Submillimetre Cosmology at High Angular Resolution
Over the last decade observations at submillimetre (submm) and millimetre (mm) wavelengths, with their unique ability to trace molecular gas and dust, have attained a central role in our exploration of galaxies at all redshifts. Due to the limited sensitivities and angular resolutions of current sub...
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0911.2824 https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.2824 |
| Summary: | Over the last decade observations at submillimetre (submm) and millimetre (mm) wavelengths, with their unique ability to trace molecular gas and dust, have attained a central role in our exploration of galaxies at all redshifts. Due to the limited sensitivities and angular resolutions of current submm/mm telescopes, however, only the most luminous objects have been uncovered at high redshifts, with interferometric follow-up observations succeeding in resolving the dust and gas reservoirs in only a handful of cases. The coming years will witness a drastic improvement in the current situation, thanks to the arrival of a new suite of powerful submm observatories (single-dish and interferometers) with an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity and resolution. In this overview I outline a few of what I expect to be the major advances in the field of galaxy formation and evolution that these new ground-breaking facilities will facilitate. : (10 pages, 3 figures. Invited talk, proceedings for the 3rd ARENA Conference "An astronomical observatory at CONCORDIA (Antarctica) for the next decade", 11-15 May 2009, Frascati, Italy |
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