Galaxy population in cosmic filaments

• Grant number: 24/11067-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2024
• End date: July 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Extragalactic Astrophysics
• Principal Investigator: Gastão Cesar Bierrenbach Lima Neto
• Grantee: Isabela Pompolino Salmaso
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The main goal of this project is to study the properties of galaxies in cosmic filaments, looking for correlations between observable properties obtained through galaxy imaging and the density and structure of the environment. In this way, we seek to obtain information about how the evolution of galaxies is affected in these filaments. The regions that will be studied are in the neighborhood of rich galaxy clusters which, as numerical simulations show, are preferentially located at the intersection or nodes of cosmic filaments. In this Scientific Initiation project the student will learn the fundamentals of using large databases, virtual observatories, detection of large-scale structures, and visualization and analysis of data related to galaxy photometry.