Project

The relation between gas, dust and total mass in galaxies across the Hubble sequence

Code
3F000412
Duration
01 October 2012 → 30 September 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Astronomy and space sciences
Keywords
Galaxy evolution gas-to-dust ratio dark matter interstellar medium
 
Project description

For 32 galaxies across the Hubble sequence the gas-to-dust ratio will be studied in unprecedented detail. Also, for the very first time the relation between interstellar dust and total mass will be investigated for different phases of galaxy evolution. Finally, a new method to trace the density of the interstellar medium will be thoroughly tested.