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; R. Lpez-Snchez; M. Y. Mao; T. Murphy; H. Messias; K. A. Pimbblet; A. Raccanelli; K. E. Randall; T. H. Reiprich; I. G. Roseboom; H. Rttgering; D. J. Saikia; R. G. Sharp; O. B. Slee; Ian Smail; M. A. Thompson; J. S. Urquhart; J. V. Wall; G. B. Zhao

doi:10.1071/AS11021

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. AppletonD. 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, R. Lpez-Snchez, M. Y. Mao, T. Murphy, H. Messias, K. A. Pimbblet, A. Raccanelli, K. E. Randall, T. H. Reiprich, I. G. Roseboom, H. Rttgering, D. J. Saikia, R. G. Sharp, O. B. Slee, Ian Smail, M. A. Thompson, J. S. Urquhart, J. V. Wall, G. B. Zhao

Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

308 Scopus citations

Abstract

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 ∼10Jy/beam) radio continuum survey of the entire Southern sky at 1.3GHz, extending as far North as +30 declination, with a resolution of 10arcsec. EMU is expected to detect and catalogue about 70million galaxies, including typical star-forming galaxies up to z∼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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	215-248
Number of pages	34
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/AS11021
State	Published - 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The EMU team consists of over 180 members from 15 countries, all of whom are listed on http:askap. pbworks.com/TeamMembers. We thank them all for their significant contributions to the various stages of the EMU project. Of course, EMU will not be possible without ASKAP, and so we especially thank all the ASKAP staff, too numerous to name individually, who are actually designing and building the instrument on our behalf. We particularly thank the architects of the ASKAP science processing document: Tim Cornwell, Ben Hum-phreys, Emil Lenc, Max Voronkov, and Matt Whiting, for permission to use sections of that document. We also thank Lakshmi Saripalli for providing data on diffuse sources in ATLBS prior to publication, and Paul Nulsen for comments on a draft of this paper. The Centre for All-sky ASTROphysics (CAASTRO) is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, funded by grant CE11E0090. ASKAP is sited on the Murchison RadioAstronomy Observatory, which is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the State Government of Western Australia. We acknowledge the Wajarri Yamatji people as the traditional owners of the Observatory site.

Keywords

cosmology: observations
galaxies: evolution
galaxies: formation
radio continuum: general
stars: activity
surveys
telescopes

Publisher link

10.1071/AS11021

Find It

Find It at U of M Libraries

Cite this

Norris, R. P., Hopkins, A. M., Afonso, J., Brown, S., Condon, J. J., Dunne, L., Feain, I., Hollow, R., Jarvis, M., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Lenc, E., Middelberg, E., Padovani, P., Prandoni, I., Rudnick, L., Seymour, N., Umana, G., Andernach, H., Alexander, D. M., ... Zhao, G. B. (2011). EMU: Evolutionary map of the universe. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 28(3), 215-248. https://doi.org/10.1071/AS11021

Norris, RP, Hopkins, AM, Afonso, J, Brown, S, Condon, JJ, Dunne, L, Feain, I, Hollow, R, Jarvis, M, Johnston-Hollitt, M, Lenc, E, Middelberg, E, Padovani, P, Prandoni, I, Rudnick, L, Seymour, N, Umana, G, Andernach, H, Alexander, DM, Appleton, PN, Bacon, D, Banfield, J, Becker, W, Brown, MJI, Ciliegi, P, Jackson, C, Eales, S, Edge, AC, Gaensler, BM, Giovannini, G, Hales, CA, Hancock, P, Huynh, MT, Ibar, E, Ivison, RJ, Kennicutt, R, Kimball, AE, Koekemoer, AM, Koribalski, BS, Lpez-Snchez, R, Mao, MY, Murphy, T, Messias, H, Pimbblet, KA, Raccanelli, A, Randall, KE, Reiprich, TH, Roseboom, IG, Rttgering, H, Saikia, DJ, Sharp, RG, Slee, OB, Smail, I, Thompson, MA, Urquhart, JS, Wall, JV & Zhao, GB 2011, 'EMU: Evolutionary map of the universe', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 215-248. https://doi.org/10.1071/AS11021

@article{4a97a7ef04f9458cadf9374f846512ce,

title = "EMU: Evolutionary map of the universe",

abstract = "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 ∼10Jy/beam) radio continuum survey of the entire Southern sky at 1.3GHz, extending as far North as +30 declination, with a resolution of 10arcsec. EMU is expected to detect and catalogue about 70million galaxies, including typical star-forming galaxies up to z∼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.",

keywords = "cosmology: observations, galaxies: evolution, galaxies: formation, radio continuum: general, stars: activity, surveys, telescopes",

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

note = "Funding Information: The EMU team consists of over 180 members from 15 countries, all of whom are listed on http:askap. pbworks.com/TeamMembers. We thank them all for their significant contributions to the various stages of the EMU project. Of course, EMU will not be possible without ASKAP, and so we especially thank all the ASKAP staff, too numerous to name individually, who are actually designing and building the instrument on our behalf. We particularly thank the architects of the ASKAP science processing document: Tim Cornwell, Ben Hum-phreys, Emil Lenc, Max Voronkov, and Matt Whiting, for permission to use sections of that document. We also thank Lakshmi Saripalli for providing data on diffuse sources in ATLBS prior to publication, and Paul Nulsen for comments on a draft of this paper. The Centre for All-sky ASTROphysics (CAASTRO) is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, funded by grant CE11E0090. ASKAP is sited on the Murchison RadioAstronomy Observatory, which is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the State Government of Western Australia. We acknowledge the Wajarri Yamatji people as the traditional owners of the Observatory site.",

year = "2011",

doi = "10.1071/AS11021",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "28",

pages = "215--248",

journal = "Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia",

issn = "1448-6083",

publisher = "Cambridge University Press",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - EMU

T2 - Evolutionary map of the universe

AU - Norris, Ray P.

AU - Hopkins, A. M.

AU - Afonso, J.

AU - Brown, S.

AU - Condon, J. J.

AU - Dunne, L.

AU - Feain, I.

AU - Hollow, R.

AU - Jarvis, M.

AU - Johnston-Hollitt, M.

AU - Lenc, E.

AU - Middelberg, E.

AU - Padovani, P.

AU - Prandoni, I.

AU - Rudnick, L.

AU - Seymour, N.

AU - Umana, G.

AU - Andernach, H.

AU - Alexander, D. M.

AU - Appleton, P. N.

AU - Bacon, D.

AU - Banfield, J.

AU - Becker, W.

AU - Brown, M. J.I.

AU - Ciliegi, P.

AU - Jackson, C.

AU - Eales, S.

AU - Edge, A. C.

AU - Gaensler, B. M.

AU - Giovannini, G.

AU - Hales, C. A.

AU - Hancock, P.

AU - Huynh, M. T.

AU - Ibar, E.

AU - Ivison, R. J.

AU - Kennicutt, R.

AU - Kimball, Amy E.

AU - Koekemoer, A. M.

AU - Koribalski, B. S.

AU - Lpez-Snchez, R.

AU - Mao, M. Y.

AU - Murphy, T.

AU - Messias, H.

AU - Pimbblet, K. A.

AU - Raccanelli, A.

AU - Randall, K. E.

AU - Reiprich, T. H.

AU - Roseboom, I. G.

AU - Rttgering, H.

AU - Saikia, D. J.

AU - Sharp, R. G.

AU - Slee, O. B.

AU - Smail, Ian

AU - Thompson, M. A.

AU - Urquhart, J. S.

AU - Wall, J. V.

AU - Zhao, G. B.

N1 - Funding Information: The EMU team consists of over 180 members from 15 countries, all of whom are listed on http:askap. pbworks.com/TeamMembers. We thank them all for their significant contributions to the various stages of the EMU project. Of course, EMU will not be possible without ASKAP, and so we especially thank all the ASKAP staff, too numerous to name individually, who are actually designing and building the instrument on our behalf. We particularly thank the architects of the ASKAP science processing document: Tim Cornwell, Ben Hum-phreys, Emil Lenc, Max Voronkov, and Matt Whiting, for permission to use sections of that document. We also thank Lakshmi Saripalli for providing data on diffuse sources in ATLBS prior to publication, and Paul Nulsen for comments on a draft of this paper. The Centre for All-sky ASTROphysics (CAASTRO) is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, funded by grant CE11E0090. ASKAP is sited on the Murchison RadioAstronomy Observatory, which is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the State Government of Western Australia. We acknowledge the Wajarri Yamatji people as the traditional owners of the Observatory site.

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - 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 ∼10Jy/beam) radio continuum survey of the entire Southern sky at 1.3GHz, extending as far North as +30 declination, with a resolution of 10arcsec. EMU is expected to detect and catalogue about 70million galaxies, including typical star-forming galaxies up to z∼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.

AB - 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 ∼10Jy/beam) radio continuum survey of the entire Southern sky at 1.3GHz, extending as far North as +30 declination, with a resolution of 10arcsec. EMU is expected to detect and catalogue about 70million galaxies, including typical star-forming galaxies up to z∼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.

KW - cosmology: observations

KW - galaxies: evolution

KW - galaxies: formation

KW - radio continuum: general

KW - stars: activity

KW - surveys

KW - telescopes

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80053408029&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=80053408029&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1071/AS11021

DO - 10.1071/AS11021

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:80053408029

SN - 1448-6083

VL - 28

SP - 215

EP - 248

JO - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

JF - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

IS - 3

ER -

EMU: Evolutionary map of the universe

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Publisher link

Find It

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this