The Submillimetre Universe
Abstract
Submillimetre continuum radiation allows us to probe cold objects, particularly the earliest, dusty phases of star formation, high-redshift galaxies and circumstellar disks. The submillimetre window gives a unique view of the physical and dynamical conditions in the neutral and molecular interstellar medium. In the next decade a combination of wide-field surveys with single-dish telescopes and targeted follow-up with ALMA and other facilities should enable rapid progress in answering questions about the origins of planetary systems, stars and galaxies.
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@article{arxiv.1008.4159,
title = {The Submillimetre Universe},
author = {Douglas Scott and Pauline Barmby and Pierre Bastien and Jan Cami and Edward Chapin and James Di Francesco and Michel Fich and Mark Halpern and Martin Houde and Gilles Joncas and Douglas Johnstone and Peter Martin and Gaelen Marsden and Brenda Matthews and David Naylor and C. Barth Netterfield and Els Peeters and Rene Plume and Alexandra Pope and Gerald Schieven and Tracy Webb and Christine Wilson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.4159},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
White Paper written as part of the Canadian 2010 Long Range Planning process. Version with higher resolution figures available at http://www.casca.ca/lrp2010/Docs/LRPReports/submm_universe.pdf