Extragalactic Results from the Infrared Space Observatory

By R. Genzel, C. J. C. Mpe, D. Physics, U. Berkeley, C. Saclay, Eső. 2000

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▪ Abstract More than a decade ago the IRAS satellite opened the realm of external galaxies for studies in the 10 to 100 μm band and discovered emission from tens of thousands of normal and active galaxies. With the 1995–1998 mission of the Infrared Space Observatory1, the next major steps in extragalactic infrared astronomy became possible: detailed imaging, spectroscopy, and spectrophotometry of many galaxies detected by IRAS, as well as deep surveys in the mid- and far-IR. The spectroscopic data reveal a wealth of detail about the nature of the energy source(s) and about the physical conditions in galaxies. ISO's surveys for the first time explore the infrared emission of distant, high-redshift galaxies. ISO's main theme in extragalactic astronomy is the role of star formation in the activity and evolution of galaxies.

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• Cool Gas in High-Redshift Galaxies (2013, background): “…typically 10 times weaker than [C II], the oxygen line strengths increase dramatically with the hardness of the radiation field, such that in AGN environments the [O III]88µm can be stronger than [C II] (Spinoglio et al. 2012; Spinoglio & Malkan 1992; Genzel & Cesarsky 2000, Stacey et al. 2010).”
• THE COSMIC INFRARED BACKGROUND: Measurements and Implications ⁄ (2001, background): “Phenomenological criteria for distinguishing the energy sources are summarized by Genzel & Cesarsky (2000).”
• Spitzer Quasar and ULIRG Evolution Study (QUEST). I. The Origin of the Far-Infrared Continuum of QSOs (2006, background): “…Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS ) and the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) have allowed the first comprehensive far-infrared (FIR) studies of extragalactic sources and some high-quality mid-infrared (MIR) observations on the brighter sources (see e.g., the review of Genzel & Cesarsky 2000).”
• Optical and Near-Infrared Imaging of the IRAS 1 Jy Sample of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies. II. The Analysis (2002, background): “…the farinfrared extragalactic background and is probably a major contributor to the overall star formation and metal enrichment history of the universe (e.g., Smail et al. 1997; Hughes et al. 1998; Barger et al. 1999; Genzel & Cesarsky 2000; Rupke, Veilleux, & Sanders 2002; Blain et al. 2002).”
• The Herschel* PEP/HerMES luminosity function - I. Probing the evolution of PACS selected Galaxies to z ≃ 4 (2013, background): “It has now become clear that we cannot understand galaxy evolution without accounting for the energy absorbed by dust and re-emitted at longer wavelengths (e.g, Genzel & Cesarsky 2000), in the infrared (IR) or sub-millimetre (sub-mm).”
• Radiation Pressure-supported Starburst Disks and Active Galactic Nucleus Fueling (2005, background): “We show that this limit is applicable on scales of hundreds of parsecs in luminous gas-rich starbursts, including Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs), the most luminous and dust enshrouded starbursts known (e.g., Genzel & Cesarsky 2000).”
• Building the cosmic infrared background brick by brick with Herschel/PEP. ⋆ (2011, background): “The deep extragalactic campaigns carried out in the nineties and 2000’s with theInfrared Space Observatory (ISO, see Genzel & Cesarsky 2000 for a summary), and theSpitzer Space Telescope (Werner et al. 2004; e.g. Papovich et al. 2004) were very efficient in identifying and characterizing large…”
• DUSTY INFRARED GALAXIES: Sources of the Cosmic Infrared Background (2005, background): “As ultraluminous infrared galaxies were found to be often associated with mergers or interacting galaxies, it can be expected that the sources of the CIB carry critical information about the history of merging (e.g., Sanders & Mirabel 1996; Genzel & Cesarsky 2000).”
• The Mid-Infrared Properties of Starburst Galaxies from Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy (2006, background): “PAH Strength and Radiation Field It is well known that the equivalent width of PAHs is much reduced in AGN-dominated environments (e.g., Sturm et al. 2000; Genzel & Cesarsky 2000; Weedman et al. 2005).”
• PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) – a Herschel key program (2011, background): “Soon, the importance of luminous dusty high redshift galaxies was highlighted by the detection of infrared-luminous populations both in the mid-infrared( .g. Aussel et al. 1999, Genzel & Cesarsky 2000) and the submm (e.g. Hughes et al. 1998).”
• Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies: QSOs in Formation? (2002, unknown): “This suggests that there may have been several star formation episodes during the merging process (Genzel & Cesarsky 2000; Rigopoulou et al. 2000; Murphy et al. 2001), and that the NIR light comes from a mixture of young and older stellar components.”
• Star Formation and Extinction in Redshift z~2 Galaxies: Inferences from Spitzer MIPS Observations (2006, background): “The MIR spectral region from 3 to 15 m is rich with emission lines believed to arise from the stochastic heating of small dust grains by UV photons (see review by Genzel & Cesarsky 2000).”
• On the Maximum Luminosity of Galaxies and Their Central Black Holes: Feedback from Momentum-driven Winds (2004, background): “The SCUBA sources have infrared luminosities as large as 1013L⊙, making them Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs; e.g., Genzel & Cesarsky 2000).”
• The Dust Opacity of Star‐forming Galaxies (2001, methodology): “After IRAS, the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) continued to shed light on the dust emission properties of galaxies, and comprehensive reviews are given in Genzel & Cesarsky (2000) and in the Proceedings of the 1998 Paris conference ‘The Universe as Seen by ISO’ (Cox & Kessler 1999).”
• Infrared to millimetre photometry of ultra-luminous ir galaxies: new evidence favouring a 3-stage dust model (2001, methodology): “The current literature and the research state are excellently reviewed by Sanders & Mirabel (1996), and most recently by Genzel & Cesarsky (2000).”
• Ultraluminous Infrared Mergers: Elliptical Galaxies in Formation? (2001, background): “The far-IR/ submillimeter background appears to be dominated by luminous (greater than 1011.5 galaxies at zº 1 (e.g.,L _ ) Smail, Ivison, & Blain 1997 ; Hughes et al. 1998 ; Barger et al. 1998 ; Genzel & Cesarsky 2000).”
• Stellar Population Diagnostics of Elliptical Galaxy Formation (2006, background): “Other obvious candidates are the ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRG, Sanders et al. 1988, Genzel & Cesarsky 2000), detected in mm or sub-mm surveys (e.g., Ivison et al. 1998, Lilly et al. 1999), a class defined for their infrared luminosity (8 − 1000µm) exceeding ∼ 1012L⊙, and whose typical…”
• Interpreting the Cosmic Infrared Background: Constraints on the Evolution of the Dust-enshrouded Star Formation Rate (2001, methodology): “The first plot shows the ISOCAM 15 µm differential counts from Elbaz et al. (1999), which include the IRAS 12 µm counts converted to 15 µm by Xu (2000) and the ELAIS 15 µm counts of Serjeant et al. (2000) renormalized as in Genzel & Cesarsky (2000).”
• ISO Spectroscopy of Gas and Dust: From Molecular Clouds to Protoplanetary Disks (2004, background): “A general overview of interstellar dust has been given by Draine (2003) whereas extragalactic ISO spectra have been summarized by Genzel & Cesarsky (2000).”