Research
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2023.04.25
Unveiling BCGs and their host clusters using the ICL and Satellite Galaxy Populations
At the heart of every galaxy cluster is the brightest central galaxy (BCG). The central location of the BCG along with its unique formation history yield the underlying galaxy-dark matter halo connection. This statistical correlation allows us to enhance our understanding of the assembly and evolution of BCGs over cosmic time. However, we gain further insight into the formation and evolution of...
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2023.04.26
21cm Cosmology in the Post-Reionization Universe
I will discuss some recent progress in 21cm line intensity mapping within the SKA cosmology science working group. In particular, we report the first direct detection of the cosmological power spectrum using 21cm line (2301.11943), derived from interferometric observations with the L-band receivers of the MeerKAT radio telescope. I review the challenges in analysing the MeerKAT data and present...
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2023.05.11
Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies lacking dark matter: from properties to formation
The formation of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) is not well-understood. UDGs have large sizes (several kpc) for their dwarf-galaxy-like stellar mass and have a wide range in dark matter content and other observed properties. In particular, NGC1052-DF2 and NGC1052-DF4 are two puzzling UDGs: they have low-velocity dispersions indicating little to no dark matter content, as well as overly luminous ...
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2023.05.16
Quasar Luminosity Function & Single-Epoch Black Hole Mass Estimation
Quasars, luminous extra-galactic sources powered by accreting super-massive black holes (SMBH), have become increasingly important for probing the distant universe due to the growing number of spectroscopically confirmed quasars. My research focuses on exploring the statistical properties and evolution of quasars through careful analysis of their luminosity and black hole mass. In this talk, I ...
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2023.05.22
Mysteries of fast radio bursts
Making use of exponential increases in computing power and memory per dollar, radio astronomers have been able to search larger areas of sky with ever higher bandwidth at high time and frequency resolution. In 2007, a mysterious millisecond-duration burst was found around the cellphone band. This kind of signal is now known as fast radio burst (FRB), energetic bursts visible at a cosmological d...
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