Doctoral Student in Theoretical & Computational Astrophysics @ EPFL
Colliding Galaxies in a (Nut)Shell
MSc Thesis Project (2022)
Simulation of two colliding disc galaxies (1:2 mass ratio), merging into a shell galaxy. The gas of the two systems is shown in blue,
while the old and newly formed stellar populations are shown in grey and white respectively.
I run numerical simulations of two merging disc galaxies and their formation into a shell galaxy, using the RAMSES code (Teyssier, 2002).
By conducting a parameter survey, I explore different sets of parameters to find an orbtial configuration favourable for shell formation.
Based on that, I perform an idealised high-resolution merger simulation, and follow its formation into a shell galaxy. I then analyse how the
merger-driven star formation activity evolves throughout time, within the system, what the physical conditions are for it, and how it relates
to the formation of shells.
