A Study of Galaxy Merger History via Image Super-Resolution Techniques

• Project/Area Number: 25K00223
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 16010:Astronomy-related
• Research Institution: Kitami Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: 澁谷 隆俊 北見工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (30713995)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2030-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2029: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 銀河形成 / 銀河進化 / 銀河合体 / ビッグデータ / 画像処理

Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では，低解像度の広領域探査データを画像処理技術で高解像度化し，大質量銀河や原始銀河団の構成銀河など，遠方希少天体の合体割合（fmerg）を測定する．遠方希少天体と低質量銀河や一般領域の銀河のfmergを比較し，銀河合体が遠方希少天体の形成・進化に及ぼす影響を評価する．