| Name | OT1_agonza02_1 |
| Title | Spectroscopy of a Highly Magnified Galaxy Behind the Bullet Cluster |
| URL | http://archives.esac.esa.int/hsa/whsa-tap-server/data?retrieval_type=OBSERVATION&observation_id=1342225849&instrument_name=HIFI&product_level=LEVEL0&compress=true |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-br69d54 |
| Author | gonzalez, a. |
| Description | Initial Herschel results have demonstrated the power of the observatory for characterizing the properties of ultraluminous, star-forming galaxies during the peak era of star formation. Even with Herschel; however, the only way to spectroscopically study the properties of more typical, lower luminosity systems is by using gravitational lensing to augment the capability of the telescope. We request 12.8 hrs to obtain PACS and HIFI spectroscopy for a single, exceptionally magnified luminous infrared galaxy at z=2.791 that is lensed by the Bullet Cluster. This system, a dusty luminous infrared galaxy, is magnified by a factor of 100 and has a star-formation rate of 100 solar masses per year. It is the lowest stellar mass, lowest intrinsic luminosity galaxy known at z>2 that is magnified sufficiently to enable Herschel spectroscopy, providing our best chance of studying in detail a typical star-forming galaxy at this epoch. The primary goals with the current observations are (1) to obtain a high-fidelity determination of the warm gas mass in this sytem via molecular hydrogen rotational lines, and (2) to constrain the properties of the HII and photodissociation regions via fine structure lines, including the CII cooling line. The global objective is to obtain a detailed view of the ISM in this galaxy -- which is likely to yield the best information that we will have for any low mass galaxy at this epoch. |
| Publication | |
| Instrument | HIFI_HifiPoint_dbs, PACS_PacsRangeSpec_point, PACS_PacsLineSpec_point |
| Temporal Coverage | 2011-08-07T15:09:05Z/2012-04-21T16:33:52Z |
| Version | SPG v14.2.0 |
| Mission Description | Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities. |
| Creator Contact | https://support.cosmos.esa.int/h®erschel/ |
| Date Published | 2012-10-21T13:46:08Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | Herschel Space Observatory data, ESA Herschel mission dataset, far-infrared astronomy observations, submillimeter astronomy data, infrared space telescope observations, PACS photometer data, PACS spectrometer data, SPIRE photometer data, SPIRE Fourier transform spectrometer data, HIFI heterodyne spectroscopy data, far-infrared spectroscopy dataset, submillimeter spectral line observations, cold universe observations dataset, star formation infrared data, molecular cloud far-infrared observations, interstellar medium spectroscopy data, protoplanetary disk infrared observations, galaxy evolution far-infrared data, dust emission submillimeter observations, cosmic infrared background measurements, extragalactic infrared survey data, calibrated level 2 data products, FITS files astronomy, spectral cubes far-infrared, flux-calibrated maps, continuum photometry data, spectral energy distribution measurements, ESA Herschel Science Archive data |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, gonzalez et al., 2012, 'Spectroscopy of a Highly Magnified Galaxy Behind the Bullet Cluster', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-br69d54 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |