CFHT UM2025 - Presentation Details
Abstract Details
Title: Reconstructing the chemo-dynamical evolution of the Milky Way
Presenter: Guillaume Thomas
Abstract:
Reconstructing the accretion history of the Milky Way is vital for understanding the formation and evolution of our Galaxy and its environs. This research complements high-redshift observations, where detecting accretion events remains challenging due to their faintness, even with advanced instruments like JWST. Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the discovery of debris from past accreted galaxies, thanks to Gaia data and CFHT's large photometric surveys such as CFIS and Pristine. In this talk, I will present these deep photometric surveys are enhancing our knowledge of the Milky Way formation on evolution. I will discuss how these observations, in collaboration with spectroscopic follow-up surveys like WEAVE done in the Canaries Observatories are advancing our understanding on the topics, emphizing the importance of continuing and strengthening the collaborations between observatories.