In search of barely visible galaxies

prof. dr hab.

Katarzyna

Małek

National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw

Kwiecień 02, 2025 12:30
What is the nature of low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies? How many types of LSB galaxies exist, and how do they relate to the global mass distribution in our Universe? Furthermore, how can these galaxies be identified in existing surveys, as we are now preparing for the Vera C. Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which will detect a significant number of LSB galaxies, but only in optical bands? I will present a selection of new results from our research group, including insights into their potential dust content, radio emission and clustering properties, which highlight the complexity of this topic and pave the way for new discoveries.