Dark matter and metals in galaxies (DarkMAGE)
In the prevailing theory of hierarchical structure formation the fundamental building block of large-scale structure is the dark matter halo and galaxies form
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The Athena Wide Field Imager
ATHENA, the Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics, is the next-generation X-ray observatory selected as the second large mission (L2) of ESA’s Cosmic
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Past projects
Identifying the Earliest Supermassive Black Holes with ALMA (IdEaS with ALMA)
One of the most challenging and exciting frontiers in current astrophysical knowledge is galaxy formation. The fundamental observation of objects well within the
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From the first galaxies to the Milky Way
In order to understand how galaxies form and evolve, we need to conduct detailed studies up to very high look-back times (high redshift),
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Study of Emission Line Galaxies with Integral Field Spectroscopy (SELGIFS)
Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS) is a relatively new technique that allows to obtain spectra of extended sources as a function of position. This
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An exploration of the assembly history of galaxies with the novel concept of self consistent spectral synthesis (FADO)
Understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of modern astronomy. Excluding the few systems in our
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The Bulgeless Side of Galaxy Evolution
Investigator Responsável José Afonso (Centro de Astronomia e Astrofísica, Portugal) Researcher in charge at IA Mercedes E. Filho Resumo Compreender a formação e
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