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Session: Extragalactic Astronomy and Astrophysics

Name: Dr. Natascha M. Forster Schreiber (MPE Garching)
Coauthors: No coauthors were included.
Type: Oral
Title: Star-forming Galaxies at Cosmic Noon and Beyond
Abstract:

Lookback studies have assembled a fairly complete census of galaxies over 85% of cosmic time and established that the bulk of stars, which today reside in massive ellipticals and spirals, formed rapidy at z~1-3, "cosmic noon". Most of this star formation took place in massive gas-rich, turbulent disks, which already followed tight scaling relations in their global properties, and in which dense bulges, fast growing central black holes, and galactic winds were ubiquitous. I will discuss observational results that unveiled the regulated evolution of galaxies since z~3 and recent insights into the galaxy-internal physical processes at play, with a focus on spatially and spectrally resolved studies of the kinematics, gas, and star formation. I will outline exciting new developments in the quest to unlock the drivers of galaxy evolution at and beyond cosmic noon with the newest cutting-edge ground- and space-based instrumentation, paving the way for science with next-generation large aperture telescopes like the ELT in the next decade.