The loneliest galaxies: Early results from the Dwarfs In Void Environments (DIVE) Survey

Authors

  • Mia de los Reyes Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University

Abstract

Although low-mass dwarf galaxies are useful laboratories for testing our models of galaxy formation and evolution, they are especially susceptible to environmental effects. One way to untangle the effect of environment on galaxy evolution is to study galaxies located in extremely under-dense regions: cosmic voids. In this talk, I will present the first results from Dwarfs In Void Environments (DIVE), a Keck Cosmic Web Imager study targeting dwarf galaxies inside and outside local cosmic voids. I will also discuss future prospects for this rich IFU dataset, as well as synergies with ongoing surveys that are, for the first time, opening an avenue toward detailed spectroscopic studies of dwarf galaxies beyond our Local Group.

Author Biography

  • Mia de los Reyes, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University

    Mia de los Reyes is an observational astronomer who primarily studies low-mass galaxies near the Milky Way. After earning her PhD in Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology in 2022, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Mia became a Stanford Science Fellow at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. She is now starting a faculty position at Amherst College.

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2023-07-01

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2023: Proceedings of the 41st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

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“The loneliest galaxies: Early results from the Dwarfs In Void Environments (DIVE) Survey”, Proc. SPP, vol. 41, no. 1, p. SPP-2023-INV-2D-01, Jul. 2023, Accessed: Mar. 25, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2023-INV-2D-01