Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT160100206]Researchers: Dougal Mackey (Future Fellowship) , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description Unveiling the haloes of Andromeda and the Milky Way. This project aims to understand galaxy formation and the astrophysical properties of dark matter. Continual merging with smaller systems powers the development of large galaxies. The ghostly remnants of these cannibalised satellites encode the build-up of mass in a galaxy and trace the underlying gravitational field. This project will use astronomical imaging technology to study ultra-faint stellar streams in the outskirts of our Milky Way and its twin sister Andromeda, revealing their assembly histories and the precise properties of their dark matter haloes. These quantities are fundamental experimental benchmarks for testing modern cosmological models.
Funding Amount $805,054
Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships
- ARC : FT160100206
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT160100206
