Astrophysics of the Most Extreme Galaxies

这是一个通过光学积分场单位光谱学研究亚毫米星系（SMG）天体物理学的项目，这些星系被认为是正在形成的年轻星系。 主要目标是：1）揭示数百个高红移SMG的统计有用样本的天体物理学，以及斯皮策太空望远镜探测到的对应物; 2）了解SMG作为遥远宇宙活动区域的路标的位置，以及它们在定义今天星系中的圆盘和凸起/球体中的恒星中的作用。 这项研究将有助于更好地了解早期宇宙中星系的形成和今天星系的性质。 更广泛的影响包括对本科生的研究培训，与当地K-12教育工作者的互动，以及为当地K-12学生提供前往帕洛玛和欧文斯谷天文台的图尔斯之旅。

This is a program to study, via optical integral field unit spectroscopy, the astrophysics of submillimeter galaxies (SMGs), which are thought to be young galaxies in the process of formation. The main goals are 1) To reveal the astrophysics of a statistically useful sample of several hundred high-redshift SMGs, and their counterparts detected using Spitzer Space Telescope; 2) To understand the place of SMGs as signposts to active regions of the distant Universe, and their role in defining the stars in disks and bulges/spheroids in galaxies today. This research will lead to a better understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe and the nature of galaxies today. Broader impacts include research training for undergraduates, interaction with local K-12 educators, and providing tours of local K-12 students to the Palomar and Owens Valley observatories.