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The SWIRE SIRTF Legacy Program: Studying the Evolutionary Mass Function and Clustering of Galaxies

The SIRTF Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) survey is a "Legacy Program" using 851 hours of SIRTF observing time to conduct a set of large-area (67 sq. deg. split into 7 fields) high Galactic latitude imaging surveys, achieving…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alberto Franceschini , Carol Lonsdale , the SWIRE Co-Investigator Team

Infrared Surveys for AGN

From the earliest extragalactic infrared studies AGN have shown themselves to be strong infrared sources and IR surveys have revealed new populations of AGN. I briefly review current motivations for AGN surveys in the infrared and results…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Harding E. Smith

Specific star-formation and the relation to stellar mass from 0<z<2 as seen in the far-infrared at 70 and 160mu

We use the Spitzer Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Legacy Survey (SWIRE) to explore the specific star-formation activity of galaxies and their evolution near the peak of the cosmic far-infrared (FIR) background at 70 and 160um. We use a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-12-13 Seb Oliver , M. Frost , D. Farrah , E. Gonzalez-Solares , D. L. Shupe , B. Henriques , I. Roseboom , A. Afonso Luis , T. S. R. Babbedge , D. Frayer , C. Lencz , C. J. Lonsdale , F. Masci , D. Padgett , M. Polletta , M. Rowan-Robinson , B. Siana , H. E. Smith , J. A. Surace , M. Vaccari

SINGS: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey

The SIRTF Nearby Galaxy Survey is a comprehensive infrared imaging and spectroscopic survey of 75 nearby galaxies. Its primary goal is to characterize the infrared emission of galaxies and their principal infrared-emitting components,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 R. C. Kennicutt, , L. Armus , G. Bendo , D. Calzetti , D. A. Dale , B. T. Draine , C. W. Engelbracht , K. D. Gordon , A. D. Grauer , G. Helou , D. J. Hollenbach , T. H. Jarrett , L. J. Kewley , C. Leitherer , A. Li , S. Malhotra , M. W. Regan , G. H. Rieke , M. J. Rieke , H. Roussel , J. -D. T. Smith , Michele D. Thornley , F. Walter

Morphological Studies of the SWIRE Galaxy Population in the UGC 10214 HST/ACS field

We present results of a morphological analysis of a small subset of the Spitzer Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic survey (SWIRE) galaxy population. The analysis is based on public ACS data taken inside the SWIRE N1 field, which are the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Hatziminaoglou , P. Cassata , G. Rodighiero , I. Perez-Fournon , A. Franceschini , A. Hernan-Caballero , F. M. Montenegro-Montes , A. Afonso-Luis , T. Jarrett , G. Stacey , C. Lonsdale , F. Fang , S. Oliver , M. Rowan-Robinson , D. Shupe , H. E. Smith , J. Surace , C. K. Xu , E. A. Gonzalez-Solares

Understanding Infrared Galaxy Populations: the SWIRE Legacy Survey

We discuss spectral energy distributions, photometric redshifts, redshift distributions, luminosity functions, source-counts and the far infrared to optical luminosity ratio for sources in the SWIRE Legacy Survey. The spectral energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Rowan-Robinson , Carol Lonsdale , Gene Smith , Jason Surace , Dave Shupe , Maria Polletta , Brian Siana , Tom Babbedge , Seb Oliver , Ismael Perez-Fournon , Alberto Franceschini , Alejandro Afonso Luis , David Clements , Payam Davoodi , Donovan Domingue , Andreas Efstathiou , Fan Fang , Duncan Farrah , Dave Frayer , Evanthia Hatziminaoglou , Eduardo Gonzalez-Solares , Kevin Xu , Deborah Padgett , Mattia Vaccari

GLIMPSE: I. A SIRTF Legacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

GLIMPSE (Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire), a SIRTF Legacy Science Program, will be a fully sampled, confusion-limited infrared survey of the inner two-thirds of the Galactic disk with a pixel resolution of \~1.2"…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-11 Robert A. Benjamin , E. Churchwell , Brian L. Babler , T. M. Bania , Dan P. Clemens , Martin Cohen , John M. Dickey , Remy Indebetouw , James M. Jackson , Henry A. Kobulnicky , Alex Lazarian , A. P. Marston , John S. Mathis , Marilyn R. Meade , Sara Seager , S. R. Stolovy , C. Watson , Barbara A. Whitney , Michael J. Wolff , Mark G. Wolfire

Extending the Nearby Galaxy Heritage with WISE: First Results from the WISE Enhanced Resolution Galaxy Atlas

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mapped the entire sky at mid-infrared wavelengths 3.4, 4.6, 12 and 22 microns. The mission was primarily designed to extract point sources, leaving resolved and extended sources unexplored. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 T. H. Jarrett , F. Masci , C. W. Tsai , S. Petty , M. Cluver , Roberto J. Assef , D. Benford , A. Blain , C. Bridge , E. Donoso , P. Eisenhardt , B. Koribalski , S. Lake , James D. Neill , M. Seibert , K. Sheth , S. Stanford , E. Wright

First Insights into the SWIRE Galaxy Populations

We characterize the SWIRE galaxy populations in the SWIRE validation field within the Lockman Hole, based on the 3.6-24$\mu$ Spitzer data and deep U,g',r',r' optical imaging within an area ~1/3 sq. deg for ~16,000 Spitzer-SWIRE sources. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Carol Lonsdale , Maria Polletta , Jason Surace , David Shupe , Fan Fang , C. Kevin Xu , Harding E. Smith , Brian Siana , Michael Rowan-Robinson , Tom Babbedge , Seb Oliver , Francesca Pozzi , Payam Davoodi , Frazer Owen , Deborah Padgett , Dave Frayer , Tom Jarrett , Frank Masci , JoAnne O'Linger , Tim Conrow , Duncan Farrah , Glenn Morrison , Nick Gautier , Alberto Franceschini , Stefano Berta , Ismael Perez-Fournon , Herve Dole , Gordon Stacey , Steve Sergeant , Marguerite Pierre , Matt Griffin , Rick Puetter

The IRIS Far-Infrared Galaxy Survey : Expected Number Count, Redshift, and Perspective

Infrared Imaging Surveyor (IRIS) is a satellite which will be launched in the beginning of 2003. One of the main purposes of the IRIS mission is an all-sky survey at far-infrared (FIR) with a flux limit much deeper than that of IRAS. In…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Tsutomu T. Takeuchi , Hiroyuki Hirashita , Kouji Ohta , Takashi G. Hattori , Takako T. Ishii , Hiroshi Shibai

Deep GMOS Spectroscopy of Faint SWIRE Populations

We have carried out a deep (21.5<R<23.9) systematic survey of galaxies selected from SWIRE using GMOS to target X-ray sources, AGN and galaxies with photometric redshifts greater than 1. We have obtained a total of 198 redshifts, of which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Trichas , M. Rowan-Robinson , I. Waddington , T. S. R Babbedge

Local AGN Survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection and predictions for AGN within 100 Mpc

In order to answer some of the major open questions in the fields of supermassive black hole (SMBH) and galaxy evolution, a complete census of SMBH growth, i.e., active galactic nuclei (AGN), is required. Thanks to deep all-sky surveys,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-25 D. Asmus , C. L. Greenwell , P. Gandhi , P. G. Boorman , J. Aird , D. M. Alexander , R. J. Assef , R. D. Baldi , R. I. Davies , S. F. Hönig , C. Ricci , D. J. Rosario , M. Salvato , F. Shankar , D. Stern

The WISE properties of complete samples of radio-loud AGN

We present an analysis of four complete samples of radio-loud AGN (3CRR, 2Jy, 6CE and 7CE) using near- and mid-IR data taken by the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The combined sample consists of 79 quasars and 273 radio…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-25 G. Gurkan , M. J. Hardcastle , M. J. Jarvis

Keck spectroscopy of z=1-3 ULIRGs from the Spitzer SWIRE survey

(Abridged) High-redshift ultra luminous infrared galaxies contribute the bulk of the cosmic IR background and are the best candidates for very massive galaxies in formation at z>1.5. We present Keck/LRIS optical spectroscopy of 35 z>1.4…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-19 S. Berta , C. J. Lonsdale , B. Siana , D. Farrah , H. E. Smith , M. Polletta , A. Franceschini , J. Fritz , I. Perez-Fournon , M. Rowan-Robinson , D. Shupe , J. Surace

The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: SIRTF Legacy Science in the VLT Era

We will utilize the sensitivity of SIRTF through the Legacy Science Program to carry out spectrophotometric observations of solar-type stars aimed at (1) defining the timescales over which terrestrial and gas giant planets are built, from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. R. Meyer , D. Backman , S. V. W. Beckwith , T. Y. Brooke , J. M. Carpenter , M. Cohen , U. Gorti , T. Henning , L. A. Hillenbrand , D. Hines , D. Hollenbach , J. Lunine , R. Malhotra , E. Mamajek , P. Morris , J. Najita , D. L. Padgett , D. Soderblom , J. Stauffer , S. E. Strom , D. Watson , S. Weidenschilling , E. Young

The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE) -- II. Observations, Data reduction and analysis Detection performances and early-results

Over the past decades, direct imaging has confirmed the existence of substellar companions (exoplanets or brown dwarfs) on wide orbits (>10 au) from their host stars. To understand their formation and evolution mechanisms, we have initiated…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-14 M. Langlois , R. Gratton , A. -M. Lagrange , P. Delorme , A. Boccaletti , M. Bonnefoy , A. -L. Maire , D. Mesa , G. Chauvin , S. Desidera , A. Vigan , A. Cheetham , J. Hagelberg , M. Feldt , M. Meyer , P. Rubini , H. Le Coroller , F. Cantalloube , B. Biller , M. Bonavita , T. Bhowmik , W. Brandner , S. Daemgen , V. D'Orazi , O. Flasseur , C. Fontanive , R. Galicher , J. Girard , P. Janin-Potiron , M. Janson , M. Keppler , T. Kopytova , E. Lagadec , J. Lannier , C. Lazzoni , R. Ligi , N. Meunier , A. Perreti , C. Perrot , L. Rodet , C. Romero , D. Rouan , M. Samland , G. Salter , E. Sissa , T. Schmidt , A. Zurlo , D. Mouillet , L. Denis , E. Thiebaut , J. Milli , Z. Wahhaj , J. -L. Beuzit , C. Dominik , Th. Henning , F. Menard , A. Muller , H. M. Schmid , M. Turatto , S. Udry , L. Abe , J. Antichi , F. Allard , A. Baruffolo , P. Baudoz , J. Baudrand , A. Bazzon , P. Blanchard , M. Carbillet , M. Carle , E. Cascone , J. Charton , R. Claudi , A. Costille , V. De Caprio , A. Delboulbe , K. Dohlen , D. Fantinel , P. Feautrier , T. Fusco , P. Gigan , E. Giro , D. Gisler , L. Gluck , C. Gry , N. Hubin , E. Hugot , M. Jaquet , M. Kasper , D. Le Mignant , M. Llored , F. Madec , Y. Magnard , P. Martinez , D. Maurel , S. Messina , O. Moller-Nilsson , L. Mugnier , T. Moulin , A. Origne , A. Pavlov , D. Perret , C. Petit , J. Pragt , P. Puget , P. Rabou , J. Ramos , F. Rigal , S. Rochat , R. Roelfsema , G. Rousset , A. Roux , B. Salasnich , J. F. Sauvage , A. Sevin , C. Soenke , E. Stadler , M. Suarez , L. Weber , F. Wildi , E. Rickman

Characterizing the Mid-IR Extragalactic Sky with WISE and SDSS

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has completed its all-sky survey at 3.4-22 micron. We merge the WISE data with optical SDSS data and provide a phenomenological characterization of mid-IR, extragalactic sources. WISE is most…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Lin Yan , E. Donoso , C. -W. Tsai , D. Stern , R. J. Assef , P. Eisenhardt , A. W. Blain , R. Cutri , T. Jarrett , S. A. Stanford , E. Wright , C. Bridge , D. A. Riechers

Models for Evolution of Dusty Galaxies and E/S0s Seen in Multiband Surveys

Phenomenological models for evolution of dusty galaxies and E/S0 galaxies, respectively, are developed to address two major questions concenring galaxy populations in deep infrared (IR) surveys: (1) Do normal late-type galaxies or starburst…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. K. Xu , C. J. Lonsdale , D. L. Shupe , A. Franceschini , C. Martin , D. Schiminovich

The infra-red luminosities of ~332,000 SDSS galaxies predicted from artificial neural networks and the Herschel Stripe 82 survey

The total infra-red (IR) luminosity (L_IR) can be used as a robust measure of a galaxy's star formation rate (SFR), even in the presence of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), or when optical emission lines are weak. Unfortunately, existing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-11 Sara L. Ellison , Hossein Teimoorinia , David J. Rosario , J. Trevor Mendel

A High-resolution Far-infrared Survey to Probe Black Hole-Galaxy Co-evolution

Far-infrared (FIR) surveys are critical to probing the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies, since of order half the light from accreting black holes and active star formation is emitted in the rest-frame infrared over $0.5\lesssim z…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-17 Matteo Bonato , David Leisawitz , Gianfranco De Zotti , Laura Sommovigo , Irene Shivaei , C. Megan Urry , Duncan Farrah , Locke Spencer , Berke V. Ricketti , Hannah Rana , Susanne Aalto , David B. Sanders , Lee G. Mundy