Theoretical Astrophysics Colloquia

60th Colloquium

Connecting high-redshift galaxies and the intergalactic medium

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Luke Conaboy

University of Nottingham

Recent work has suggested that, during reionisation, spatial variations in the ionising radiation field should produce enhanced Ly$\alpha$ forest transmission at distances of tens of comoving Mpc from high-redshift galaxies. I will present results from our study -- which includes the largest simulation box ($L \sim 240$ cMpc) used to...

59th Colloquium

Galaxy archaeology through the synergy of Subaru and space telescopes

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Sakurako Okamoto

NAOJ

Over the last two decades, wide-field resolved star studies have shown a remarkable variety of stellar (sub-)structures in the halos of the Milky Way and M31, attesting to the fact that accretions have played an essential role in shaping their evolution. Pushing these studies to galaxy systems beyond the Local...

58th Colloquium

Probing the quantum-like nature of the dark matter using observations of dwarf galaxies in our Milky Way and Local Group

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Victor Robles

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Satellite abundance in Milky Way-like halos plays a crucial role in distinguishing dark matter models, in particular, in dark matter models where a suppression of substructure is expected below a mass scale. One model that has gained recent interest is the Quantum/Fuzzy or Wave Dark Matter model, where the dark...

57th Colloquium

Mapping the High-Redshift Universe Across Scales with the Lyman-alpha line

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Chris Byrohl

Heidelberg University

The Lyman-alpha emission line offers a powerful window into galaxies and their diffuse environments at high redshift. Observations from high-sensitivity instruments mounted on telescopes such as Subaru, HET, and JWST encode the distribution of hydrogen and the processes shaping its evolution. However, interpreting these data remains challenging due to the...

60th Colloquium

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Connecting high-redshift galaxies and the intergalactic medium

Luke Conaboy

University of Nottingham

Recent work has suggested that, during reionisation, spatial variations in the ionising radiation field should produce enhanced Ly$\alpha$ forest transmission at distances of tens of comoving Mpc from high-redshift galaxies. I will present results from our study -- which includes the largest simulation box ($L \sim 240$ cMpc) used to...

October 2025   13 : 30     Lyman Alpha Forest and cosmological simulations
59th Colloquium

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Galaxy archaeology through the synergy of Subaru and space telescopes

Sakurako Okamoto

NAOJ

Over the last two decades, wide-field resolved star studies have shown a remarkable variety of stellar (sub-)structures in the halos of the Milky Way and M31, attesting to the fact that accretions have played an essential role in shaping their evolution. Pushing these studies to galaxy systems beyond the Local...

September 2025   13 : 30     Galactic Archeology, stellar populations, and Subaru
58th Colloquium

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Probing the quantum-like nature of the dark matter using observations of dwarf galaxies in our Milky Way and Local Group

Victor Robles

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Satellite abundance in Milky Way-like halos plays a crucial role in distinguishing dark matter models, in particular, in dark matter models where a suppression of substructure is expected below a mass scale. One model that has gained recent interest is the Quantum/Fuzzy or Wave Dark Matter model, where the dark...

June 2025   13 : 30     dark matter, dwarf galaxies, and Milky Way
57th Colloquium

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Mapping the High-Redshift Universe Across Scales with the Lyman-alpha line

Chris Byrohl

Heidelberg University

The Lyman-alpha emission line offers a powerful window into galaxies and their diffuse environments at high redshift. Observations from high-sensitivity instruments mounted on telescopes such as Subaru, HET, and JWST encode the distribution of hydrogen and the processes shaping its evolution. However, interpreting these data remains challenging due to the...

June 2025   13 : 30     large scale structure, numerical simulations, and galaxy evolution
  1. Connecting high-redshift galaxies and the intergalactic medium, Luke Conaboy (University of Nottingham)   October 2025  
  2. Galaxy archaeology through the synergy of Subaru and space telescopes, Sakurako Okamoto (NAOJ)   September 2025  
  3. Probing the quantum-like nature of the dark matter using observations of dwarf galaxies in our Milky Way and Local Group, Victor Robles (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)   June 2025  
  4. Mapping the High-Redshift Universe Across Scales with the Lyman-alpha line, Chris Byrohl (Heidelberg University)   June 2025