State of the Universe

Galaxy Evolution in the Low-mass Regime: studies on Star-formation and Morphology

by Dr Joy Bhattacharyya (OSU)

Asia/Kolkata
A-304 and on Zoom

A-304 and on Zoom

Description

I will discuss how the large-scale environments of dwarf galaxies contribute to their star-formation histories and thereby morphologies, from the densest environments where historically most of the work has been done, to the least dense. Accounting for the full extent of the massive host's gravitational influence on the star-formation histories of dwarf populations within and outside their virial radii is necessary for a full picture of galaxy evolution. I have used the TNG50 hydrodynamical simulation alongside Dark Energy Survey observations to explore star formation in dwarfs across a large cosmological volume as well down to lower surface brightness, respectively. My results hint at environmental processing by the massive galaxies and the presence of backsplash and infalling populations beyond their virial radii. I proceeded to investigate the morphologies of field dwarf galaxies in the SAGA-bg survey with multi-band Legacy Survey imaging. This shows that their stellar masses and star-formation rates strongly contribute to the concentration of the light profile with further proof of redshift evolution as well.