HI Galaxy Science
The HI Galaxy Science Working Group is focused on studying the formation and evolution of galaxies by mapping the 21-cm spectral line of neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) in absorption and emission, over cosmic time.
Using SKA we will conduct deep HI observations of millions of galaxies out to redshift z>1. Our primary goals are to investigate the structure and dynamics of cold gas in and around galaxies, explore the gas-halo interface, discover plumes and streams of intergalactic gas, as well as map large-scale galaxy structures and their peculiar motions.
Working Group Membership
Members of the the HI Galaxy Science Working group can be found here.
We actively encourage interested researchers to participate in the working group.
If you are interested in joining the group, please complete this form.
The current co-chairs are:
- Betsey Adams (ASTRON, Netherlands), adams@astron.nl
- Neeraj Gupta (IUCAA, India), ngupta@iucaa.in
Guidelines on who can join the group can be found here.
The SKAO Project Scientist liaison is Philippa Hartley (contact details here).
HI Galaxy Science Working Group Documentation
The HI chapters from "Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA" (2015) can be found here
Previous Chairs
- Barbara Catinella (2021-2023)
- Paolo Serra (2020-2022)
- Sarah Blyth (2017-2021)
- Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro (2017-2019)
- Erwin de Blok (2015-2017)
- Martin Meyer (2015-2017)
- Lister Staveley-Smith (2013-2015)
- Tom Oosterloo (2013-2015)