EMU: Evolutionary Map of the Universe

Ray P. Norris; A. M. Hopkins; J. Afonso; S. Brown; J. J. Condon; L. Dunne; I. Feain; R. Hollow; M. Jarvis; M. Johnston-Hollitt; E. Lenc; E. Middelberg; P. Padovani; I. Prandoni; L. Rudnick; N. Seymour; G. Umana; H. Andernach; D. M. Alexander; P. N. Appleton; D. Bacon; J. Banfield; W. Becker; M. J. I. Brown; P. Ciliegi; C. Jackson; S. Eales; A. C. Edge; B. M. Gaensler; G. Giovannini; C. A. Hales; P. Hancock; M. T. Huynh; E. Ibar; R. J. Ivison; R. Kennicutt; Amy E. Kimball; A. M. Koekemoer; B. S. Koribalski; A. R. Lopez-Sanchez; M. Y. Mao; T. Murphy; H. Messias; K. A. Pimbblet; A. Raccanelli; K. E. Randall; T. H. Reiprich; I. G. Roseboom; H. Roettgering; D. J. Saikia; R. G. Sharp; O. B. Slee; Ian Smail; M. A. Thompson; J. S. Urquhart; J. V. Wall; G. -B. Zhao

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EMU: Evolutionary Map of the Universe

Ray P. Norris, A. M. Hopkins, J. Afonso, S. Brown, J. J. Condon, L. Dunne, I. Feain, R. Hollow, M. Jarvis, M. Johnston-Hollitt, …

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol.28(3), pp.215-248

01/01/2011

DOI: 10.1071/AS11021

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EMU is a wide-field radio continuum survey planned for the new Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. The primary goal of EMU is to make a deep (rms, similar to 10 mu Jy/beam) radio continuum survey of the entire Southern sky at 1.3 GHz, extending as far North as +30 degrees declination, with a resolution of 10 arcsec. EMU is expected to detect and catalogue about 70 million galaxies, including typical star-forming galaxies up to z similar to 1, powerful starbursts to even greater redshifts, and active galactic nuclei to the edge of the visible Universe. It will undoubtedly discover new classes of object. This paper defines the science goals and parameters of the survey, and describes the development of techniques necessary to maximise the science return from EMU.

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Title: Subtitle: EMU: Evolutionary Map of the Universe
Creators: Ray P. Norris - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
A. M. Hopkins - University of Sydney
J. Afonso - University of Lisbon
S. Brown - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
J. J. Condon - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
L. Dunne - University of Nottingham
I. Feain - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
R. Hollow - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
M. Jarvis - University of Hertfordshire
M. Johnston-Hollitt - Victoria University of Wellington
E. Lenc - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
E. Middelberg - Ruhr University Bochum
P. Padovani - European Southern Observatory
I. Prandoni - National Institute for Astrophysics
L. Rudnick - University of Minnesota
N. Seymour - University College London
G. Umana - National Institute for Astrophysics
H. Andernach - Universidad de Guanajuato
D. M. Alexander - Durham University
P. N. Appleton - California Institute of Technology
D. Bacon - University of Portsmouth
J. Banfield - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
W. Becker - Max Planck Society
M. J. I. Brown - Monash University
P. Ciliegi - National Institute for Astrophysics
C. Jackson - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
S. Eales - Cardiff University
A. C. Edge - Durham University
B. M. Gaensler - University of Sydney
G. Giovannini - National Institute for Astrophysics
C. A. Hales - CSIRO Astron & Space Sci, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
P. Hancock - University of Sydney
M. T. Huynh - University of Washington
E. Ibar - UK Astronomy Technology Centre
R. J. Ivison - UK Astronomy Technology Centre
R. Kennicutt - University of Cambridge
Amy E. Kimball - Natl Radio Astron Observ, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
A. M. Koekemoer - Space Telescope Science Institute
B. S. Koribalski - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
A. R. Lopez-Sanchez - Macquarie University
M. Y. Mao - University of Tasmania
T. Murphy - University of Sydney
H. Messias - University of Lisbon
K. A. Pimbblet - Monash University
A. Raccanelli - University of Portsmouth
K. E. Randall - University of Sydney
T. H. Reiprich - University of Sussex
I. G. Roseboom - University of Sussex
H. Roettgering - Leiden University
D. J. Saikia - Mount Stromlo Observatory
R. G. Sharp - National Centre for Radio Astrophysics
O. B. Slee - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ian Smail - Durham University
M. A. Thompson - University of Hertfordshire
J. S. Urquhart - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
J. V. Wall - University of British Columbia
G. -B. Zhao - University of Portsmouth
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol.28(3), pp.215-248
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press
DOI: 10.1071/AS11021
ISSN: 1323-3580
eISSN: 1448-6083
Number of pages: 34
Grant note: State Government of Western Australia ST/F002335/1 / Science and Technology Facilities Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Commonwealth Government of Australia; Australian Government ST/H002774/1 / STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/2011
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984428663702771

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