Submillimetre Cosmology at High Angular Resolution

• Main Author: Greve, T. R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2009
• Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO; FOS Physical sciences; New Ground; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0911.2824; https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.2824

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