We describe a key programme using the unprecedented sensitivity and spatial resolution of Herschel for a comprehensive far-infrared photometric survey of the extragalactic sky. Blank field surveys using PACS at 170, 110 and 75micron are supplemented with targeted observations of massive z~1 clusters and lensing clusters. We will resolve the bulk of the Cosmic Infrared Background, determine the nature of its constituent sources and trace the evolution of dust-obscured star formation. Our survey will study the evolution of galaxies and AGN over a wide range of redshifts and in environments of different density, and provide the crucial far-infrared measurements lacking for a full understanding of intermediate and high redshift galaxy populations previously identified at other wavelengths. We have chosen fields with excellent multi-wavelength coverage enabling both rapid science results and a lasting legacy value. This survey is coordinated with Herschel/SPIRE observations of the same fields in a Key programme submitted by the SPIRE SAG 1.
Publication
A Catalog of Host Galaxies for WISE-selected AGN: Connecting Host Properties with Nuclear Activity and Identifying Contaminants | Barrows R. Scott et al. | The Astrophysical Journal | null | null | 2021ApJ...922..179B |
The evolution of the star formation activity per halo mass up to redshift ~1.6 as seen by Herschel | Popesso P. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 537 id.A58 8 pp. | 537 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201117973 | 2012A&A...537A..58P | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012A%26A...537A..58P
Herschel deep far-infrared counts through Abell 2218 cluster-lens | Altieri B. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume 518 id.L17 4 pp. | 518 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201014634 | 2010A&A...518L..17A | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010A%26A...518L..17A
The spectral energy distribution of galaxies at z > 2.5: Implications from the Herschel/SPIRE color-color diagram | Yuan Fangting et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 582 id.A90 16 pp. | 582 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201425497 | 2015A&A...582A..90Y | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015A%26A...582A..90Y
A Herschel view of the far-infrared properties of submillimetre galaxies | Magnelli B. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 539 id.A155 35 pp. | 539 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201118312 | 2012A&A...539A.155M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012A%26A...539A.155M
The dust content of high-z submillimeter galaxies revealed by Herschel | Santini P. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume 518 id.L154 6 pp. | 518 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201014748 | 2010A&A...518L.154S | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010A%26A...518L.154S
Far-infrared properties of submillimeter and optically faint radio galaxies | Magnelli B. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume 518 id.L28 4 pp. | 518 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201014616 | 2010A&A...518L..28M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010A%26A...518L..28M
Physical properties of Herschel selected galaxies in a semi-analytic galaxy formation model | Niemi Sami-Matias et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume 421 Issue 2 pp. 1539-1556. | 421 | 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20425.x | 2012MNRAS.421.1539N | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012MNRAS.421.1539N
The role of massive halos in the star formation history of the Universe | Popesso P. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 579 id.A132 17 pp. | 579 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201424715 | 2015A&A...579A.132P | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015A%26A...579A.132P
Herschel Extreme Lensing Line Observations: CII Variations in Galaxies at Redshifts z=1-3 | Malhotra Sangeeta et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 835 Issue 1 article id. 110 9 pp. (2017). | 835 | 10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/110 | 2017ApJ...835..110M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...835..110M
Photometric Redshifts of Submillimeter Galaxies | Chakrabarti Sukanya et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 773 Issue 2 article id. 113 10 pp. (2013). | 773 | 10.1088/0004-637X/773/2/113 | 2013ApJ...773..113C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...773..113C
PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) - A Herschel key program | Lutz D. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 532 id.A90 12 pp. | 532 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201117107 | 2011A&A...532A..90L | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011A%26A...532A..90L
Properties and Expected Number Counts of Active Galactic Nuclei and Their Hosts in the Far-infrared | Draper A. R. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 729 Issue 2 article id. 109 14 pp. (2011). | 729 | 10.1088/0004-637X/729/2/109 | 2011ApJ...729..109D | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...729..109D
Dust temperature and mid-to-total infrared color distributions for star-forming galaxies at 0 < z < 4 | Schreiber C. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 609 id.A30 25 pp. | 609 | 10.1051/0004-6361/201731506 | 2018A&A...609A..30S | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...609A..30S
The Brightest Galaxies in the Dark Ages: Galaxies Dust Continuum Emission during the Reionization Era | Casey Caitlin M. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 862 Issue 1 article id. 77 25 pp. (2018). | 862 | 10.3847/1538-4357/aac82d | 2018ApJ...862...77C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...862...77C
The OTELO survey. I. Description data reduction and multi-wavelength catalogue | Bongiovanni Angel et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...631A...9B |
Instrument
PACS_PacsPhoto_largeScan
Temporal Coverage
2009-10-10T07:50:35Z/2009-10-17T12:09:14Z
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.
European Space Agency, lutz et al., 2010, 'PACS Evolutionary Probe - A guaranteed time key programme survey of the extragalactic sky', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jc5wr0y
