Luminous Infrared Galaxies
ASTR 736, Fall 2015
Thursdays, 1500 – 1615 Hrs
Sep. 03 Setting
the Stage
Reading
assignment: Sanders
& Mirabel 1996, ARA&A, 34,
749-92
Sep. 10 Overview
presentation
Discovery, Definitions, Space & Ground Based Telescopes, multi-wavelength observations, space densities and Luminosity Functions vs. redshift, comparison with other extragalactic populations.
Sep. 17 Origin
& Evolution of Local LIRGs
Studies of flux-limited samples of local objects – GOALS
Sep. 24 Descriptions
of Class Projects (CP)
SEDs Liz
Gas Content Lucy, Kelly
Evol Models ZJ
AGN vs. *B Jia
Lz vs. Hz Andrew
Oct. 05 * Note: New
day* Discussion of CP Papers + SED overview
Oct. 08 More Details for
CPs
(U)LIRG properties and Comparison with other ExGal Populations
Oct. 19 * Note: New day* Molecular
Cloud properties
Definition of GMCs, size distribution, infrared luminosities, Milky Way GMCs
Properties of GMCs in the Milky
Way.pdf
Oct. 22 Origin
and Evolution of LIRGs at low and high redshift
Studies of individual sources – e.g. morphology, SFR (Interactions and Mergers) vs. group properties – e.g. SFR vs. M* (Main Sequence)
Oct. 29 General
Discussion of ULIRG properties
Re-focus the scope of Class Papers to address the most interesting topics.
Nov. 05 The
Galaxy Main Sequence of star formation: confrontation with reality
What is the galaxy MS, and how does it relate to the actual growth of the stellar population of all galaxies over cosmic time ?