Coppin, Kristen, Smail, Ian, Alexander, David M., Weiss, Axel, Walter, Fabian, Swinbank, Mark, ...
We report on the identification of the highest redshift submm-selected source currently known: LESSJ033229.4-275619. This source was detected in the Large Apex BOlometer CAmera (LABOCA) Extended...
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...
Coppin, Kristen, Swinbank, Mark, Neri, Roberto, Cox, Pierre, Alexander, Dave, Smail, Ian, ...
We have used the IRAM Plateau de Bure mm interferometer and the UKIRT 1-5 um Imager Spectrometer to test the connection between the major phases of spheroid growth and nuclear accretion by mapping CO...
Exploring the infrared/radio correlation at high redshift (2008)
Ibar, Edo, Cirasuolo, Michele, Ivison, Rob, Best, Philip, Smail, Ian, Biggs, Andy, ...
We have analysed the 24um properties of a radio-selected sample in the Subaru-XMM/Newton Deep Field in order to explore the behaviour of the FIR/radio relation at high redshifts. Statistically, the...
Spectroscopic follow-up of a cluster candidate at z=1.45 (2007)
Van Breukelen, Caroline, Cotter, Garret, Rawlings, Steve, Readhead, Tony, Bonfield, David, Clewley, Lee, ...
We have obtained deep optical spectroscopic data of the highest-redshift cluster candidate (z ~ 1.4, CVB13) selected by Van Breukelen et al. in a photometric optical/infrared catalogue of the Subaru...
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...
Spectroscopic follow-up of a cluster candidate at z = 1.45 (2007)
Van Breukelen, Caroline, Cotter, Garret, Rawlings, Steve, Readhead, Tony, Bonfield, David, Clewley, Lee, ...
We have obtained deep optical spectroscopic data of the highest-redshift cluster candidate (z ~ 1.4, CVB13) selected by Van Breukelen et al. (2006) in a photometric optical/infrared catalogue of the...
A Multiwavelength Analysis of the Strong Lensing Cluster RCS 022434-0002.5 at z=0.778 (2007)
Hicks, Amalia K., Ellingson, Erica, Hoekstra, Henk, Gladders, Mike, Yee, Howard, Bautz, Mark, ...
We present the results of two (101 ks total) Chandra observations of the z=0.778 optically selected lensing cluster RCS022434-0002.5, along with weak lensing and dynamical analyses of this object. An...
FIRI - a Far-Infrared Interferometer (2007)
Half of the energy ever emitted by stars and accreting objects comes to us in the FIR waveband and has yet to be properly explored. We propose a powerful Far-InfraRed Interferometer mission, FIRI, to...
Simpson, Chris, Martinez-Sansigre, Alejo, Rawlings, Steve, Ivison, Rob, Akiyama, Masayuki, Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro, ...
We describe deep radio imaging at 1.4-GHz of the 1.3 square degree Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Field (SXDF), made with the Very Large Array in B and C configurations. We present a radio map of the entire...
Extremely red objects in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release (2006)
Simpson, Chris, Almaini, Omar, Cirasuolo, Michele, Dunlop, Jim, Foucaud, Sebastien, Hirst, Paul, ...
We construct a sample of extremely red objects (EROs) within the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey by combining the Early Data Release with optical data from the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Field. We find a total...
The Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey VIII: Source Identifications in the 3-hour field (2006)
Clements, Dave, Eales, Steve, Wojciechowski, Kris, Webb, Tracy, Lilly, Simon, Dunne, Loretta, ...
We present optical, near-infrared and radio observations of the 3-hour field of the Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey. Of the 27 submillimetre sources in the field, nine have secure identifications...
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...
A multi-object, multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT (2006)
Evans, Chris, Cunningham, Colin, Atad-Ettedgui, Eli, Allington-Smith, Jeremy, Assemat, Francois, Dalton, Gavin, ...
One of the highlights of the European ELT Science Case book is the study of resolved stellar populations, potentially out to the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. A European ELT would enable such studies in...
Searching for a gigamaser in APM08279+5255, and other short stories (2006)
Bolometer arrays on large antennas at high, dry sites have unveiled a dusty population of massive, luminous galaxies - submillimetre galaxies, or SMGs - which make a significant contribution to the...
Trends in Space Astronomy and Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 (2005)
Turon, Catherine, Done, Chris, Quirrenbach, Andreas, Schneider, Peter, Aerts, Conny, Bazzano, Angela, ...
As a short introduction to the astronomy session, the response of the community to the Call for Themes issued by ESA and the specific themes selected by the Astronomy Working Group are briefly...
Trends in Space Astronomy and Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 (2005)
Turon, Catherine, Done, Chris, Quirrenbach, Andreas, Schneider, Peter, Aerts, Conny, Bazzano, Angela, ...
As a short introduction to the astronomy session, the response of the community to the Call for Themes issued by ESA and the specific themes selected by the Astronomy Working Group are briefly...
A sensitive search for CO J=1-0 emission in 4C 41.17: high-excitation molecular gas at z=3.8 (2005)
Papadopoulos, Padeli, Greve, Thomas, Ivison, Rob, De Breuck, Carlos
We report sensitive imaging observations of the CO J=1-0 line emission in the powerful high-redshift radio galaxy 4C 41.17 (z=3.8) with the NRAO Very Large Array (VLA), conducted in order to detect...
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...
De Breuck, Carlos, Bertoldi, Frank, Carilli, Chris, Omont, Alain, Venemans, Bram, Rottgering, Huub, ...
We present a 1.2 mm (250 GHz) map obtained with MAMBO on the IRAM 30m telescope of the central 25 arcmin^2 of the proto-cluster surrounding the z=4.1 radio galaxy TN J1338-1942. The map reaches a...
Detection of Two Massive CO Systems in 4C 41.17 at z = 3.8 (2005)
De Breuck, Carlos, Downes, Dennis, Neri, Roberto, Van Breugel, Wil, Reuland, Michiel, Omont, Alain, ...
We have detected CO(4-3) in the z=3.8 radio galaxy 4C 41.17 with the IRAM Interferometer. The CO is in two massive (M_dyn ~ 6 x 10^10 M_Sun) systems separated by 1.8\" (13 kpc), and by 400 km/s in...
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...
Trends in Space Astronomy and Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 (2005)
Turon, Catherine, Done, Chris, Quirrenbach, Andreas, Schneider, Peter, Aerts, Conny, Bazzano, Angela, ...
As a short introduction to the astronomy session, the response of the community to the Call for Themes issued by ESA and the specific themes selected by the Astronomy Working Group are briefly...
Trends in Space Astronomy and Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 (2005)
Turon, Catherine, Done, Chris, Quirrenbach, Andreas, Schneider, Peter, Aerts, Conny, Bazzano, Angela, ...
As a short introduction to the astronomy session, the response of the community to the Call for Themes issued by ESA and the specific themes selected by the Astronomy Working Group are briefly...
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...
Detection of Two Massive CO Systems in 4C 41.17 at z = 3.8 (2004)
De Breuck, Carlos, Downes, Dennis, Neri, Roberto, Van Breugel, Wil, Reuland, Michiel, Omont, Alain, ...
We have detected CO(4-3) in the z=3.8 radio galaxy 4C 41.17 with the IRAM Interferometer. The CO is in two massive (M_dyn ~ 6 x 10^10 M_Sun) systems separated by 1.8" (13 kpc), and by 400 km/s in...
De Breuck, Carlos, Bertoldi, Frank, Carilli, Chris, Omont, Alain, Venemans, Bram, Rottgering, Huub, ...
We present a 1.2 mm (250 GHz) map obtained with MAMBO on the IRAM 30m telescope of the central 25 arcmin^2 of the proto-cluster surrounding the z=4.1 radio galaxy TN J1338-1942. The map reaches a...
Clustering of Submillimeter-Selected Galaxies (2004)
Blain, Andrew W., Chapman, Scott S., Smail, Ian, Ivison, Rob
Using accurate positions from very deep radio observations to guide multi-object Keck spectroscopy, we have determined a substantially complete redshift distribution for very luminous, distant...
Blain, Andrew W., Chapman, Scott C., Smail, Ian, Ivison, Rob
The spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of dust-enshrouded galaxies with powerful restframe far-infrared emission have been constrained by a range of ground-based and space-borne surveys. The IRAS...
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...
De Breuck, Carlos, Bertoldi, Frank, Carilli, Chris, Omont, Alain, Venemans, Bram, Rottgering, Huub, ...
We present a 1.2 mm (250 GHz) map obtained with MAMBO on the IRAM 30m telescope of the central 25 arcmin^2 of the proto-cluster surrounding the z=4.1 radio galaxy TN J1338-1942. The map reaches a...
Detection of Two Massive CO Systems in 4C 41.17 at z = 3.8 (2004)
De Breuck, Carlos, Downes, Dennis, Neri, Roberto, Van Breugel, Wil, Reuland, Michiel, Omont, Alain, ...
We have detected CO(4-3) in the z=3.8 radio galaxy 4C 41.17 with the IRAM Interferometer. The CO is in two massive (M_dyn ~ 6 x 10^10 M_Sun) systems separated by 1.8\" (13 kpc), and by 400 km/s in...
De Breuck, Carlos, Bertoldi, Frank, Carilli, Chris, Omont, Alain, Venemans, Bram, Rottgering, Huub, ...
We present a 1.2 mm (250 GHz) map obtained with MAMBO on the IRAM 30m telescope of the central 25 arcmin^2 of the proto-cluster surrounding the z=4.1 radio galaxy TN J1338-1942. The map reaches a...
Detection of Two Massive CO Systems in 4C 41.17 at z = 3.8 (2004)
De Breuck, Carlos, Downes, Dennis, Neri, Roberto, Van Breugel, Wil, Reuland, Michiel, Omont, Alain, ...
We have detected CO(4-3) in the z=3.8 radio galaxy 4C 41.17 with the IRAM Interferometer. The CO is in two massive (M_dyn ~ 6 x 10^10 M_Sun) systems separated by 1.8\" (13 kpc), and by 400 km/s in...
The Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey VIII: Source Identifications in the 3-hour field (2003)
Clements, Dave, Eales, Steve, Wojciechowski, Kris, Webb, Tracy, Lilly, Simon, Dunne, Loretta, ...
We present optical, near-infrared and radio observations of the 3-hour field of the Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey. Of the 27 submillimetre sources in the field, nine have secure identifications...
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.
The Origin of Cosmic Dust (2003)
Dunne, Loretta, Eales, Stephen, Ivison, Rob, Morgan, Haley, Edumnds, Mike
Large amounts of dust have recently been discovered in high-z galaxies and QSOs. The stellar winds produced by AGB stars are thought to be the main source of dust in galaxies, but they cannot produce...
SCUBA Observations of MAMBO Sources (2003)
Eales, Steve, Bertoldi, Frank, Ivison, Rob, Carilli, Chris, Dunne, Loretta, Owen, Frazer
We have observed 23 sources from the MAMBO 1200 micron survey with SCUBA at 850 microns, detecting 19 of the sources. The sources generally have low values for the ratio of 850 micron to 1200 micron...
The Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey VIII: Source Identifications in the 3-hour field (2003)
Clements, Dave, Eales, Steve, Wojciechowski, Kris, Webb, Tracy, Lilly, Simon, Dunne, Loretta, ...
We present optical, near-infrared and radio observations of the 3-hour field of the Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey. Of the 27 submillimetre sources in the field, nine have secure identifications...
The Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey VIII: Source Identifications in the 3-hour field (2003)
Clements, Dave, Eales, Steve, Wojciechowski, Kris, Webb, Tracy, Lilly, Simon, Dunne, Loretta, ...
We present optical, near-infrared and radio observations of the 3-hour field of the Canada-UK Deep Submillimetre Survey. Of the 27 submillimetre sources in the field, nine have secure identifications...
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...
Multiple Integral Field Spectroscopy (2002)
Wright, Gillian, Ivison, Rob, Hastings, Peter, Wells, Martyn, Sharples, Ray, Allington-Smith, Jeremy, ...
Integral-field spectroscopy is the most effective method of exploiting the superb image quality of the ESO-VLT, allowing complex astrophysical processes to be probed on the angular scales currently...
A Submillimeter Survey of Gravitationally Lensed Quasars (2002)
Barvainis, Richard, Ivison, Rob
Submillimeter (and in some cases millimeter) wavelength continuum measurements are presented for a sample of 40 active galactic nuclei (probably all quasars) lensed by foreground galaxies. The object...
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...
Smith, Graham P., Smail, Ian, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Czoske, Oliver, Ebeling, Harald, Edge, Alastair, ...
We present the results of a survey for Extremely Red Objects (EROs) in the fields of ten galaxy cluster lenses at z~0.2, combining high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope imaging with deep K-band...
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,...
A massive reservoir of low-excitation molecular gas at high redshift (2001)
Papadopoulos, Padeli, Ivison, Rob, Carilli, Chris, Lewis, Geraint
Molecular hydrogen is an important component of galaxies because it fuels star formation and accretion onto AGN, the two processes that generate the large infrared luminosities of gas-rich galaxies....
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...
Most new sub-mm/mm surveys, both deep and shallow, are being targeted at rich cluster fields. I explain why, comparing surveys that have exploited weak lensing by massive foreground clusters with...
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...
Submillimeter-selected galaxies (1999)
Blain, Andrew W., Smail, Ian, Ivison, Rob, Kneib, Jean-Paul
The first generation of submillimeter(submm)-wave surveys are being carried out using the 450/850-micron SCUBA camera at the JCMT on Mauna Kea. These surveys are potentially sensitive to galaxies at...
Galaxy counts at 450 and 850 microns (1999)
Blain, Andrew W., Ivison, Rob, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Smail, Ian
Surveys of the distant Universe have been made using the SCUBA submillimeter(submm)-wave camera at the JCMT. 450- and 850-micron data is taken simultaneously by SCUBA in the same 5-square-arcmin...
Dust-obscured star formation and AGN fuelling in hierarchical models of galaxy evolution (1999)
Blain, Andrew W., Jameson, Allon, Smail, Ian, Longair, Malcolm, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Ivison, Rob
A large fraction of the luminous distant submm-wave galaxies recently detected using SCUBA on the JCMT appear to be associated with interacting optical counterparts. We investigate these systems...
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,...
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...
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...
A hyperluminous galaxy at z = 2.8 found in a deep submillimetre survey (1997)
Ivison, Rob, Smail, Ian, Borgne, J. -F. Le, Blain, A. W., Bezecourt, J., ...
We present a detailed study of SMM 02399-0136, a hyperluminous, active galaxy selected from a sub-mm survey of the distant Universe. This galaxy is the brightest source in the fields of seven rich,...
Ivison, Rob, Yates, J. A., Hall, P. J.
We report high spatial and spectral resolution measurements of masers towards R Aqr and H1-36, both of which are examples of the sub-class of symbiotic stars that contain a long-period Mira-type...
No C+ emission from the z=3.137 damped Lyman-alpha absorber towards PC1643+4631A (1997)
Ivison, Rob, Harrison, A. P., Coulson, I. M.
We describe a search for redshifted [C II] in a z=3.137 damped Ly-alpha absorption system that has a large neutral hydrogen column density and which was controversially reported to be a source of CO...
Dust, gas and the evolutionary status of the radio galaxy, 8C1435+635, at z = 4.25 (1997)
Ivison, Rob, Dunlop, James, Hughes, David, Archibald, Elese, Stevens, Jason, Holland, Wayne, ...
We present the results of new rest-frame far-IR observations of the z = 4.25 radio galaxy, 8C1435+635, which not only confirm that it contains an enormous quantity of dust (as first inferred from its...
Dust in high-z radio-loud AGN (1997)
Cimatti, Andrea, Freudling, Wolfram, Roettgering, Huub, Ivison, Rob, Mazzei, Paola
We present continuum observations of a small sample of high-redshift, radio-loud AGN (radio galaxies and quasars) aimed at the detection of thermal emission from dust. Seven AGN were observed with...