We’ll be having a special talk this week:
Title: The Baryonic Mass Function and its Dependence on Environment
Speaker: Katie Eckert
Time: Wednesday, April 10th 2013
Location: 6333
Abstract: To understand the distribution of detectable matter in the local universe, we study the galaxy stellar and baryonic (stars + cold gas) mass functions. We examine how the stellar and baryonic mass functions differ for the overall galaxy population and in different environments using two samples: the RESOLVE survey and the JUSHR catalog, both of which encompass diverse, large-scale structures within the cosmic web (filaments, voids, and clusters). We find variations in the shapes of these two distributions that have implications for galaxy formation scenarios. We also present a novel statistical technique for determining the stellar and baryonic mass functions that improves upon the standard methodology.
Don’t forget, AJC starts at noon promptly!
Astronomy Journal Club meets every Wednesday at noon in Stevenson Center 6333.
Check here for the full schedule.