Browsing Physics & Atmospheric Science Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Author "Scott, D."

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  • 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 ...

  • Further multiwavelength observations of the SSA22 Ly_alpha emitting `blob' 

    Chapman, S. C., D. Scott, R. A. Windhorst, D. T. Frayer, et al. 2004. "Further multiwavelength observations of the SSA22 Ly_alpha emitting `blob'." The Astrophysical Journal 606(1): 85-91
    We present new follow-up observations of the sub-mm luminous Ly_alpha-emitting object in the SSA22 z=3.09 galaxy overdensity, referred to as `Blob 1' by Steidel et al.(2000). In particular we discuss high resolution Hubble ...

  • The HDF-North SCUBA Super-map I: Submillimetre maps, sources and number counts 

    Borys, C., S. C. Chapman, M. Halpern, and D. Scott. 2003. "The HDF-North SCUBA Super-map I: Submillimetre maps, sources and number counts." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 344(2): 385-398
    We investigate the emission of sub-millimetre-wave radiation from galaxies in a 165 square arcminute region surrounding the Hubble Deep Field North. The data were obtained from dedicated observing runs from our group and ...

  • The HDF-North SCUBA Super-map II: Multi-wavelength properties 

    Borys, C., D. Scott, S. C. Chapman, M. Halpern, et al. 2004. "The HDF-North SCUBA Super-map II: Multi-wavelength properties." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 355(2): 485-503
    We present radio, optical and X-ray detected counterparts to the sub-mm sources found using SCUBA in the Hubble Deep Field North region (GOODS-N). A new counterpart identification statistic is developed to identify properties ...

  • HerMES: Candidate Gravitationally Lensed Galaxies and Lensing Statistics at Submillimeter Wavelengths 

    Wardlow, Julie L., Asantha Cooray, Francesco De Bernardis, A. Amblard, et al. 2012. "HerMES: Candidate Gravitationally Lensed Galaxies and Lensing Statistics at Submillimeter Wavelengths." The Astrophysical Journal 762:59.
    We present a list of 13 candidate gravitationally lensed submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) from 95 square degrees of the Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey, a surface density of 0.14\pm0.04deg^{-2}. The selected sources ...

  • 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 ...

  • Mid- to far infrared properties of star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei 

    Magdis, G. E., D. Rigopoulou, G. Helou, D. Farrah, et al. 2013. "Mid- to far infrared properties of star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei." Astronomy and Astrophysics 558: A136
    We study the mid- to far-IR properties of a 24um-selected flux-limited sample (S24 > 5mJy) of 154 intermediate redshift (~0.15), infrared luminous galaxies, drawn from the 5MUSES survey. By combining existing mid-IR ...

  • The nature of a gravitationally lensed sub-millimetre arc in MS0451.6-0305: two interacting galaxies at z~2.9? 

    Borys, C., S. C. Chapman, M. Donahue, G. Fahlman, et al. 2004. "The nature of a gravitationally lensed sub-millimetre arc in MS0451.6-0305: two interacting galaxies at z~2.9?." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 352(3): 759-767
    We present a new SCUBA image of the cluster MS0451.6-0305, which exhibits strong, extended sub-mm flux at 850 microns. The most striking feature in the map is an elongated region of bright sub-mm emission, with a flux ...

  • The Properties of Microjansky Radio Sources in the HDF-N, SSA13, and SSA22 Fields 

    Chapman, S. C., A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, D. Scott, et al. 2003. "The Properties of Microjansky Radio Sources in the HDF-N, SSA13, and SSA22 Fields." The Astrophysical Journal 585(1): 57-66
    (abridged) We present multiwavelength observations for a large sample of microjansky radio sources detected in ultradeep 1.4GHz maps centered on the Hubble Deep Field-North (HDF-N) and the Hawaii Survey Fields SSA13 and ...

  • Redshift Determination and CO Line Excitation Modeling for the Multiply-Lensed Galaxy HLSW-01 

    Scott, K. S., R. E. Lupu, J. E. Aguirre, R. Auld, et al. 2011. "Redshift Determination and CO Line Excitation Modeling for the Multiply-Lensed Galaxy HLSW-01." The Astrophysical Journal 733:29.
    We report on the redshift measurement and CO line excitation of HERMES J105751.1+573027 (HLSW-01), a strongly lensed submillimeter galaxy discovered in Herschel/SPIRE observations as part of the Herschel Multi-tiered ...

  • The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - III. Identification of radio and mid-infrared counterparts to submillimetre galaxies 

    Ivison, R. J., T. R. Greve, J. S. Dunlop, J. A. Peacock, et al. 2007. "The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - III. Identification of radio and mid-infrared counterparts to submillimetre galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 380(1): 199-228
    Determining an accurate position for a submm galaxy (SMG) is the crucial step that enables us to move from the basic properties of an SMG sample - source counts and 2-D clustering - to an assessment of their detailed, ...

  • The SCUBA Half Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - VII. Optical/IR photometry and stellar masses of sub-millimeter galaxies 

    Dye, Simon, S. A. Eales, I. Aretxaga, S. Serjeant, et al. 2008. "The SCUBA Half Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - VII. Optical/IR photometry and stellar masses of sub-millimeter galaxies." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 386(2): 1107-1130
    We present estimates of the photometric redshifts, stellar masses and star formation histories of sources in the SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES). This paper describes the 60 SCUBA sources detected in the ...

  • The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- II. Submillimetre maps, catalogue and number counts 

    Coppin, K., E. L. Chapin, A. M. J. Mortier, S. E. Scott, et al. 2006. "The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- II. Submillimetre maps, catalogue and number counts." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 372(4): 1621-1652
    We present the maps, source catalogue and number counts of the largest, most complete and unbiased extragalactic submillimetre survey ever undertaken: the 850-micron SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES). Using ...

  • The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- V. Submillimetre properties of near-infrared--selected galaxies in the Subaru/XMM--Newton deep field 

    Takagi, T., A. M. J. Mortier, K. Shimasaku, K. Coppin, et al. 2007. "The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- V. Submillimetre properties of near-infrared--selected galaxies in the Subaru/XMM--Newton deep field." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 381(3): 1154-1168
    We have studied the submillimetre (submm) properties of the following classes of near-infrared (NIR)-selected massive galaxies at high redshifts: BzK-selected star-forming galaxies (BzKs); distant red galaxies (DRGs); and ...

  • The SCUBA HAlf-Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - VIII. The Nature of Faint Submm Galaxies in SHADES, SWIRE and SXDF Surveys 

    Clements, D. L., M. Vaccari, T. Babbedge, S. Oliver, et al. 2008. "The SCUBA HAlf-Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - VIII. The Nature of Faint Submm Galaxies in SHADES, SWIRE and SXDF Surveys." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 387(1): 247-267.
    We present the optical-to-submm spectral energy distributions for 33 radio & mid-IR identified submillimetre galaxies discovered via the SHADES 850 micron SCUBA imaging in the Subaru-XMM Deep Field (SXDF). Optical data for ...

  • 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: 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 ...

  • A Search for Neutral Carbon towards two z=4.05 Submillimetre Galaxies, GN20 and GN20.2 

    Casey, C. M., S. C. Chapman, E. Daddi, H. Dannerbauer, et al. 2009. "A Search for Neutral Carbon towards two z=4.05 Submillimetre Galaxies, GN20 and GN20.2." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 400:670.
    Using the IRAM Plateau-de-Bure Interferometer (PdBI) we have searched for the upper fine structure line of neutral carbon (CI(2->1), nu_rest = 809 GHz) and 12CO(J=7->6) (nu_rest=806GHz) towards the submillimetre galaxies ...

  • Sub-mm and near-IR observations of galaxies selected at 170 microns 

    Sajina, A., C. Borys, S. Chapman, H. Dole, et al. 2003. "Sub-mm and near-IR observations of galaxies selected at 170 microns." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 343(4): 1365-1375
    We present results from JCMT sub-mm observations of sources selected from the {\sl ISO} FIRBACK (Far-IR BACKground) survey, along with UKIRT near-IR imaging of a sub-sample. This gives valuable insight into the brightest ...