Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "star formation"
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Galaxy Transformations in the Last 5 Billion Years
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-01)It has become clear that the global star formation rate in the Universe has been decreasing since at least z~1, and blue, star-forming galaxies are transformed into red, passive galaxies through one or more processes. The ... -
A Herschel/HIFI study of Water in Two Intermediate-Mass Star Forming Regions: Vela IRS 17 and Vela IRS 19
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-27)While the single core accretion model for low mass star formation is well developed, it cannot simply be extended into the high mass star formation regime where clustered star formation dominates. The study of intermediate-mass ... -
Probing the Environmental Dependence of Star Formation in Satellite Galaxies using Orbital Kinematics
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)(Abridged) Physical processes regulating star formation in satellite galaxies represent an area of ongoing research, but the projected nature of observed coordinates makes separating different populations of satellites ... -
Star Formation and Quenching in Galaxies: Groups, Clusters, and Mergers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-21)This thesis studies the impact of galaxy environment on star formation and ‘quenching’, by using simple physically-motivated models that can be fit using available observed quantities. Quenching refers to the close to total ... -
Testing the Extremes of Initial Mass Function Variability using Compact Stellar Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-29)The initial mass function (IMF) is a cornerstone in star formation and galaxy evolution studies. It has traditionally been assumed to be universal, but this has been challenged by increasingly detailed observations of ...