Project leader: Porciani, Cristiano (AIfA)
By making use of state-of-the-art numerical simulations of galaxy formation and evolution, this project provides theoretical insights into (i) the buildup of metal and gas mass in high-redshift galaxies, (ii) the atomic and molecular content of their interstellar medium (ISM), (iii) the role played by metal-rich outflows triggered by massive stars. In the context of the CRC, our study provides a direct theoretical counterpart to the observational efforts conducted in C1 and C2. At the same time, it supplies the basic information which is necessary to build the mock catalogs for line-intensity mapping in C6.
Publications
2026
Döven, Aleyna; Ayromlou, Mohammadreza; Porciani, Cristiano
Environmental Quenching of High-Redshift Galaxies: Interpreting JWST Observations with Simulations Journal Article
In: arXiv e-prints, pp. arXiv:2605.03008, 2026, (Preprint at time of check, submitted to A&A; no journal DOI assigned yet).
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year = {2026},
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Goddard, Julianne; Shlosman, Isaac; Romano-Diaz, Emilio
The Impact of Seyfert Jets on Galaxy Evolution across Major Scaling Relations Journal Article
In: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 1001, no. 2, pp. 239, 2026.
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-01},
journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
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2025
Goddard, Julianne; Shlosman, Isaac; Romano-Diaz, Emilio
Modeling Cosmological Evolution of Jetted Seyfert Galaxies for z ensuremathłesssim 10 Journal Article
In: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 993, no. 1, pp. 128, 2025.
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author = {Julianne Goddard and Isaac Shlosman and Emilio Romano-Diaz},
doi = {10.3847/1538-4357/ae0624},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-01},
journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
volume = {993},
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Khatri, Prachi; Romano-Díaz, Emilio; Porciani, Cristiano
The [C II] line emission as an interstellar medium probe in the MARIGOLD galaxies Journal Article
In: A&A, vol. 697, pp. A174, 2025.
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author = {Prachi Khatri and Emilio Romano-Díaz and Cristiano Porciani},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/202453048},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-01},
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Goddard, Julianne; Shlosman, Isaac; Romano-Diaz, Emilio
Jetted Seyfert Galaxies at z = 0: Simulating Feedback Effects on Galactic Morphology and Beyond Journal Article
In: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 979, no. 2, pp. 188, 2025.
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-02-01},
journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
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pages = {188},
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2024
Fichtner, Yvonne A.; Mackey, Jonathan; Grassitelli, Luca; Romano-Díaz, Emilio; Porciani, Cristiano
Connecting stellar and galactic scales: Energetic feedback from stellar wind bubbles to supernova remnants Journal Article
In: A&A, vol. 690, pp. A72, 2024.
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title = {Connecting stellar and galactic scales: Energetic feedback from stellar wind bubbles to supernova remnants},
author = {Yvonne A. Fichtner and Jonathan Mackey and Luca Grassitelli and Emilio Romano-Díaz and Cristiano Porciani},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/202449638},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-01},
urldate = {2024-10-01},
journal = {A&A},
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Khatri, Prachi; Porciani, Cristiano; Romano-Díaz, Emilio; Seifried, Daniel; Schäbe, Alexander
HYACINTH: HYdrogen And Carbon chemistry in the INTerstellar medium in Hydro simulations Journal Article
In: A&A, vol. 688, pp. A194, 2024.
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author = {Prachi Khatri and Cristiano Porciani and Emilio Romano-Díaz and Daniel Seifried and Alexander Schäbe},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/202449640},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-08-01},
journal = {A&A},
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Bi, Da; Shlosman, Isaac; Romano-Díaz, Emilio
Dissecting cosmological filaments at high redshifts: emergence of spaghetti-type flow inside DM haloes Journal Article
In: Monthly Notices of the RAS, vol. 527, no. 4, pp. 11095-11112, 2024.
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title = {Dissecting cosmological filaments at high redshifts: emergence of spaghetti-type flow inside DM haloes},
author = {Da Bi and Isaac Shlosman and Emilio Romano-Díaz},
doi = {10.1093/mnras/stad3942},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-02-01},
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References
- Bi, Shlosman, and Romano-Díaz, “Emergence of galactic morphologies at cosmic dawn: input from numerical modelling”, MNRAS 513, 693 (2022).
- Fichtner, Grassitelli, Romano-Díaz, and Porciani, “Mechanical feedback from stellar winds with an application to galaxy formation at high redshift”, MNRAS 512, 4573 (2022).
- Harrington, Weiss, Yun, Magnelli, 25 co-authors including, Romano-Díaz, and Bertoldi, “Turbulent Gas in Lensed Planck-selected Starbursts at z ⇠ 1-3.5”, ApJ 908, 95 (2021).
- Jiménez-Andrade, Magnelli, Karim, Jones, 22 co-authors including, Romano-Díaz, Bertoldi, and Riechers, “Molecular gas in AzTEC/C159: a star-forming disk galaxy 1.3 Gyr after the Big Bang”, A&A 615, A25 (2018).
- Jiménez-Andrade, Zavala, Magnelli, Casey, Liu, 12 co-authors including, Romano-Díaz, and Bertoldi, “The Redshift and Star Formation Mode of AzTEC2: A Pair of Massive Galaxies at z = 4.63”, ApJ 890, 171 (2020).
- Sadoun, Romano-Díaz, Shlosman, and Zheng, “Ly Ɑ properties of simulated galaxies in overdense regions: effects of galactic winds at z ≿ 6”, MNRAS 484, 4601 (2019).
- Sadoun, Shlosman, Choi, and Romano-Díaz, “The Baryon Cycle at High Redshifts: Effects of Galactic Winds on Galaxy Evolution in Overdense and Average Regions”, ApJ 829, 71 (2016).
- Schäbe, Romano-Díaz, Porciani, Ludlow, and Tomassetti, “A comparison of H2 formation models at high redshift”, MNRAS 497, 5008 (2020).
- Tomassetti, Porciani, Romano-Diaz, Ludlow, and Papadopoulos, “Atomic carbon as a powerful tracer of molecular gas in the high-redshift Universe: perspectives for ALMA.”, MNRAS 445, L124 (2014).
- Tomassetti, Porciani, Romano-Díaz, and Ludlow, “Simulating the H2 content of high-redshift galaxies”, MNRAS 446, 3330 (2015).
