Far-Infrared Luminous Galaxies in Galaxy and Cluster Evolution

远红外发光星系在局域宇宙中是罕见的，但在z~2处宇宙中星星形成率密度的峰值处，远红外发光星系更为常见，而且个别远红外发光星系的亮度也更高。本博士论文的研究涉及远红外发光星系的研究，以确定它们在星系形成和演化中的作用，它们与活跃星系和类星体触发的联系，以及它们参与星系团和原星系团的形成。这项工作将包括使用亚毫米阵列和ESO VLT等设施获取和分析从无线电到光波长的新数据，以及在当前星系形成和演化模型的背景下解释这些结果。

Far-Infrared Luminous galaxies are rare in the local universe but are much more common and individually much more luminous at the peak of star formation rate density in the universe at z~2. The research for this PhD thesis concerns the study of far-IR luminous galaxies to determine their role in galaxy formation and evolution, their connections to active galaxies and quasar triggering, and their involvement in the formation of galaxy clusters and protoclusters. The work will include the acquisition and analysis of new data from radio to optical wavelengths using facilities such as the Submillimeter Array and the ESO VLT, and the interpretation of these results within the context of current galaxy formation and evolution models.