In this course, the students will investigate the properties and origin of the largest baryonic structures in the universe through the study of their radiation. We will span a large range in the universe’s history and radiation spectrum: from X-ray emitting ICM to Cosmic Web UV emission and absorption, to HI radio emission during Reionization. A strong focus will be also put on research practice.

In this course, the students will discover how galaxies formed and developed in the context of the large scale structure of the universe. Following actual research practices, they will use galaxy observations in order to understand the physical properties of galactic constituents and they will combine their results with cosmological models to address unsolved questions in galaxy formation.