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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 424, No. 3, Year 2012
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Description
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey (HerMES) is a legacy programme designed to map a set of nested fields totalling ~380deg2. Fields range in size from 0.01 to ~20deg2, using the Herschel-Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) (at 250, 350 and 500μm) and the Herschel-Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) (at 100 and 160μm), with an additional wider component of 270deg2 with SPIRE alone. These bands cover the peak of the redshifted thermal spectral energy distribution from interstellar dust and thus capture the reprocessed optical and ultraviolet radiation from star formation that has been absorbed by dust, and are critical for forming a complete multiwavelength understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. The survey will detect of the order of 100000 galaxies at 5σ in some of the best-studied fields in the sky. Additionally, HerMES is closely coordinated with the PACS Evolutionary Probe survey. Making maximum use of the full spectrum of ancillary data, from radio to X-ray wavelengths, it is designed to facilitate redshift determination, rapidly identify unusual objects and understand the relationships between thermal emission from dust and other processes. Scientific questions HerMES will be used to answer include the total infrared emission of galaxies, the evolution of the luminosity function, the clustering properties of dusty galaxies and the properties of populations of galaxies which lie below the confusion limit through lensing and statistical techniques. This paper defines the survey observations and data products, outlines the primary scientific goals of the HerMES team, and reviews some of the early results. © 2012 The Authors. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2012 RAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Oliver, Seb J.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Bock, James J.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Altieri, Bruno
Spain, Madrid
European Space Astronomy Centre
Amblard, Alexandre
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Arumugam, Vinodiran
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Aussel, Hervé
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Beelen, Alexandre
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Université Paris-saclay
Béthermin, Matthieu M.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Université Paris-saclay
Blain, Andrew W.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Boselli, Alessandro
France, Marseille
Oamp Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-provence
Bridge, Carrie R.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Buat, Véronique
France, Marseille
Oamp Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-provence
Burgarella, Denis
France, Marseille
Oamp Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-provence
Castro-Rodriguéz, Nieves
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Universidad de la Laguna
Cava, Antonio
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chanial, Pierre F.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Cirasuolo, Michele
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Uk Astronomy Technology Centre
Clements, David L.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Conley, Alexander J.
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Conversi, Luca
Spain, Madrid
European Space Astronomy Centre
Cooray, Asantha Roshan
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Dowell, Charles Darren
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dubois, E. Naomi
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Dwek, Eli
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Dye, S.
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Eales, Stephen A.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Elbaz, David
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Farrah, Duncan G.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Feltre, Anna
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Franceschini, Alberto
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Gear, Walter K.P.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Giovannoli, Elodie
France, Marseille
Oamp Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-provence
Glenn, Jason
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
United States, Boulder
Planetary Solutions, Inc.
Gong, Yan
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
González-Solares, Eduardo A.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Griffin, Matthew J.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Halpern, Mark
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Hatziminaoglou, Evanthia
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Heinis, Sébastien
France, Marseille
Oamp Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-provence
Hurley, Peter Donald
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Hwang, Ho-seong
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Hyde, Ashley K.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Ibar, E.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Uk Astronomy Technology Centre
Ilbert, Olivier
France, Marseille
Oamp Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-provence
Isaak, Kate G.
Netherlands, Noordwijk Aan Zee
Estec - European Space Research and Technology Centre
Ivison, Robert J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Uk Astronomy Technology Centre
Lagache, Guilaine
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Université Paris-saclay
Le Floc'H, Émeric
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Levenson, Louis R.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Faro, B. Lo
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Lu, Nanyao
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Madden, Suzanne C.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Maffei, Bruno
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Magdis, Georgios E.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Mainetti, Gabrielle
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Marchetti, Lucia
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Marsden, Gaelen
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Mortier, Angela M.J.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Nguyên, Hien Trong
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
O'Halloran, Brian
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Omont, Alain A.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Page, Mathew J.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Panuzzo, Pasquale
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Papageorgiou, Andreas
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Patel, H.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Pearson, Christopher P.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Pérez-Fournon, Ismael
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Universidad de la Laguna
Pohlen, Michael
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Rawlings, J. I.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Rigopoulou, Dimitra
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Riguccini, Laurie A.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Cea Saclay
Rodighiero, Giulia
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Roseboom, Isaac G.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Rowan-Robinson, Michael
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Śanchez-Portal, Miguel
Spain, Madrid
European Space Astronomy Centre
Schulz, Bernhard
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Scott, Douglas J.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Seymour, Nick
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Shupe, David L.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Smith, Anthony J.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Stevens, Jason A.
United Kingdom, Hatfield
University of Hertfordshire
Symeonidis, Myrto
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Trichas, Markos
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Tugwell, K. E.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Vaccari, Mattia
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Valtchanov, Ivan
Spain, Madrid
European Space Astronomy Centre
Vieira, Joaquin D.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Viero, Marco P.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Vigroux, Laurent G.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Wang, Lingyu
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Wardlow, Julie L.
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Wright, Gillian S.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Uk Astronomy Technology Centre
Xu, Cong Kevin
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Zemcov, Michael B.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Statistics
Citations: 632
Authors: 94
Affiliations: 34
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20912.x
ISSN:
00358711
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