Simulating AGN feedback in galaxy formation

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	Durham University
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2023
End Date	Mar 30, 2025
Duration	547 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2876638`

Grant Description

The project is about using galaxy formation simulations to study the effects of energy injection by Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) on the properties and evolution of galaxies.

We will develop models for AGN feedback that are better physically motivated compared to models generally used currently, and investigate their effects. In particular, we plan to model feedback due to winds from AGN accretion disks, and compare to feedback by AGN jets. The AGN feedback models will be implemented in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation using the SWIFT code.