New Discoveries in Galaxies across Cosmic Time through Advances in Laboratory Astrophysics
AAS WGLA: Nancy Brickhouse, John Cowan, Paul Drake, Steven Federman,, Gary Ferland, Adam Frank, Eric Herbst, Keith Olive, Farid Salama, Daniel Wolf, Savin, Lucy Ziurys

TL;DR
This paper discusses how advances in laboratory astrophysics across multiple physics disciplines will enable major progress in understanding galaxy formation, evolution, and related phenomena over the next decade.
Contribution
It highlights the scientific opportunities and necessary advances in laboratory astrophysics to support galaxy research from 2010 to 2020.
Findings
Identification of key laboratory physics areas for galaxy studies
Outline of experimental and theoretical advances needed
Discussion of scientific questions with high discovery potential
Abstract
As the Galaxies across Cosmic Time (GCT) panel is fully aware, the next decade will see major advances in our understanding of these areas of research. To quote from their charge, these advances will occur in studies of the formation, evolution, and global properties of galaxies and galaxy clusters, as well as active galactic nuclei and QSOs, mergers, star formation rate, gas accretion, and supermassive black holes. Central to the progress in these areas are the corresponding advances in laboratory astrophysics that are required for fully realizing the GCT scientific opportunities within the decade 2010-2020. Laboratory astrophysics comprises both theoretical and experimental studies of the underlying physics that produce the observed astrophysical processes. The 5 areas of laboratory astrophysics that we have identified as relevant to the CFP panel are atomic, molecular, solid matter,…
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TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
