From large-scale galaxy dynamics down to the fueling of supermassive black holes

by Kambiz Fathi

Friday 20 Oct 2006, 10:15 → 11:00 Europe/Stockholm

FA31 (AlbaNova)

I will present some recent results from Integral Field Spectrographs together with images from the Hubble Space Telescope, providing a unique data set for studying dynamics of galaxies. The main focus of this talk will be on the sub-class of spiral galaxies, and the connection between their large-scale dynamics and nuclear activity. In particular, I will elaborate on the role of streaming along bars and spiral arms, as well as the role of ISM on galaxy evolution. Quantfying these effects will provide constrains on our formation and evolution theories. Numerous studies have lead to the development of state-of-art data handeling, reduction, and analysis methods, which prove to be useful for future observations and analysis of this type (e.g., Emsellem et al. 2004; Fathi et al. 2005,2006; Sarzi et al. 2006; Falcon-Barroso et al. 2006).