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A Statistical and Multi-wavelength Study of Star Formation in Galaxies

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Authors:
  1. Corentin Schreiber

    1. Leiden Observatory, Leiden University , RA Leiden, The Netherlands

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Service d'Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, France
  • Analyses Herschel satellite data with a novel method, revealing information about galaxies an order of magnitude fainter than any so far studied
  • Presents new evidence suggesting that galaxy growth is dominated by a steady infall of matter
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 1-27

  3. The Main Sequence of Star-Forming Galaxies as Seen by Herschel

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 29-86

  4. Modelling the Integrated IR Photometry of Star-Forming Galaxies

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 87-100

  5. EGG: An Empirical Simulation of the Observable Universe

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 101-126

  6. The Downfall of Massive Star-Forming Galaxies During the Last \(10\,\mathrm{Gyr}\)

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 127-166

  7. Reaching the Distant Universe with ALMA

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 167-198

  8. Conclusions and Perspectives

    • Corentin Schreiber
    Pages 199-203

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 205-218
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About this book

This thesis presents a pioneering method for gleaning the maximum information from the deepest images of the far-infrared universe obtained with the Herschel satellite, reaching galaxies fainter by an order of magnitude than in previous studies. Using these high-quality measurements, the author first demonstrates that the vast majority of galaxy star formation did not take place in merger-driven starbursts over 90% of the history of the universe, which suggests that galaxy growth is instead dominated by a steady infall of matter. The author further demonstrates that massive galaxies suffer a gradual decline in their star formation activity, providing an alternative path for galaxies to stop star formation. One of the key unsolved questions in astrophysics is how galaxies acquired their mass in the course of cosmic time. In the standard theory, the merging of galaxies plays a major role in forming new stars. Then, old galaxies abruptly stop forming stars through an unknown process. Investigating this theory requires an unbiased measure of the star formation intensity of galaxies, which has been unavailable due to the dust obscuration of stellar light.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leiden Observatory, Leiden University , RA Leiden, The Netherlands

    Corentin Schreiber

About the author

Corentin Schreiber is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Leiden University, in the Netherlands, studying massive galaxies in the distant Universe. He did his PhD in CEA Saclay, France, under the joint supervision of David Elbaz and Maurilio Pannella.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Statistical and Multi-wavelength Study of Star Formation in Galaxies

  • Authors: Corentin Schreiber

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44293-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44292-1Published: 20 September 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83032-2Published: 15 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44293-8Published: 12 September 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 218

  • Number of Illustrations: 63 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation

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