properties and star formation histories measured from the stacked BCG spectra.different objects from the longslit
spectra, and the goal is to stack the spectra to increase the signal-to-noise ratios to get more
accurate measurements.The stellar populations and star formation histories of BCGs can then be
measured as a function of cluster mass and redshift. We will also directly fit the stacked spectra
with stellar population models in order to constrain their star formation histories.
Apply to be considered for a student ; award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Level for award;(Hons, MSc, PhD, N/A)?
MSc
