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  • An ALMA survey of sub-millimeter galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Sub-millimeter properties of color-selected galaxies 

    Decarli, R., I. Smail, F. Walter, A. M. Swinbank, et al. 2013. "An ALMA survey of sub-millimeter galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Sub-millimeter properties of color-selected galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 780 (2):12
    We study the sub-mm properties of color-selected galaxies via a stacking analysis applied for the first time to interferometric data at sub-mm wavelengths. We base our study on 344 GHz ALMA continuum observations of ...
  • AzTEC Half Square Degree Survey of the SHADES Fields -- I. Maps, Catalogues, and Source Counts 

    Austermann, J. E., J. S. Dunlop, T. A. Perera, K. S. Scott, et al. 2009. "AzTEC Half Square Degree Survey of the SHADES Fields -- I. Maps, Catalogues, and Source Counts." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 401:160.
    We present the first results from the largest deep extragalactic millimetre-wavelength survey undertaken to date. These results are derived from maps covering over 0.7 deg^2, made at 1.1mm, using the AzTEC continuum camera ...
  • The Chandra Deep Protocluster Survey: Point-Source Catalogs for a 400 ks Observation of the z = 3.09 Protocluster in SSA22 

    Lehmer, B. D., D. M. Alexander, S. C. Chapman, Ian Smail, et al. 2009. "The Chandra Deep Protocluster Survey: Point-Source Catalogs for a 400 ks Observation of the z = 3.09 Protocluster in SSA22." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 400:299.
    We present X-ray point-source catalogs for a deep 400 ks Chandra ACIS-I exposure of the SSA22 field. The observations are centred on a z = 3.09 protocluster, which is populated by Lyman break galaxies (LBGs), Lyalpha ...
  • Energetic galaxy-wide outflows in high-redshift ultra-luminous infrared galaxies hosting AGN activity 

    Harrison, C. M., D. M. Alexander, A. M. Swinbank, Ian Smail, et al. 2012. "Energetic galaxy-wide outflows in high-redshift ultra-luminous infrared galaxies hosting AGN activity." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 426:1073.
    We present integral field spectroscopy observations, covering the [O III]4959,5007 emission-line doublet of eight high-redshift (z=1.4-3.4) ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) that host Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) ...
  • An extended Herschel drop-out source in the center of AS1063, a 'normal' dusty galaxy at z=6.1 or SZ substructures? 

    Boone, F., B. Clément, J. Richard, D. Schaerer, et al. 2013. "An extended Herschel drop-out source in the center of AS1063, a 'normal' dusty galaxy at z=6.1 or SZ substructures?." Astronomy and astrophysics 559:L1
    In the course of our 870um APEX/LABOCA follow up of the Herschel Lensing Survey we have detected a source in AS1063 (RXC J2248.7-4431), that has no counterparts in any of the Herschel PACS/SPIRE bands, it is a Herschel ...
  • A Herschel view of the far-infrared properties of submillimetre galaxies 

    Magnelli, B., D. Lutz, P. Santini, A. Saintonge, et al. 2012. "A Herschel view of the far-infrared properties of submillimetre galaxies." Astronomy and astrophysics 539:155.
    We study a sample of 61 submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) selected from ground-based surveys, with known spectroscopic redshifts and observed with Herschel as part of the PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) and the Herschel Multi-tiered ...
  • Integral Field Spectroscopy of 2.0<z<2.7 Sub-mm Galaxies; gas morphologies and kinematics 

    Alaghband-Zadeh, S., S. C. Chapman, A. M. Swinbank, Ian Smail, et al. 2012. "Integral Field Spectroscopy of 2.0<z<2.7 Sub-mm Galaxies; gas morphologies and kinematics." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 424:2232.
    We present two-dimensional, integral field spectroscopy covering the rest-frame wavelengths of strong optical emission lines in nine sub-mm-luminous galaxies (SMGs) at 2.0&lt;z&lt;2.7. The GEMINI-NIFS and VLT-SINFONI imaging ...
  • The LABOCA survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: A photometric redshift survey of submillimetre galaxies 

    Wardlow, J. L., Ian Smail, K. E. K. Coppin, D. M. Alexander, et al. 2010. "The LABOCA survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: A photometric redshift survey of submillimetre galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 415:1479.
    [abridged] We derive photometric redshifts from 17-band optical to mid-IR photometry of 74 robust counterparts to 68 of the 126 submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) selected at 870um by LABOCA observations in the ECDFS. The median ...
  • The LABOCA Survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Clustering of submillimetre galaxies 

    Hickox, Ryan C., J. L. Wardlow, Ian Smail, A. D. Myers, et al. 2011. "The LABOCA Survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Clustering of submillimetre galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 421:284.
    We present a measurement of the spatial clustering of submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) at z = 1-3. Using data from the 870 micron LESS survey, we employ a novel technique to measure the cross-correlation between SMGs and ...
  • Luminous Starbursts in the Redshift Desert at z 1-2: Star Formation Rates, Masses & Evidence for Outflows 

    Banerji, Manda, Scott C. Chapman, Ian Smail, S. Alaghband-Zadeh, et al. 2011. "Luminous Starbursts in the Redshift Desert at z 1-2: Star Formation Rates, Masses & Evidence for Outflows." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 418:1071.
    We present a spectroscopic catalogue of 40 luminous starburst galaxies at z=0.7--1.7 (median z=1.3). 19 of these are submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) and 21 are submillimetre-faint radio galaxies (SFRGs). This sample helps ...
  • Molecular Gas in Submillimetre-Faint, Star-Forming Ultraluminous Galaxies at z>1 

    Casey, C. M., S. C. Chapman, R. Neri, F. Bertoldi, et al. 2009. "Molecular Gas in Submillimetre-Faint, Star-Forming Ultraluminous Galaxies at z>1." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 415:2723.
    [abridged] We present interferometric CO observations of twelve z~2 submillimetre-faint, star-forming radio galaxies (SFRGs) which are thought to be ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) possibly dominated by warmer ...
  • Physical Conditions of the Gas in an ALMA [CII]-identified Submillimetre Galaxy at z = 4.44 

    Huynh, M. T., R. P. Norris, K. E. K. Coppin, B. H. C. Emonts, et al. 2013. "Physical Conditions of the Gas in an ALMA [CII]-identified Submillimetre Galaxy at z = 4.44." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Volume 431(1); L88-L92
    We present CO(2-1) observations of the submillimetre galaxy ALESS65.1 performed with the Australia Telescope Compact Array at 42.3 GHz. A previous ALMA study of submillimetre galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field ...
  • Restframe Optical Spectroscopic Classifications for Submillimeter Galaxies 

    Takata, Tadafumi, Kazuhiro Sekiguchi, Ian Smail, Scott C. Chapman, et al. 2006. "Restframe Optical Spectroscopic Classifications for Submillimeter Galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 651(2): 713-727
    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 composed of submillimeter-selected ...
  • A robust sample of submillimetre galaxies: constraints on the prevalence of dusty, high-redshift starbursts 

    Ivison, R. J., Ian Smail, J. S. Dunlop, T. R. Greve, et al. 2005. "A robust sample of submillimetre galaxies: constraints on the prevalence of dusty, high-redshift starbursts." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 364(3): 1025-1040
    The modest significance of most sources detected in current submm surveys can potentially compromise some analyses due to the inclusion of spurious sources in catalogues typically selected at >3.0-3.5sigma. Here, we develop ...
  • The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: blank-field number counts of 450um-selected galaxies and their contribution to the cosmic infrared background 

    Geach, J. E., E. L. Chapin, K. E. K. Coppin, J. S. Dunlop, et al. 2012. "The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: blank-field number counts of 450um-selected galaxies and their contribution to the cosmic infrared background." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 432:53.
    The first deep blank-field 450um map (1-sigma~1.3mJy) from the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey (S2CLS), conducted with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) is presented. Our map covers 140 arcmin^2 of the COSMOS field, ...
  • The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: demographics of the 450 \mu m-population 

    Roseboom, I. G., J. S. Dunlop, M. Cirasuolo, J. E. Geach, et al. 2013. "The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: demographics of the 450 \mu m-population." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 436:430.
    We investigate the multi-wavelength properties of a sample of 450-\mu m selected sources from the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey (S2CLS). A total of 69 sources were identified above 4\sigma\ in deep SCUBA-2 450-\mu m ...
  • The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: Ultraluminous star-forming galaxies in a z=1.6 cluster 

    Smail, Ian, J. E. Geach, A. M. Swinbank, K. Tadaki, et al. 2013. "The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: Ultraluminous star-forming galaxies in a z=1.6 cluster." The Astrophysical Journal 182(1): 19.
    We analyse new SCUBA-2 submillimeter and archival SPIRE far-infrared imaging of a z=1.62 cluster, Cl0218.3-0510, which lies in the UKIDSS/UDS field of the SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey. Combining these tracers of obscured ...
  • Spectroscopic Characterisation of 250um-Selected Hyper-Luminous Star Forming Galaxies 

    Casey, C. M., S. C. Chapman, Ian Smail, S. Alaghband-Zadeh, et al. 2010. "Spectroscopic Characterisation of 250um-Selected Hyper-Luminous Star Forming Galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 411:2739.
    We present near-infrared spectroscopic observations from VLT ISAAC of thirteen 250\mu m-luminous galaxies in the CDF-S, seven of which have confirmed redshifts which average to = 2.0 \pm 0.4. Another two sources of the 13 ...
  • Submillimeter Galaxies at z 2: Evidence for Major Mergers & Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF and CO-H2 Conversion Factor 

    Tacconi, L. J., R. Genzel, I. Smail, R. Neri, et al. 2008. "Submillimeter Galaxies at z 2: Evidence for Major Mergers & Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF and CO-H2 Conversion Factor." The Astrophysical Journal 680(1): 246-262
    We report sub-arcsecond resolution IRAM PdBI millimeter CO interferometry of four z~2 submillimeter galaxies (SMGs), and sensitive CO (3-2) flux limits toward three z 2 UV-/optically selected star forming galaxies. The new ...
  • A survey of molecular gas in luminous sub-millimetre galaxies 

    Bothwell, M. S., Ian Smail, S. C. Chapman, R. Genzel, et al. 2012. "A survey of molecular gas in luminous sub-millimetre galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 429(4): 3047.
    We present the results from a survey for 12CO emission in 40 luminous sub-millimetre galaxies (SMGs), with 850um fluxes of S850 = 4 - 20 mJy, conducted with the Plateau de Bure Interferometer. We detect 12CO emission in ...