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Science with Large Millimetre Arrays

Proceedings of the ESO-IRAM-NFRA-Onsala Workshop, Held at Garching, Germany 11–13 December 1995

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Part of the book series: ESO Astrophysics Symposia (ESO)

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Table of contents (60 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Millimetre Astronomy in the 21st Century

      • Malcolm S. Longair
      Pages 3-15
    3. A 10000m2 Southern MM Array

      • D. Downes
      Pages 16-29
  3. Science with Large Millimetre Arrays

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology

      1. The nature and observability of protogalaxies
        • Simon D. M. White
        Pages 33-42
      2. Observability of Early Evolutionary Phases of Galaxies at mm Wavelengths
        • Gianfranco De Zotti, Paola Mazzei, Alberto Franceschini, Luigi Danese
        Pages 43-50
      3. Studying High Redshift Starburst Galaxies with a Large (Sub)millimetre Array
        • Paul P. van der Werf, Frank P. Israel
        Pages 51-60
      4. Deep Surveys with a Large Submillimetre Array
        • Michael Rowan-Robinson, Chris Pearson
        Pages 61-69
      5. The LSA and Galaxy Surveys
        • A. W. Blain
        Pages 70-73
      6. The LSA and Gravitational Lensing
        • A. W. Blain
        Pages 74-77
      7. Primordial Molecules
        • Pierre Encrenaz, Roberto Maoli
        Pages 78-81
      8. Millimeter Radiation from Normal Galaxies and AGN
        • Rolf Chini, Endrik Krügel
        Pages 108-113
      9. Submillimetre Observations of Low Ionization BAL Quasars
        • Dave Clements, Amanda Baker, Paul Francis
        Pages 114-116
      10. Dynamical Studies of Spiral Galaxies
        • Francoise Combes
        Pages 117-124
      11. Kinematics and Distribution of Molecular Gas in Galaxy Nuclei
        • Linda J. Tacconi, Reinhard Genzel
        Pages 125-132

About this book

The next major step in millimetre astronomy, and one of the highest-priority items in radio astronomy today, is a large millimetre array with a collecting area 2 of up to 10 000 m . A project of this scale will almost certainly require inter­ national collaboration, at least within Europe, and possibly with other major partners elsewhere. In order to establish a focal point for this project within Europe, a study has been undertaken by the Institut de Radio Astronomie Mil­ Ii met rique (IRAM), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), The Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), and The Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (NFRA). In the context of this project, a workshop attended by some 100 participants was held at ESO Garching on December 11-13, 1995 to discuss the scientific advances such an array will make possible. Throughout the three days of the workshop the strong enthusiasm for the concept of a large millimetre array in the southern hemisphere (the Large South­ ern Array, or LSA) was obvious, and it became clear that such a facility would have a profound impact on almost all areas of observational astrophysics. It was particularly clear that, since their main science drivers (cosmology, and the origins of galaxies, stars and planets) are the same, and their angular resolutions and sensitivities similar, the LSA and the VLT would strongly complement each other.

Editors and Affiliations

  • European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany

    Peter A. Shaver

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science with Large Millimetre Arrays

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the ESO-IRAM-NFRA-Onsala Workshop, Held at Garching, Germany 11–13 December 1995

  • Editors: Peter A. Shaver

  • Series Title: ESO Astrophysics Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69999-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-22395-6Published: 18 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-69999-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-2433

  • Series E-ISSN: 1611-6143

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 409

  • Number of Illustrations: 206 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Geophysics/Geodesy

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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