Speaker
Amelie Saintonge
(University College London)
Description
Over the past 5 years, it has become possible to assemble measurements of molecular
gas in large samples of normal star-forming galaxies up to z=2. These observations
have been key in establishing the currently favoured model for galaxy evolution,
which is centered around the cycling of gas in and out of galaxies and the efficiency
of the star formation process. While star formation is a physical process taking
place on very small scales, significant insights can be gained by systematic studies
of the scaling relations between gas, star formation, and global galaxy properties.
In this talk I will review some of these key observations at both low and high
redshifts, and how they are shaping our understanding of how, when and where galaxies
form their stars.
Primary author
Amelie Saintonge
(University College London)
