Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/10/2011
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Title: Gas and Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies: New Results From the Herschel Space Observatory

Speaker: Dr. Christine Wilson, McMaster University

Institute: McMaster University

Location: ABB 102

Description:

The availability of new instruments and telescopes is making it possible to study large, well-selected samples of nearby galaxies at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. These observations trace the cold, dense gas and dust which is the fuel for star formation. The Herschel Space Observatory operates at wavelengths from 60 to 600 microns and, with its 3.5 m diameter mirror, is producing spectacular high resolution images of nearby galaxies. I will discuss new results from Herschel observations of the Very Nearby Galaxies Survey, which aims to observe the closest example of each major class of galaxy with all the photometric and spectroscopic modes that Herschel has available.