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Understanding the origin of the remarkable efficiency of distant galaxy formation


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The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DRF-26-0330  

Direction

DRF

Thesis topic details

Category

Corpuscular physics and outer space

Thesis topics

Understanding the origin of the remarkable efficiency of distant galaxy formation

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Job description

The James Webb Space Telescope is revolutionizing our understanding of the distant universe. A result has emerged that challenges our models: the extremely high efficiency of star formation in distant galaxies. However, this finding is derived indirectly: we measure the mass of stars in galaxies, not their star formation rate. This is the main weakness of the James Webb. The aim of this thesis is to remedy this weakness by using its angular resolution capacity, which has not been taken into account until now, in order to obtain a more robust measurement of the SFR of distant galaxies. We will deduce a law that will improve the robustness of SFR determination using morphological properties and combining data from the James Webb Space Telescope with data from ALMA (z=1-3). We will then apply it to the distant universe (z=3-6, part 2) and use it as a benchmark for numerical simulations (part 3).

University / doctoral school


Thesis topic location

Site

Saclay

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2026

Person to be contacted by the applicant

ELBAZ David david.elbaz@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRFU/DAP/LCEG
bâtiment 709 pièce 269
CEA Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
0169085439

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

ELBAZ David david.elbaz@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRFU/DAP/LCEG
bâtiment 709 pièce 269
CEA Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
0169085439

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