[Astronomy seminar] Astronomy seminar TODAY @ 10:30 in FC61: Angela Adamo

[Astronomy seminar announcements]

On 2019-11-11 9:24 , Alexis Brandeker wrote:
> Astronomy Seminar
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> Time & location: Friday November 15, 10:30 in FC61
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> Speaker: Angela Adamo (SU Astronomy)
>
> Title:  Star clusters as footprints of star formation, stellar feedback
> and assembly history of galaxies
>
> Abstract:
> Star clusters are gravitationally bound stellar systems commonly formed
> in star formation events. These systems form in the densest regions of
> giant molecular clouds and host the majority of the massive stars
> forming in these regions. A quick look at the cluster population in our
> Milky Way already proves that these bound stellar systems have
> continuously formed during the assembly history of our own galaxy, as
> witnessed by globular clusters, open clusters, young star clusters. I
> will present some key results that relates the most recent efforts to
> link the statistical properties of cluster populations in local galaxies
> (i.e. mass functions, dissolution time scales, formation efficiency) to
> the global physical properties of galaxies, such has star formation per
> unit area, gas surface density,  and dynamics. I will show how key
> events for galaxy evolution, such as mergers or increased gas fraction
> change the properties of the stellar clusters formed during these
> enhanced star formation events, therefore making them tracers of the
> assembly history of galaxies. I will conclude presenting some
> preliminary results about the effect of cluster feedback on their
> immediate surroundings and at galactic scales showing that star clusters
> are fundamental components of the star formation cycle of galaxies.
>
>
> Upcoming events:
> 22/11 (Fri) @ 10:30: Johan Fynbo (NBI)
> 29/11 (Fri) @ 10:30: Liisa Husu (Örebro University)
> (6/12 (Fri) Supervisor's meeting - full day)
> 13/12 (Fri) @ 10:30: Stephen Justham (Amsterdam)
>
> Also see https://www.albanova.se/events/seminars/ for scheduled seminars.
>
> All welcome!
> Alexis Brandeker (Astronomy seminar organiser 2019)
>
> PS For 2020, Arjan Bik and Cristina Barbarino will take over as
> Astronomy seminar organisers.
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