Mass assembly and galaxy evolution: measuring origins in deep time

这项提议将允许一个澳大利亚小组在早期宇宙中星系组装的研究中发挥国际领先作用，使用世界上最大的望远镜在这一根本尚未解决的问题上取得关键进展。获得的星系黎明图像将比哈勃太空望远镜的图像清晰四倍。年轻的研究人员将接受使用激光自适应光学的培训，这将是用未来的超大型望远镜进行下一代发现的关键技术。我们对早期宇宙(特别是冷氢气)物质含量的新理解，对于计划和使用未来将在西澳大利亚建造的巨型射电望远镜也将至关重要。

This proposal will allow an Australian group to take an international leading role in the studies of galaxy assembly in the early Universe using the world's largest telescopes to make critical advances in this fundamental unsolved problem. The images obtained of the dawn of galaxies will be four times clearer than those from the Hubble Space Telescope. Young researchers will be trained in using laser Adaptive Optics which will be a key technology for making the next generation of discoveries with future Extremely Large Telescopes. Our new understanding of the matter content of the early Universe (especially cold hydrogen gas) will also be vital for planning and using the future giant radio telescopes to be built in Western Australia.