Submission failed communicating with the submission server: java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: 130.167.201.116; nested exception is: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out Submission failed communicating with the submission server: java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: 130.167.201.116; nested exception is: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out Submission failed communicating with the submission server: java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: 130.167.201.116; nested exception is: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out Assigned ID: 734 ----- Attempting Submission 1 (Fri Feb 24 21:41:23 GMT 2012) ----- We propose a series of cosmological zoom simulations specifically targeting the formation and evolution of dwarf and sub-L* galaxies living in halos of 10^11- 10^12 solar masses. The shallow potential wells and low-density environments of these halos provide uniquely sensitive laboratories to understand the physics of galactic feedback, as well as the thermal history of the intergalactic medium, from which these galaxies accrete. Given that 129 orbits of Cycle 18 COS data probing such halos is now being completed, combined with the insufficiency of current cosmological simulations to resolve these halos, the theory is lagging the data. We will remedy this by running zoom simulations of individual halos with 1000-10,000 times greater mass resolution than current cosmological simulations used for similar studies. We aim to resolve the sub-kpc scale of high-velocity cloud-like structures and <100 pc scales of the interstellar medium. We will simulate circumgalactic quasar absorption metal-line and H I statistics using our novel non-equilibrium ionization solver that follows individual ionic states. We will also investigate the delicate balance of accretion, star formation, and feedback required to reproduce the observed stellar properties of these small galaxies. In the spirit of transparency, we will make our simulation results available on a public website to encourage new projects and collaborations with observers and theorists understanding the physics regulating galaxy growth. QUASAR ABSORPTION LINES AND IGM 12 Medium false 0.0 0.0 false false true false SUPPORTED