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Muzammil Mushtaq

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Bounds on $Λ$ at the Galactic Center

We constrain the cosmological constant, $Λ$, using astrometric and spectroscopic observations of the S2 star, supplemented by S1 and S14 stars orbiting Sgr A$^*$. We develop a framework for modelling relativistic stellar orbits in general spherically symmetric spacetimes and perform Bayesian parameter estimation to jointly infer orbital and spacetime parameters. Applying this framework to Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime, we obtain upper bounds on $Λ$. The individual constraints exhibit the expected dependence on the dynamical timescales of the stars, with the longer-period S1 providing the strongest sensitivity. Combining the individual constraints, we obtain $Λ\lesssim 6.9\times10^{-48}\mathrm{m}^{-2}$ at 68\% credibility and $Λ\lesssim 1.0\times10^{-38}\mathrm{m}^{-2}$ at 95\% credibility. The 68\% constraint is the strongest bound at a comparable dynamical timescale.

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Dust attenuation in galaxies at cosmic dawn from the FirstLight simulations

We study the behavior of dust in galaxies at cosmic dawn, z=6-8, by coupling the FirstLight simulations with the radiative transfer code POLARIS. The starburst nature of these galaxies and their complex distribution of dust lead to a large diversity of attenuation curves. These follow the Calzetti model only for relatively massive galaxies, Mstars=10^9Msun. Galaxies with lower masses have steeper curves, consistent with the model for the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The ultraviolet and optical slopes of the attenuation curves are closer to the modified Calzetti model, with a slight preference for the power-law model for galaxies with the highest values of attenuation. We have also examined the relation between the slope in the far-ultraviolet, beta_UV , and the infrared excess, IRX. At z=6, it follows the Calzetti model with a shift to slightly lower beta_UV values due to lower metallicities at lower attenuation. The same relation at z=8 shows a shift to higher IRX values due to a stronger CMB radiation at high-z.

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Dust Temperature and Emission of FirstLight Simulated Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

We study the behavior of dust temperature and its infrared emission of FirstLight1 simulated galaxies at the redshift of 6 and 8, by using POLARIS2 as a Monte Carlo photon transport simulator. To calculate the dust temperature ($T_{dust}$) of the Interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies, POLARIS requires three essential parameters as an input - (1) The physical characteristics of galaxies such as the spatial distribution of stars and dust, which are taken from FirstLight galaxies. (2) The intrinsic properties of dust grains that are derived from theDiscrete Dipole Approximation Code (DDSCAT) model. (3) The optical properties of star-particles are in the form of their spectral energy distributions (SEDs) which are extracted from the Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis (BPASS) model. Our simulations produced the 3D maps of the equilibrium dust temperature along with the sight-line infrared emission maps of galaxies. Our results show the importance of excess heating of dust by the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiations at high redshifts that results in increased Mid and Far infrared (M-FIR) dust emission. The different evaluations of dust temperature models relate diversely to the optical and intrinsic properties of galaxies

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Age Estimates of Universe: from Globular Clusters to Cosmological Models and Probes

We performed the photometric analysis of M2 and M92 globular clusters in g and r bands of SLOAN photometric system. We transformed these g and r bands into BV bands of Johnson-Cousins photometric system and built the color magnitude diagram (CMD). We estimated the age, and metallicity of both the clusters, by fitting Padova isochrones of different age and metallicities onto the CMD. We studied Einstein and de Sitter model, bench mark model, the cosmological parameters by WMAP and Planck surveys. Finally, we compared estimated age of globular clusters to the ages from the cosmological models and cosmological parameters values of WMAP and Planck surveys.

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