GAMA: towards a physical understanding of galaxy formation (2009)
Driver, Simon P., Norberg, Peder, Baldry, Ivan K., Bamford, Steven P., Hopkins, Andrew M., Liske, Jochen, ...
The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) project is the latest in a tradition of large galaxy redshift surveys, and is now underway on the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory....
A New Approach to Multi-wavelength Associations of Astronomical Sources (2009)
Roseboom, Isaac G., Oliver, Seb, Parkinson, David, Vaccari, Mattia
One of the biggest problems faced by current and next-generation astronomical surveys is trying to produce large numbers of accurate cross identifications across a range of wavelength regimes with...
The History of Star Forming Galaxies and their Environment as seen by Spitzer: A Review (2009)
Roseboom, Isaac, Oliver, Seb, Farrah, Duncan, Frost, Mark
The advent of the Spitzer Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the history of star formation and galaxy mass assembly in the Universe. The tremendous leap in sensitivity from...
Monte Carlo Markov Chain Parameter Estimation in Semi-Analytic Models of Galaxy Formation (2008)
Henriques, Bruno, Thomas, Peter, Oliver, Seb, Roseboom, Isaac
[abridged] We present a statistical exploration of the parameter space of the De Lucia and Blaizot version of the Munich semi-analytic model built upon the millennium dark matter simulation. This is...
Photometric redshifts in the SWIRE survey (2008)
Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Babbedge, Tom, Oliver, Seb, Trichas, Markos, Berta, Stefano, Lonsdale, Carol, ...
We present the SWIRE Photometric Redshift Catalogue 1 025 119 redshifts of unprecedented reliability and of accuracy comparable with or better than previous work. Our methodology is based on fixed...
Timeline analysis and wavelet multiscale analysis of the AKARI All-Sky Survey at 90 micron (2008)
Wang, Lingyu, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Yamamura, Issei, Shibai, Hiroshi, Savage, Rich, Oliver, Seb, ...
We present a careful analysis of the point source detection limit of the AKARI All-Sky Survey in the WIDE-S 90 $\mu$m band near the North Ecliptic Pole (NEP). Timeline Analysis is used to detect IRAS...
Multi-Wavelength Image Space: Another Grid-Enabled Science (2008)
Roy Williams, Bruce Berriman, Ewa Deelman, John Good, Joseph Jacob, Carl Kesselman, ...
We describe how the Grid enables new research possibilities in astronomy through multiwavelength images. To see sky images in the same pixel space, they must be projected to that space, a...
High-redshift QSOs in the SWIRE Survey and the z~3 QSO luminosity function (2008)
Siana, Brian, Del Carmen Polletta, Maria, Smith, Harding E., Lonsdale, Carol J., Gonzalez-Solares, Eduardo, Farrah, Duncan, ...
We use a simple optical/infrared (IR) photometric selection of high-redshift QSOs that identifies a Lyman break in the optical photometry and requires a red IR color to distinguish QSOs from common...
Photometric redshifts in the SWIRE Survey (2008)
Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Babbedge, Tom, Oliver, Seb, Trichas, Markos, Berta, Stefano, Lonsdale, Carol, ...
We present the SWIRE Photometric Redshift Catalogue, 1025119 redshifts of unprecedented reliability and accuracy. Our method is based on fixed galaxy and QSO templates applied to data at 0.36-4.5 mu,...
Ray Norris, Enno Middelberg, José Afonso, Brian Boyle, Paolo Ciliegi, Tim Cornwell, ...
radio contours overlaid on the
Timeline analysis and wavelet multiscale analysis of the AKARI all-sky survey at 90 μm (2008)
Wang, Lingyu, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Yamamura, Issei, Shibai, Hiroshi, Savage, Rich, Oliver, Seb, ...
The SPICA Consortium, Swinyard, Bruce, Nakagawa, Takao, Merken, Patrick, Royer, Pierre, Souverijns, Tim, ...
Photometric redshifts in the SWIRE survey (2008)
Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Babbedge, Tom, Oliver, Seb, Trichas, Markos, Berta, Stefano, Lonsdale, Carol, ...
The European Large Area (2007)
Survey Elais, Seb Oliver, M. Rowan-robinson, C. Cesarsky, L. Danese, A. Franceschini, ...
. The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) has surveyed ¸ 12 square degrees of the sky at 15¯m and 90¯m and subsets of this area at 6.75¯m and 175¯m using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)....
Imperial College, Seb Oliver, M. Rowan-robinson, C. Cesarsky, L. Danese, A. Franceschini, ...
Introduction I describe a project to survey ¸ 13 square degrees of the sky at 15¯m and 90¯m with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) is a collaboration...
Multi-Wavelength Image Space: Another Grid-Enabled Science (2007)
Roy Williams Bruce, Bruce Berriman, Ewa Deelman, John Good, Joseph Jacob, Carl Kesselman, ...
We describe a new Grid-enabled branch of astronomy: multi-wavelength images. To see sky images in the same pixel space, they must be projected to that space, a compute-intensive process.
High-Redshift QSOs in the SWIRE Survey and the z~3 QSO Luminosity Function (2007)
Siana, Brian, Polletta, Maria Del Carmen, Smith, Harding E., Lonsdale, Carol J., Gonzalez-Solares, Eduardo, Farrah, Duncan, ...
We use a simple optical/infrared (IR) photometric selection of high-redshift QSOs that identifies a Lyman Break in the optical photometry and requires a red IR color to distinguish QSOs from common...
Optical and Infrared Diagnostics of SDSS galaxies in the SWIRE Survey (2006)
Davoodi, Payam, Pozzi, Francesca, Oliver, Seb, Polletta, Mari, Afonso-Luis, Alejandro, Farrah, Duncan, ...
We present the rest-frame optical and infrared colours of a complete sample of 1114 z
Parametric modelling of the 3.6um to 8um colour distributions of galaxies in the SWIRE Survey (2006)
Davoodi, Payam, Oliver, Seb, Polletta, Maria Del Carmen, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Savage, Richard S., Waddington, Ian, ...
We fit a parametric model comprising a mixture of multi-dimensional Gaussian functions to the 3.6 to 8um colour and optical photo-z distribution of galaxy populations in the ELAIS-N1 and Lockman...
Understanding Infrared Galaxy Populations: the SWIRE Legacy Survey (2006)
Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Lonsdale, Carol, Smith, Gene, Surace, Jason, Shupe, Dave, Polletta, Maria, ...
We discuss spectral energy distributions, photometric redshifts, redshift distributions, luminosity functions, source-counts and the far infrared to optical luminosity ratio for sources in the SWIRE...
The spatial clustering of ultraluminous infrared galaxies over 1.5 (2006)
Farrah, Duncan, Lonsdale, Carol, Borys, Colin, Fang, Fan, Waddington, Ian, Oliver, Seb, ...
We present measurements of the spatial clustering of galaxies with stellar masses >10^11Msun, infrared luminosities >10^12 Lsun, and star formation rates >200Msun per year in two redshift intervals;...
Bayesian methods of astronomical source extraction (2005)
Savage, Richard S., Oliver, Seb
We present two new source extraction methods, based on Bayesian model selection and using the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). The first is a source detection filter, able to simultaneously...
Savage, Richard S., Oliver, Seb
We perform fluctuation analyses on the data from the Spitzer GOODS survey (epoch one) in the Hubble Deep Field North (HDF-N). We fit a parameterised power-law number count model of the form dN/dS =...
Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Babbedge, Tom, Surace, Jason, Shupe, Dave, Fang, Fan, Lonsdale, Carol, ...
We discuss optical associations, spectral energy distributions (SEDs), and photometric redshifts for Spitzer Wide-Area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) Survey sources in the European Large-Area ISO...
Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Babbedge, Tom, Surace, Jason, Shupe, Dave, Fang, Fan, Lonsdale, Carol, ...
We discuss optical associations, spectral energy distributions (SEDs), and photometric redshifts for Spitzer Wide-Area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) Survey sources in the European Large-Area ISO...
Lonsdale, Carol, Polletta, Maria Del Carmen, Surace, Jason, Shupe, Dave, Fang, Fan, Xu, C. Kevin, ...
We present sub-millimeter statistical detections of galaxies discovered in the 5'x5' Spitzer Early Release Observations (to 4-15 microJy 5 sigma at 3.6-8 microns, 170 microJy at 24 microns) through a...
Van Kampen, Eelco, Percival, Will J., Crawford, Miller, Dunlop, James S., Scott, Susie E., Bevis, Neil, ...
We present predictions for the angular correlation function and redshift distribution for SHADES, the SCUBA HAlf-Degree Extragalactic Survey, which will yield a sample of around 300 sub-mm sources in...
First Insights into the SWIRE Galaxy Populations (2004)
Lonsdale, Carol, Polletta, Maria, Surace, Jason, Shupe, David, Fang, Fan, Xu, C. Kevin, ...
We characterize the SWIRE galaxy populations in the SWIRE validation field within the Lockman Hole, based on the 3.6-24$\mu$ Spitzer data and deep U,g',r',r' optical imaging within an area ~1/3 sq....
Angular Clustering of Galaxies at 3.6 micron from the SWIRE survey (2004)
Oliver, Seb, Waddington, Ian, Gonzalez-Solares, Eduardo, Surace, Jason, Fang, Fan, Shupe, Dave, ...
We present the first analysis of large-scale clustering from the Spitzer Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic legacy survey: SWIRE. We compute the angular correlation function of galaxies selected to...
SWIRE: The SIRTF Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey (2003)
Lonsdale, Carol J., Smith, Harding E., Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Surace, Jason, Shupe, David, Xu, Cong, ...
The SIRTF Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic survey (SWIRE), the largest SIRTF Legacy program, is a wide-area, imaging survey to trace the evolution of dusty, star-forming galaxies, evolved stellar...
Multi-Wavelength Image Space: Another Grid-Enabled Science (2003)
Williams, Roy, Berriman, Bruce, Deelman, Ewa, Good, John, Jacob, Joseph, Kesselman, Carl, ...
We describe a new Grid-enabled branch of astronomy: multi-wavelength images. To see sky images in the same pixel space, they must be projected to that space, a compute-intensive process. There is...
Mann, Robert G., Oliver, Seb, Carballo, Ruth, Franceschini, Alberto, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Heavens, Alan F., ...
We present results from a deep mid-infrared survey of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) region performed at 6.7 and 15mum with the ISOCAM instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO )....
Oliver, Seb, Mann, Robert G, Carballo, Ruth, Franceschini, Alberto, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Kontizas, Maria, ...
We present results from a deep mid-infrared survey of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) region performed at 6.7 and 15mum with the ISOCAM instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO )....
The local star formation rate and radio luminosity density (2002)
Serjeant, Stephen, Gruppioni, Carlotta, Oliver, Seb
We present a new determination of the local volume-averaged star formation rate from the 1.4-GHz luminosity function of star forming galaxies. Our sample, taken from the Revised Shapley-Ames...
Oliver, Seb, Mann, Robert G., Carballo, Ruth, Franceschini, Alberto, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Kontizas, Maria, ...
We present results from a deep mid-infrared survey of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) region performed at 6.7 and 15 mum with the ISOCAM instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO )....
Mann, Robert G., Oliver, Seb, Carballo, Ruth, Franceschini, Alberto, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Heavens, Alan F., ...
We present results from a deep mid-infrared survey of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) region performed at 6.7 and 15 mum with the ISOCAM instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO )....
Galaxy populations from Deep ISO Surveys (2001)
I discuss some of the main extra-galactic field surveys which have been undertaken by the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). I review the findings from the source counts analysies and then examine...
FIRST Extra-Galactic Surveys: Practical Considerations (2001)
We discuss some of the practical considerations that need to be made in the design of extra-galactic field surveys using FIRST. We investigate the various limitations that confusion noise imposes on...
Gruppioni, Carlotta, Oliver, Seb, Serjeant, Stephen
We present new results on the nature of the faint radio galaxy population obtained from a deep identification study in the Marano Field. This work represents the highest identification fractions...
HST imaging survey of sub-mJy star-forming galaxies I: morphologies at z ~ 0.2 (2000)
Serjeant, Stephen, Mobasher, Bahram, Gruppioni, Carlotta, Oliver, Seb
We present the first results of our HST WFPC2 F814W snapshot imaging survey, targeting virtually all sub-mJy decimetric radio-selected star-forming galaxies. The radio selection at ~1 GHz is free...
The European Large Area ISO Survey: Latest Result (2000)
Oliver, Seb, Serjeant, S., Efstathiou, A., Crockett, H., Gruppioni, C., La Franca, F., ...
We present some recent results from the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS). This survey was the largest non-serendipitous ISO field survey. A preliminary reduction has recently been completed and...
The European Large Area ISO Survey I: Goals, Definition and Observation (2000)
Oliver, Seb, Consortium, The ELAIS
We describe the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS). ELAIS was the largest single Open Time project conducted by ISO, mapping an area of 12 square degrees at 15mu with ISO-CAM and at 90mu with...
Density and Velocity Fields from the PSCz Survey (1999)
Saunders, Will, Branchini, Enzo, Teodoro, Luis, Heavens, Alan, Taylor, Andy, Valentine, Helen, ...
We present the results for the predicted density and peculiar velocity fields and the dipole from the PSCz survey of 15,000 IRAS galaxies over 84% of the sky. We find a significant component to the...
Saunders, Will, Oliver, Seb, Keeble, Oliver, Rowan-Robinson, Michael, Maddox, Steve, McMahon, Richard, ...
We present the catalogue and redshift data for the PSCz survey of 15,000 IRAS galaxies over 84% of the sky. The uniformity, completeness and data quality are assessed, and guidelines and caveats for...
Deep Surveys and Cosmology (1999)
Surveys with ISO (Kessler et al 1996), in particular with the CAM (Cesarsky et al 1996) and PHOT (Lemke et al 1996) instruments, will greatly extend our understanding of extra-galactic populations...
The European Large Area ISO Survey: ELAIS (1999)
The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) has surveyed ~12 square degrees of the sky at 15mu and 90mu and subsets of this area at 6.75mu and 175mu using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). This...
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...
The local star formation rate and radio luminosity density (1998)
Serjeant, Stephen, Gruppioni, Carlotta, Oliver, Seb
We present a new determination of the local volume-averaged star formation rate from the 1.4 GHz luminosity function of star forming galaxies. Our sample, taken from the B
The radio luminosity density of star-burst galaxies and co-moving star formation rate (1998)
Oliver, Seb, Gruppioni, Carlotta, Serjeant, Stephen
We present a new determination of the co-moving star formation density at redshifts z~
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...
First results from the PSC-z survey (1997)
Saunders, Will, Taylor, Andy, Ballinger, Bill, Heavens, Alan, Oliver, Seb, Keeble, Oliver, ...
The European Large Area ISO Survey: ELAIS (1996)
I describe a European collaborative project to survey \sim 20 square degrees of the sky at 15\micron and 90\micron with ISO. This is the largest open time project being undertaken by ISO. The depth...
EVOLUTION OF FAINT IRAS GALAXIES (1995)
There has been some disagreement about the strength of evolution exhibited by IRAS galaxies. With a parameterisation such that the co-moving density increases as $(1+z)^P$ measurements of $P$ range...