Andrew Blain

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2009

Number

32

Co-Authors

The Chandra COSMOS Survey. I. Overview and Point Source Catalog (2009)

Elvis, Martin, Civano, Francesca, Vignali, Cristian, Puccetti, Simonetta, Fiore, Fabrizio, Cappelluti, Nico, ...

The Chandra COSMOS Survey (C-COSMOS) is a large, 1.8 Ms, Chandra program that has imaged the central 0.5 deg^2 of the COSMOS field (centered at 10 ^h , +02 ^o ) with an effective exposure of ~160 ks,...

The Chandra COSMOS Survey, I: Overview and Point Source Catalog (2009)

Elvis, Martin, Civano, Francesca, Vignali, Cristian, Puccetti, Simonetta, Fiore, Fabrizio, Cappelluti, Nico, ...

The Chandra COSMOS Survey (C-COSMOS) is a large, 1.8 Ms, Chandra} program that has imaged the central 0.5 sq.deg of the COSMOS field (centered at 10h, +02deg) with an effective exposure of ~160ksec,...

Mid-infrared selection of brown dwarfs and high-redshift quasars (2008)

Stern, Daniel, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Allen, Lori E., Bian, Chao, Blain, Andrew, Brand, Kate, ...

We discuss color selection of rare objects in a wide-field multiband survey spanning from the optical to the mid-infrared. Simple color criteria simultaneously identify and distinguish two of the...

The Properties of Sub-mm Galaxies in Hierarchical Models (2008)

Swinbank, Mark, Lacey, Cedric, Smail, Ian, Baugh, Carlton, Frenk, Carlos, Blain, Andrew, ...

We use the combined GALFORM semi-analytical model of galaxy formation and GRASIL spectrophotometric code to investigate the properties of galaxies selected via their sub-mm emission. Our fiducial...

The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey – VI. 350-μm mapping of submillimetre galaxies (2008)

Coppin, Kristen, Halpern, Mark, Scott, Douglas, Borys, Colin, Dunlop, James S., Dunne, Loretta, ...

A follow-up survey using the Submillimetre High-Angular Resolution Camera (SHARC-II) at 350 μm has been carried out to map the regions around several 850-μm-selected sources from the Submillimetre...

The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- VI. 350 micron mapping of submillimetre galaxies (2007)

Coppin, Kristen, Halpern, Mark, Scott, Douglas, Borys, Colin, Dunlop, James, Dunne, Loretta, ...

A follow-up survey using the Submillimetre High-Angular Resolution Camera (SHARC-II) at 350 microns has been carried out to map the regions around several 850 micron-selected sources from the...

The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): High-resolution imaging and spectroscopy in the far-infrared (2007)

Leisawitz, David, Baker, Charles, Barger, Amy, Benford, Dominic, Blain, Andrew, Boyle, Rob, ...

We report results of a recently-completed pre-Formulation Phase study of SPIRIT, a candidate NASA Origins Probe mission. SPIRIT is a spatial and spectral interferometer with an operating wavelength...

Telescope search for decaying relic axions (2007)

Grin, Daniel, Covone, Giovanni, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Kamionkowski, Marc, Blain, Andrew, Jullo, Eric

A search for optical line emission from the two-photon decay of relic axions was conducted in the galaxy clusters Abell 2667 and 2390, using spectra from the VIMOS (Visible MultiObject Spectrograph)...

A Telescope Search for Decaying Relic Axions (2006)

Grin, Daniel, Covone, Giovanni, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Kamionkowski, Marc, Blain, Andrew, Jullo, Eric

A search for optical line emission from the two-photon decay of relic axions was conducted in the galaxy clusters Abell 2667 and 2390, using spectra from the VIMOS (Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph)...

Restframe Optical Spectroscopic Classifications for Submillimeter Galaxies (2006)

Takata, Tadafumi, Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro, Smail, Ian, Chapman, Scott C., Geach, J. E., Swinbank, A. M., ...

We report the results of a systematic near-infrared spectroscopic survey using the Subaru, VLT and Keck Telescopes of a sample of high redshift Ultra-luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) mainly...

The Link between Submillimetre Galaxies and Luminous Ellipticals: Near-Infrared IFU Spectroscopy of Submillimetre Galaxies (2006)

Swinbank, Mark, Smail, Ian, Lindner, Chris, Borys, Colin, Blain, Andrew, ...

We present two-dimensional spectroscopy covering the rest-frame wavelengths of strong optical emission lines in six luminous submillimetre galaxies at z=1.3--2.5. Together with HST ACS and NICMOS...

Molecular Gas in a z~2.5 Triply-Imaged, sub-mJy Submillimetre Galaxy Typical of the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background (2005)

Kneib, Jean-Paul, Neri, Roberto, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Sheth, Kartik, Van Der Werf, Paul, ...

We present the results of observations from the IRAM array of the submm galaxy SMMJ16359+6612 lying at z=2.516 behind the massive cluster A2218. The foreground gravitational lens produces 3 images...

Rest-frame optical and far-infrared observations of extremely bright Lyman-break galaxy candidates at z ~ 2.5 (2005)

Ivison, Rob, Smail, Ian, Bentz, Misty, Stevens, Jason, Menendez-Delmestre, Karin, Chapman, Scott, ...

We have investigated the rest-frame optical and far-infrared properties of a sample of extremely bright candidate Lyman-break galaxies (LBG) identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Their high...

Optical and Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectroscopy of the SCUBA Galaxy N2-850.4 (2005)

Swinbank, Mark, Smail, Ian, Bower, Richard, Borys, Colin, Chapman, Scott, Blain, Andrew, ...

We present optical and near-infrared integral field spectroscopy of the SCUBA galaxy SMM J163650.43+405734.5 (ELAIS N2 850.4) at z=2.385. We combine Ly-alpha and H-alpha emission line maps and...

Molecular Gas in a z~2.5 Triply-Imaged, sub-mJy Submillimetre Galaxy Typical of the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background (2005)

Kneib, Jean-Paul, Neri, Roberto, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Sheth, Kartik, Van Der Werf, Paul, ...

We present the results of observations from the IRAM array of the submm galaxy SMMJ16359+6612 lying at z=2.516 behind the massive cluster A2218. The foreground gravitational lens produces 3 images...

Molecular Gas in a z~2.5 Triply-Imaged, sub-mJy Submillimetre Galaxy Typical of the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background (2005)

Kneib, Jean-Paul, Neri, Roberto, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Sheth, Kartik, Van Der Werf, Paul, ...

We present the results of observations from the IRAM array of the submm galaxy SMMJ16359+6612 lying at z=2.516 behind the massive cluster A2218. The foreground gravitational lens produces 3 images...

The Rest-frame Optical Spectra of SCUBA Galaxies (2004)

Swinbank, Mark, Smail, Ian, Chapman, Scott, Blain, Andrew, Ivison, Rob, Keel, William

We present near-infrared spectroscopy and narrow-band imaging at the wavelength of redshifted H-alpha for a sample of 30 high-redshift, far-infrared luminous galaxies. This sample is selected from...

Molecular Gas in a z~2.5 Triply-Imaged, sub-mJy Submillimetre Galaxy Typical of the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background (2004)

Kneib, Jean-Paul, Neri, Roberto, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Sheth, Kartik, Van Der Werf, Paul, ...

We present the results of observations from the IRAM array of the submm galaxy SMMJ16359+6612 lying at z=2.516 behind the massive cluster A2218. The foreground gravitational lens produces 3 images...

Multiply-imaged submm galaxy in a z~2.5 group (2004)

Kneib, Jean-Paul, Van Der Werf, Paul P., Knudsen, Kirsten Kraiberg, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Frayer, Dave, ...

We present observations of a remarkable submillimetre-selected galaxy, SMMJ16359+6612. This distant galaxy lies behind the core of a massive cluster of galaxies, A2218, and is gravitationally lensed...

A Submm View of the Universe: Clues to the Formation of Massive Galaxies (2003)

Smail, Ian, Chapman, Scott, Blain, Andrew, Ivison, Rob

We discuss recent advances in the study of dusty, massive galaxies at z>1 arising from the first extensive spectroscopic surveys.

Deep radio imaging of the SCUBA 8-mJy survey fields: sub-mm source identifications and redshift distribution (2002)

Ivison, Rob, Greve, Thomas, Smail, Ian, Dunlop, James, Roche, Nathan, Scott, Susie, ...

The SCUBA 8-mJy survey is the largest submm extragalactic mapping survey undertaken to date, centred on the Lockman Hole and ELAIS N2 regions. Here, we present new 1.4-GHz imaging of the depth and...

Probing the mass distribution in groups of galaxies using gravitational lensing (2001)

Moller, Ole, Natarajan, Priyamvada, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Blain, Andrew

In this paper, we study gravitational lensing by groups of galaxies. Since groups are abundant and therefore have a large covering fraction on the sky, lensing by groups is likely to be very...

Locating the starburst in the SCUBA galaxy, SMM J14011+0252 (2001)

Ivison, Rob, Smail, Ian, Frayer, David, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Blain, Andrew

We present new, multi-wavelength, high-resolution imaging of the luminous, submillimeter galaxy, SMM J14011+0252, an interacting starburst at z = 2.56. Our observations comprise optical imaging from...

Gigamasers: the key to the dust-obscured star-formation history of the Universe? (2001)

Townsend, Richard, Ivison, Rob, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Frayer, David

We discuss the possibility of using OH and H2O gigamasers to trace the redshift distribution of luminous, dust-obscured, star-forming galaxies. It has long been thought that ultraluminous,...

The Nature of Faint Submillimeter Galaxies (2000)

Smail, Ian, Ivison, Rob, Blain, Andrew, Kneib, Jean-Paul

We summarise the main results on the faint submillimeter (submm) galaxy population which have come from the SCUBA Cluster Lens Survey. We detail our current understanding of the characteristics of...

The diversity of SCUBA-selected galaxies (1999)

Ivison, Rob, Smail, Ian, Barger, Amy, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Blain, Andrew, Owen, Frazer, ...

We present extensive observations of a sample of distant, submm galaxies detected in the field of the massive cluster lens, A1835, using SCUBA. Taken in conjunction with earlier observations of other...

Submm Continuum Surveys for Obscured Galaxies (1999)

Smail, Ian, Ivison, Rob, Blain, Andrew, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Owen, Frazer

We discuss deep surveys in the submm regime using the SCUBA bolometer array on the JCMT. At 850um SCUBA has resolved the bulk of the submm background (SMBR) detected by COBE into discrete sources...

SCUBA's first-born: SMM J02399-0136 (1999)

Ivison, Rob, Smail, Ian, Blain, Andrew, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Frayer, David

We discuss observations of the submm-selected galaxy, SMM J02399-0136, and what has been learnt about it during the year following its discovery. SMM J02399-0136 was the first distant galaxy detected...

Deep sub-mm surveys with SCUBA (1998)

Smail, Ian, Ivison, Rob, Blain, Andrew, Kneib, Jean-Paul

We review published deep surveys in the submillimeter (sub-mm) regime from the new Sub-millimetre Common User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) on the 15-m James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), Mauna Kea,...

A Submillimetre Survey of the Hubble Deep Field: Unveiling Dust-Enshrouded Star Formation in the Early Universe (1998)

Hughes, David H., Dunlop, James, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Serjeant, Steve, Blain, Andrew, Mann, Robert G., ...

The advent of sensitive sub-mm array cameras now allows a proper census of dust-enshrouded massive star-formation in very distant galaxies, previously hidden activity to which even the deepest...

Unveiling Dust-enshrouded Star Formation in the Early Universe: a Sub-mm Survey of the Hubble Deep Field (1998)

Hughes, David, Serjeant, Steve, Dunlop, James, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Blain, Andrew, Mann, Robert G., ...

The advent of sensitive sub-mm array cameras now allows a proper census of dust-enshrouded massive star-formation in very distant galaxies, previously hidden activity to which even the faintest...