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astro-ph.SR2020

Betelgeuse fainter in the sub-millimetre too: an analysis of JCMT and APEX monitoring during the recent optical minimum

Thavisha E. Dharmawardena, Steve Mairs, Peter Scicluna +5

Betelgeuse is the nearest Red Supergiant star and it underwent an unusually deep minimum at optical wavelengths during its most recent pulsation cycle. We present submillimetre obs…

astro-ph.CO2011

Water vapor emission reveals a highly obscured, star forming nuclear region in the QSO host galaxy APM08279+5255 at z=3.9

Paul P. van der Werf, Alicia Berciano Alba, Marco Spaans +6

We present the detection of four rotational emission lines of water vapor, from energy levels Eu/k= 101 - 454 K, in the gravitationally lensed z=3.9 QSO host galaxy APM08279+5255.…

astro-ph.CO2013

Empirical predictions for (sub-)millimeter line and continuum deep fields

Elisabete da Cunha, Fabian Walter, Roberto Decarli +11

[abridged] Modern (sub-)millimeter/radio interferometers will enable us to measure the dust and molecular gas emission from galaxies that have luminosities lower than the Milky Way…

astro-ph.GA2015

ALMA Multi-line Imaging of the Nearby Starburst Galaxy NGC 253

David S. Meier, Fabian Walter, Alberto D. Bolatto +8

We present spatially resolved (50 pc) imaging of molecular gas species in the central kiloparsec of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253, based on observations taken with the…

astro-ph.CO2009

First Detection of Ammonia in the Large Magellanic Cloud: The Kinetic Temperature of Dense Molecular Cores in N159W

Juergen Ott, Christian Henkel, Lister Staveley-Smith +1

The first detection of ammonia (NH3) is reported from the Magellanic Clouds. Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, we present a targeted search for the (J,K) = (1,1) and (2,…

astro-ph.GA2023

A NOEMA molecular line scan of the Hubble Deep Field North: Improved constraints on the CO luminosity functions and cosmic density of molecular gas

Leindert A. Boogaard, Roberto Decarli, Fabian Walter +9

We present measurements of the CO luminosity functions (LFs) and the evolution of the cosmic molecular gas density out to z~6 based on an 8.5 arcmin^2 spectral scan survey at 3mm o…

astro-ph.GA2022

Physical constraints on the extended interstellar medium of the z=6.42 quasar J1148+5251: [CII] 158um, [NII] 205um and [OI] 146um observations

Romain A. Meyer, Fabian Walter, Claudia Cicone +7

We report new Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) observations of the [CII], [NII] and [OI] atomic fine structure lines and dust continuum emission of J1148+5251, a z=6.42 q…

astro-ph2007

The Low CO Content of the Extremely Metal Poor Galaxy I Zw 18

Adam Leroy, John Cannon, Fabian Walter +2

We present sensitive molecular line observations of the metal-poor blue compact dwarf I Zw 18 obtained with the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer. These data constrain the CO J=1…

astro-ph.GA2024

ALESS-JWST: Joint (sub-)kiloparsec JWST and ALMA imaging of submillimeter galaxies reveals heavily obscured bulge formation events

Jacqueline A. Hodge, Elisabete da Cunha, Sarah Kendrew +25

We present JWST NIRCam imaging targeting 13 infrared-luminous () galaxies from the ALESS survey with uniquely deep, high-resolution…

astro-ph2008

The Molecular Ridge Close to 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Juergen Ott, Tony Wong, Jorge L. Pineda +9

With the ATNF Mopra telescope we are performing a survey in the 12CO(1-0) line to map the molecular gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). For some regions we also obtained inter…

astro-ph.GA2025

A large thermal energy reservoir in the nascent intracluster medium at a redshift of 4.3

Dazhi Zhou, Scott Chapman, Manuel Aravena +21

Most baryons in present-day galaxy clusters exist as hot gas (), forming the intracluster medium (ICM). Cosmological simulations predict th…

astro-ph.CO2009

Imaging Atomic and Highly Excited Molecular Gas in a z=6.42 Quasar Host Galaxy: Copious Fuel for an Eddington-Limited Starburst at the End of Cosmic Reionization

Dominik A. Riechers, Fabian Walter, Frank Bertoldi +6

We have imaged CO(J=7-6) and CI(3P2-3P1) emission in the host galaxy of the z=6.42 quasar SDSS J114816.64+525150.3 (hereafter: J1148+5251) through observations with the Plateau de…

astro-ph.GA2014

Pinpointing the Molecular Gas within a Lyman Alpha Blob at z ~ 2.7

Yujin Yang, Fabian Walter, Roberto Decarli +5

We present IRAM PdBI observations of the CO(3-2) and CO(5-4) line transitions from a Ly-alpha blob at z~2.7 in order to investigate the gas kinematics, determine the location of th…

astro-ph.GA2026

An extreme ram-pressure stripping event in a protocluster at redshift 4.3

Dazhi Zhou, Scott C. Chapman, Manuel Aravena +16

In the nearby Universe, the environment plays a crucial role in suppressing star formation in dense regions. In particular, ram-pressure stripping (RPS) is a major mechanism for re…

astro-ph.GA2025

A wide-field, multi-line survey of CO in the Magellanic Clouds at parsec-scale resolution: characterising the molecular gas content with a 50-m single-dish submillimeter telescope

Francisca Kemper, Rosie Chen, Axel Weiss +8

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC, SMC) are nearby dwarf galaxies whose proximity uniquely enables molecular cloud-scale resolution observations across the entire Magellan…

astro-ph.CO2009

BLAST: the far-infrared/radio correlation in distant galaxies

R. J. Ivison, David M. Alexander, Andy D. Biggs +32

We investigate the correlation between far-infrared (FIR) and radio luminosities in distant galaxies, a lynchpin of modern astronomy. We use data from the Balloon-borne Large Apert…

astro-ph.GA2022

The interstellar medium distribution, gas kinematics, and system dynamics of the far-infrared luminous quasar SDSS J2310+1855 at

Yali Shao, Ran Wang, Axel Weiss +12

We present ALMA sub-kpc- to kpc-scale resolution observations of the [CII], CO(9-8), and OH\,(--) lines along with their dust continuum emission toward the FIR…

astro-ph.CO2011

Constraining Dust and Molecular Gas Properties in Lyman Alpha Blobs at z~3

Yujin Yang, Roberto Decarli, Helmut Dannerbauer +14

In order to constrain the bolometric luminosities, dust properties and molecular gas content of giant Lyman alpha nebulae, the so-called Lyman alpha blobs, we have carried out a st…

astro-ph.GA2025

Evidence for environmental effects in the protocluster core SPT234956

Chayce Hughes, Ryley Hill, Scott Chapman +16

We present ALMA observations of the [CI] 492 and 806GHz fine-structure lines in 25 dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) at in the core of the SPT234956 protoclu…

astro-ph.GA2017

Molecular gas in three z~7 quasar host galaxies

Bram Venemans, Fabian Walter, Roberto Decarli +6

We present ALMA band 3 observations of the CO(6-5), CO(7-6), and [CI] 369micron emission lines in three of the highest redshift quasar host galaxies at 6.6<z<6.9. These measurement…

astro-ph.GA2020

Evidence for Infalling Gas in a Lyman- Blob

Yiping Ao, Zheng Zheng, Christian Henkel +11

Lyman- blobs (LABs) are spatially extended nebulae of emission in the Ly line of hydrogen, seen at high redshifts, and most commonly found in the dense environment…

astro-ph.GA2025

The extended molecular gas of the Circinus galaxy and NGC 1097 as seen by APEX

Akhil Lasrado, Claudia Cicone, Axel Weiss

The outer region of the interstellar medium (ISM) is witness to dynamically important events in a galaxy's evolutionary history such as outflows, inflows, tidal interactions, and m…

astro-ph.CO2012

An ALMA survey of Sub-millimetre Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Detection of [C II] at z=4.4

Mark Swinbank, Alexander Karim, Ian Smail +19

We present ALMA 870-um (345GHz) observations of two sub-millimetre galaxies (SMGs) drawn from an ALMA study of the 126 sub-millimeter sources from the LABOCA Extended Chandra Deep…

astro-ph.GA2016

The ionization rates of galactic nuclei and disks from Herschel/HIFI observations of water and its associated ions

Floris van der Tak, Axel Weiss, Lijie Liu +1

(Abridged) We present Herschel/HIFI spectra of the H2O 1113 GHz and H2O+ 1115 GHz lines toward five nearby prototypical starburst/AGN systems, and OH+ 971 GHz spectra toward three…

astro-ph.GA2021

NOEMA High Fidelity Imaging of the Molecular Gas in and around M82

Nico Krieger, Fabian Walter, Alberto D. Bolatto +11

We present a 154 pointing IRAM NOEMA mosaic of the CO(1-0) line emission in and around the nearby starburst galaxy M82. The observations, complemented by zero--spacing observations…

astro-ph.GA2019

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: Constraining cumulative CO emission at with power spectrum analysis of ASPECS LP data from 84 to 115 GHz

Bade Uzgil, Chris Carilli, Adam Lidz +12

We present a power spectrum analysis of the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey Large Program (ASPECS LP) data from 84 to 115 GHz. These data predominantly probe small-scale fluctuations ($k…

astro-ph.CO2011

A Molecular Star Formation Law in the Atomic Gas Dominated Regime in Nearby Galaxies

Andreas Schruba, Adam K. Leroy, Fabian Walter +11

We use the IRAM HERACLES survey to study CO emission from 33 nearby spiral galaxies down to very low intensities. Using atomic hydrogen (HI) data, mostly from THINGS, we predict th…

astro-ph.GA2015

Faint CO Line Wings in Four Star-Forming (Ultra)luminous Infrared Galaxies

Adam K. Leroy, Fabian Walter, Roberto Decarli +3

We report the results of a search for large velocity width, low-intensity line wings - a commonly used signature of molecular outflows - in four low redshift (ultra)luminous infrar…

astro-ph.GA2021

Low-J CO Line Ratios From Single Dish CO Mapping Surveys and PHANGS-ALMA

Adam K. Leroy, Erik Rosolowsky, Antonio Usero +32

We measure the low-J CO line ratio R21=CO(2-1)/CO(1-0), R32=CO(3-2)/CO(2-1), and R31 = CO(3-2)/CO(1-0) using whole-disk CO maps of nearby galaxies. We draw CO(2-1) from PHANGS--ALM…

astro-ph.GA2021

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: A Search for [CII] Emitters at

Bade D. Uzgil, Pascal A. Oesch, Fabian Walter +18

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (ASPECS) Band 6 scan (212-272 GHz) covers potential [CII] emission in galaxies at throughout a 2.9 arcm…

astro-ph.GA2020

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: The Cosmic Dust and Gas Mass Densities in Galaxies up to

Benjamin Magnelli, Leindert Boogaard, Roberto Decarli +24

Using the deepest 1.2 mm continuum map to date in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field obtained as part of the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey (ASPECS) large program, we measure the cosmic densit…

astro-ph.GA2020

The multi-phase ISM in the nearby composite AGN-SB galaxy NGC 4945: large (parsecs) scale mechanical heating

Enrica Bellocchi, Jesús Martín-Pintado, Rolf Güsten +8

We aim at carrying out a comprehensive study of the nearby composite AGN-SB galaxy, NGC 4945, using spectroscopic and photometric data from the Herschel satellite. In particular, w…

astro-ph.GA2016

PHIBSS: Exploring the Dependence of the CO-H Conversion Factor on Total Mass Surface Density at

Timothy Carleton, Michael C. Cooper, Alberto D. Bolatto +10

We present an analysis of the relationship between the CO-H conversion factor () and total mass surface density () in star-forming galaxies at $z <…

astro-ph.GA2014

ALMA resolves turbulent, rotating [CII] emission in a young starburst galaxy at z=4.8

Carlos De Breuck, Rebecca J. Williams, Mark Swinbank +9

We present spatially resolved Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) [CII] observations of the z=4.7555 submillimetre galaxy, ALESS 73.1. Our 0.5" FWHM map resolves th…

astro-ph.GA2022

Microwave Background Temperature at a Redshift of 6.34 from H2O Absorption

Dominik A. Riechers, Axel Weiss, Fabian Walter +4

Distortions of the observed cosmic microwave background imprinted by the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect toward massive galaxy clusters due to inverse Compton scattering of microwave pho…

astro-ph.CO2013

The Starburst-Driven Molecular Wind in NGC 253 and the Suppression of Star Formation

Alberto D. Bolatto, Steven R. Warren, Adam K. Leroy +9

The under-abundance of very massive galaxies in the universe is frequently attributed to the effect of galactic winds. Although ionized galactic winds are readily observable most o…

astro-ph.GA2020

Megaparsec-scale structure around the proto-cluster core SPT234956 at

Ryley Hill, Scott Chapman, Douglas Scott +20

We present an extensive ALMA spectroscopic follow-up programme of the structure SPT234956, one of the most actively star-forming proto-cluster cores known, to iden…

astro-ph.GA2017

Rise of the Titans: A Dusty, Hyper-Luminous "870 micron Riser" Galaxy at z~6

Dominik A. Riechers, T. K. Daisy Leung, Rob J. Ivison +12

We report the detection of ADFS-27, a dusty, starbursting major merger at a redshift of z=5.655, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). ADFS-27 was selected…

astro-ph.CO2011

A Survey of Atomic Carbon at High Redshift

Fabian Walter, Axel Weiss, Dennis Downes +2

We present a survey of atomic carbon (CI) emission in high-redshift (z>2) submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) and quasar host galaxies (QSOs). Sensitive observations of the CI(3P_1->3P_0…

astro-ph.GA2016

ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: The Infrared Excess of UV-selected z=2-10 galaxies as a function of UV-continuum Slope and Stellar Mass

Rychard Bouwens, Manuel Aravena, Roberto Decarli +25

We make use of deep 1.2mm-continuum observations (12.7microJy/beam RMS) of a 1 arcmin^2 region in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field to probe dust-enshrouded star formation from 330 Lyman…

astro-ph.GA2020

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: Multi-band constraints on line luminosity functions and the cosmic density of molecular gas

Roberto Decarli, Manuel Aravena, Leindert Boogaard +20

We present a CO and atomic fine-structure line luminosity function analysis using the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (ASPECS). ASPECS consists of two spat…

astro-ph.GA2020

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey Large Program: The Infrared Excess of z=1.5-10 UV-selected Galaxies and the Implied High-Redshift Star Formation History

Rychard Bouwens, Jorge Gonzalez-Lopez, Manuel Aravena +22

We make use of sensitive (9.3 microJy/beam RMS) 1.2mm-continuum observations from the ASPECS ALMA large program of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) to probe dust-enshrouded star…

astro-ph.GA2020

A Comparison of the Stellar, CO and Dust-Continuum Emission from Three, Star-Forming HUDF Galaxies at

Melanie Kaasinen, Fabian Walter, Mladen Novak +17

We compare the extent of the dust, molecular gas and stars in three star-forming galaxies, at and , selected from the Hubble Ultra Deep Field based on their brig…

astro-ph.GA2024

The properties of the interstellar medium in dusty, star-forming galaxies at : The shape of the CO spectral line energy distributions

Dominic J. Taylor, A. M. Swinbank, Ian Smail +15

The molecular gas in the interstellar medium (ISM) of star-forming galaxy populations exhibits diverse physical properties. We investigate the CO excitation of twelve dusty,…

astro-ph.CO2011

Ammonia as a Temperature Tracer in the Ultraluminous Galaxy Merger Arp220

Juergen Ott, Christian Henkel, James A Braatz +1

(abridged) We present ATCA and GBT observations of ammonia (NH3) toward the ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) merger Arp220. We detect the NH3 (1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5)…

astro-ph.CO2011

CO(1-0) in z>2 Quasar Host Galaxies: No Evidence for Extended Molecular Gas Reservoirs

Dominik A. Riechers, Christopher L. Carilli, Ronald J. Maddalena +8

We report the detection of CO(1-0) emission in the strongly lensed high-redshift quasars IRAS F10214+4724 (z=2.286), the Cloverleaf (z=2.558), RX J0911+0551 (z=2.796), SMM J04135+1…

astro-ph.GA2025

A Large Molecular Gas Reservoir in the Protocluster SPT234956 at

Dazhi Zhou, Scott C. Chapman, Nikolaus Sulzenauer +13

We present Atacama Compact Array (ACA) Band-3 observations of the protocluster SPT234956, an extreme system hosting submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) at $z\,{=}\,4.3…

astro-ph.GA2025

Vz-GAL: Probing Cold Molecular Gas in Dusty Star-forming Galaxies at z=1-6

Prachi Prajapati, Dominik Riechers, Pierre Cox +20

We present the first results of Vz-GAL, a high-redshift CO(J=1-0) large survey with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, targeting 92 Herschel-selected, infrared-luminous, dusty st…

astro-ph.GA2025

The [NII] 205 m line emission from high-z SMGs and QSOs

Saimurali Kolupuri, Roberto Decarli, Roberto Neri +8

We present [NII] 205 m fine structure line observations of three submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) and three quasar host galaxies at 4z6 using the Institut de r…

astro-ph.GA2020

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: The nature of the faintest dusty star-forming galaxies

Manuel Aravena, Leindert Boogaard, Jorge Gónzalez-López +20

We present a characterization of the physical properties of a sample of 35 securely-detected, dusty galaxies in the deep ALMA 1.2-mm image obtained as part of the ALMA Spectroscopi…

astro-ph.GA2018

Spatially Resoved 12CO(2-1)/12CO(1-0) in the Starburst Galaxy NGC 253: Assessing Optical Depth to Constrain the Molecular Mass Outflow Rate

Laura K. Zschaechner, Alberto D. Bolatto, Fabian Walter +9

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of 12CO(1-0) and 12CO(2-1) in the central 40" (680 pc) of the nuclear starburst galaxy NGC 253, includin…

astro-ph.GA2025

Resolving the dusty star-forming galaxy GN20 at z=4.055 with NOEMA and JWST: A similar distribution of stars, gas and dust despite distinct apparent profiles

Leindert A. Boogaard, Fabian Walter, Axel Weiss +8

We present high-resolution (0.13"-0.23") NOEMA observations of the dust continuum emission at 1.1 mm (rest-frame 220 micron) and JWST/NIRCam and MIRI imaging of the z=4.055 starbur…

astro-ph.CO2013

On the effect of the Cosmic Microwave Background in high-redshift (sub-)millimeter observations

Elisabete da Cunha, Brent Groves, Fabian Walter +11

Modern (sub-)millimeter interferometers enable the measurement of the cool gas and dust emission of high-redshift galaxies (z>5). However, at these redshifts the cosmic microwave b…

astro-ph.GA2026

Vz-GAL Dusty Star-Forming Galaxies: Revisiting the CO-H2 Conversion Factor Tension

Prachi Prajapati, Axel Weiss, Dominik Riechers +17

The CO luminosity-to-H mass conversion factor () remains a debated uncertainty in determining molecular gas masses of high-redshift dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs)…

astro-ph.CO2012

A lambda=3 mm molecular line survey of NGC1068. Chemical signatures of an AGN environment

Rebeca Aladro, Serena Viti, Estelle Bayet +7

We aimed to study the molecular composition of the interstellar medium (ISM) surrounding an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN), by making an inventory of molecular species and their abu…

astro-ph2002

Molecular Gas in M82: Resolving the Outflow and Streamers

Fabian Walter, Axel Weiss, Nick Scoville

We present a high-resolution (3.6'', 70pc) CO(1-0) mosaic of the molecular gas in M 82 covering an area of 2.5' x 3.5' (2.8kpc x 3.9kpc) obtained with the OVRO millimeter interfero…

astro-ph.GA2022

Molecular gas in z~6 quasar host galaxies

Roberto Decarli, Antonio Pensabene, Bram Venemans +19

We investigate the molecular gas content of z~6 quasar host galaxies using the IRAM / Northern Extended Millimeter Array. We target the 3mm dust continuum, and the line emission fr…

astro-ph2005

The Temperature Distribution of Dense Molecular Gas in the Center of NGC 253

Juergen Ott, Axel Weiss, Christian Henkel +1

[abridged] We present interferometric maps of ammonia (NH3) of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 [star formation rate: ~2.8 Mo yr^(-1)]. The observations have been taken with the…

astro-ph.GA2023

The first ground-based detection of the 752 GHz water line in local ultra-luminous infrared galaxies using APEX-SEPIA

Daysi Quinatoa, Chentao Yang, Edo Ibar +10

We report the first ground-based detection of the water line p-H2O (211-202) at 752.033 GHz in three z < 0.08 ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs): IRAS 06035-7102, IRAS 17207…

astro-ph.GA2016

ALMA spectroscopic survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: CO luminosity functions and the evolution of the cosmic density of molecular gas

Roberto Decarli, Fabian Walter, Manuel Aravena +37

In this paper we use ASPECS, the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the {\em Hubble} Ultra Deep Field (UDF) in band 3 and band 6, to place blind constraints on the CO luminosity function…

astro-ph.GA2020

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: A model to explain observed 1.1 and 0.85 millimeter dust continuum number counts

Gergö Popping, Fabian Walter, Peter Behroozi +17

We present a new semi-empirical model for the dust continuum number counts of galaxies at 1.1 millimeter and 850 \micron. Our approach couples an observationally motivated model fo…

astro-ph.GA2020

Observations by GMRT at 323 MHz of radio-loud quasars at

Yali Shao, Jeff Wagg, Ran Wang +5

We present Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) 323 MHz radio continuum observations toward 13 radio-loud quasars at , sampling the low-frequency synchrotron emission from t…

astro-ph.GA2019

The evolution of the cosmic molecular gas density

Fabian Walter, Chris Carilli, Roberto Decarli +38

One of the last missing pieces in the puzzle of galaxy formation and evolution through cosmic history is a detailed picture of the role of the cold gas supply in the star-formation…

astro-ph.GA2020

Turbulent Gas in Lensed Planck-selected Starbursts at redshifts 1-3.5

Kevin C. Harrington, Axel Weiss, Min S. Yun +26

Dusty star-forming galaxies at high redshift (1 < z < 3) represent the most intense star-forming regions in the Universe. Key aspects to these processes are the gas heating and coo…

astro-ph.GA2019

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Evolution of the molecular gas in CO-selected galaxies

Manuel Aravena, Roberto Decarli, Jorge Gónzalez-López +31

We analyze the interstellar medium properties of a sample of sixteen bright CO line emitting galaxies identified in the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (AS…

astro-ph.GA2020

The clustering of submillimeter galaxies detected with ALMA

Cristina Garcia-Vergara, Jacqueline Hodge, Joseph F. Hennawi +4

Previous studies measuring the clustering of submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) have based their measurements on single-dish detected sources, finding evidence for strong clustering. Ho…

astro-ph.GA2016

ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Molecular gas reservoirs in high-redshift galaxies

Roberto Decarli, Fabian Walter, Manuel Aravena +29

We study the molecular gas properties of high- galaxies observed in the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey (ASPECS) that targets a arcmin region in the Hubble Ultra Deep Fiel…

astro-ph.GA2020

VLA-ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (VLASPECS): Total Cold Gas Masses and CO Line Ratios for z=2-3 "Main Sequence" Galaxies

Dominik A. Riechers, Leindert A. Boogaard, Roberto Decarli +15

Using the NSF's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), we report six detections of CO(J=1-0) emission and one upper limit in z=2-3 galaxies originally detected in higher-J CO emiss…

astro-ph.GA2024

A Comparative Study of the Ground State Transitions of CO and [C I] as Molecular Gas Tracers at High Redshift

Marta Frias Castillo, Matus Rybak, Jacqueline A. Hodge +22

The CO(1--0) and [\ion{C}{1}](1--0) emission lines are well-established tracers of cold molecular gas mass in local galaxies. At high redshift, where the interstellar medium (ISM)…

astro-ph.CO2010

Detection of molecular gas in a distant submillimetre galaxy at z=4.76 with ATCA

Kristen Coppin, Scott Chapman, Ian Smail +19

We have detected the CO(2-1) transition from the submillimetre galaxy (SMG) LESSJ033229.4-275619 at z=4.755 using the new Compact Array Broadband Backend system on the Australian T…

astro-ph.GA2020

An ALMA/NOEMA survey of the molecular gas properties of high-redshift star-forming galaxies

Jack E. Birkin, Axel Weiss, J. L. Wardlow +18

We present a survey of the molecular gas in 61 submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) selected from 870m continuum surveys of the COSMOS, UDS and ECDFS fields, using the Atacama Large M…

astro-ph.GA2020

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: Deep 1.2 mm continuum number counts

Jorge González-López, Mladen Novak, Roberto Decarli +19

We present the results from the 1.2 mm continuum image obtained as part of the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (ASPECS). The 1.2 mm continuum image has a s…

astro-ph.CO2011

Imaging the Molecular Gas Properties of a Major Merger Driving the Evolution of a z=2.5 Submillimeter Galaxy

Dominik A. Riechers, Christopher L. Carilli, Fabian Walter +6

We report the detection of spatially extended CO 1-0 and 5-4 emission in the z=2.49 submillimeter galaxy (SMG) J123707+6214, using the Expanded Very Large Array and the Plateau de…

astro-ph.GA2022

ALMA 200 pc imaging of a z~7 quasar reveals a compact, disk-like host galaxy

Fabian Walter, Marcel Neeleman, Roberto Decarli +10

We present 0".035 resolution (~200 pc) imaging of the 158 um [CII] line and the underlying dust continuum of the z=6.9 quasar J234833.34-305410.0. The 18 h ALMA observations reveal…

astro-ph.GA2019

Imaging the Molecular Interstellar Medium in a Gravitationally Lensed Star-forming Galaxy at z=5.7

Yordanka Apostolovski, Manuel Aravena, Timo Anguita +17

Aims: We present and study spatially resolved imaging obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of multiple CO(65, 87 and 98) and tw…

astro-ph.GA2016

ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Survey Description

Fabian Walter, Roberto Decarli, Manuel Aravena +39

We present the rationale for and the observational description of ASPECS: The ALMA SPECtroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field (UDF), the cosmological deep field that has t…

astro-ph.GA2022

Multi-Phase ISM in the z = 5.7 Hyperluminous Starburst SPT0346-52

Katrina C. Litke, Daniel P. Marrone, Manuel Aravena +13

SPT0346-52 (z=5.7) is the most intensely star-forming galaxy discovered by the South Pole Telescope, with Sigma_SFR ~ 4200 Msol yr^-1 kpc^-2. In this paper, we expand on previous s…

astro-ph.GA2023

JWST's TEMPLATES for Star Formation: The First Resolved Gas-Phase Metallicity Maps of Dust-Obscured Star-Forming Galaxies at 4

Jack E. Birkin, Taylor A. Hutchison, Brian Welch +23

We present the first spatially resolved maps of gas-phase metallicity for two dust-obscured star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) at 4, from the JWST TEMPLATES Early Release Scienc…

astro-ph.IM2014

Submillimeter Polarimetry with PolKa, a reflection-type modulator for the APEX telescope

Helmut Wiesemeyer, Talayeh Hezareh, Ernst Kreysa +6

Imaging polarimetry is an important tool for the study of cosmic magnetic fields. In our Galaxy, polarization levels of a few up to 10\% are measured in the submillimeter dus…

astro-ph.GA2017

Dense Molecular Gas Tracers in the Outflow of the Starburst Galaxy NGC 253

Fabian Walter, Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy +12

We present a detailed study of a molecular outflow feature in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 using ALMA. We find that this feature is clearly associated with the edge of NGC 2…

astro-ph.GA2019

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: CO emission lines and 3 mm continuum sources

Jorge González-López, Roberto Decarli, Ricardo Pavesi +29

The ALMA SPECtroscopic Survey in the {\it Hubble} Ultra Deep Field is an ALMA large program that obtained a frequency scan in the 3\,mm band to detect emission lines from the molec…

astro-ph.GA2025

Oxygen isotopes reveal low-mass star dominance in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Yan Gong, Zhi-yu Zhang, Christian Henkel +9

Oxygen isotope abundances and their ratios are fingerprints of stellar evolution and therefore provide a powerful tool in tracing the enrichment history of galaxies. However, their…

astro-ph.GA2014

ALMA Observation of 158 micron [CII] Line and Dust Continuum of a z=7 Normally Star-forming Galaxy in the Epoch of Reionization

Kazuaki Ota, Fabian Walter, Kouji Ohta +16

We present ALMA observations of the [CII] line and far-infrared (FIR) continuum of a normally star-forming galaxy in the reionization epoch, the z=6.96 Ly-alpha emitter (LAE) IOK-1…

astro-ph.GA2025

An Overabundance of Radio-AGN in the SPT2349-56 Protocluster: Preheating the Intra-Cluster Medium

Scott C. Chapman, Roger P. Deane, Dazhi Zhou +22

Following the detection of a radio-loud Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) in the z=4.3 protocluster SPT2349-56, we have obtained additional observations with MeerKAT in S-band (2.4 GHz…

astro-ph.GA2016

ALMA Imaging and Gravitational Lens Models of South Pole Telescope-Selected Dusty, Star-Forming Galaxies at High Redshifts

Justin Spilker, Daniel Marrone, Manuel Aravena +18

The South Pole Telescope has discovered one hundred gravitationally lensed, high-redshift, dusty, star-forming galaxies (DSFGs). We present 0.5" resolution 870um Atacama Large Mill…

astro-ph.GA2022

Rapid build-up of the stellar content in the protocluster core SPT234956 at

Ryley Hill, Scott Chapman, Kedar A. Phadke +22

The protocluster SPT234956 at contains one of the most actively star-forming cores known, yet constraints on the total stellar mass of this system are highly uncer…

astro-ph.GA2023

Brightest Cluster Galaxy Formation in the z=4.3 Protocluster SPT2349-56: Discovery of a Radio-Loud AGN

Scott C. Chapman, Ryley Hill, Manuel Aravena +29

We have observed the z=4.3 protocluster SPT2349-56 with ATCA with the aim of detecting radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) amongst the ~30 submillimeter galaxies identified in…

astro-ph.GA2015

The nature of the [CII] emission in dusty star-forming galaxies from the SPT survey

Bitten Gullberg, Carlos De Breuck, Joaquin Vieira +24

We present [CII] observations of 20 strongly lensed dusty star forming galaxies at 2.1 < z < 5.7 using APEX and Herschel. The sources were selected on their 1.4 mm flux (S_1.4mm >…

astro-ph.CO2012

Low CO Luminosities in Dwarf Galaxies

Andreas Schruba, Adam K. Leroy, Fabian Walter +10

[Abridged] We present maps of CO 2-1 emission covering the entire star-forming disks of 16 nearby dwarf galaxies observed by the IRAM HERACLES survey. The data have 13 arcsec angul…

astro-ph.CO2010

Dense Molecular Gas Excitation in Nuclear Starbursts at High Redshift: HCN, HNC, and HCO+(J=6-5) Emission in the z=3.91 Quasar Host of APM08279+5255

Dominik A. Riechers, Axel Weiss, Fabian Walter +1

We report the detection of surprisingly strong HCN, HNC, and HCO+(J=6-5) emission in the host galaxy of the z=3.91 quasar APM08279+5255 through observations with CARMA. HCN, HNC, a…

astro-ph.GA2017

Copious Amounts of Dust and Gas in a z=7.5 Quasar Host Galaxy

Bram Venemans, Fabian Walter, Roberto Decarli +10

We present IRAM/NOEMA and JVLA observations of the quasar J1342+0928 at z=7.54 and report detections of copious amounts of dust and [CII] emission in the interstellar medium (ISM)…

astro-ph1999

Evidence for an Expanding Molecular Superbubble in M82

Axel Weiss, Fabian Walter, Nikolaus Neininger +1

We present evidence for an expanding superbubble in M82 (diameter: ~130 pc, expansion velocity: ~45 km/s, mass: ~8*10^6 SM). It is seen in the 12CO(J=1-0), 12CO(J=2-1), 13CO(J=1-0)…

astro-ph.GA2019

The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: Nature and physical properties of gas-mass selected galaxies using MUSE spectroscopy

Leindert A. Boogaard, Roberto Decarli, Jorge González-López +31

We discuss the nature and physical properties of gas-mass selected galaxies in the ALMA spectroscopic survey (ASPECS) of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF). We capitalize on the de…

astro-ph.GA2009

A submillimetre galaxy at z=4.76 in the LABOCA survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South

Kristen Coppin, Ian Smail, David M. Alexander +30

We report on the identification of the highest redshift submm-selected source currently known: LESSJ033229.4-275619. This source was detected in the Large Apex BOlometer CAmera (LA…

astro-ph.GA2015

The Multi-Phase Cold Fountain in M82 Revealed by a Wide, Sensitive Map of the Molecular ISM

Adam K. Leroy, Fabian Walter, Paul Martini +7

We present a wide area (~ 8 x 8 kpc), sensitive map of CO (2-1) emission around the nearby starburst galaxy M82. Molecular gas extends far beyond the stellar disk, including emissi…

astro-ph.GA2015

An ALMA survey of Sub-millimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Physical properties derived from ultraviolet-to-radio modelling

Elisabete da Cunha, Fabian Walter, Ian Smail +15

[abridged] The ALESS survey has followed-up a sample of 122 sub-millimeter sources in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South at 870um with ALMA, allowing to pinpoint the positions o…

astro-ph.CO2010

A joint analysis of BLAST 250--500um and LABOCA 870um observations in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South

Edward L. Chapin, Scott C. Chapman, Kristen E. Coppin +17

We present a joint analysis of the overlapping BLAST 250, 350, 500um, and LABOCA 870um observations (from the LESS survey) of the ECDF-S. Out to z~3, the BLAST filters sample near…

astro-ph.GA2019

Fragmentation and filaments at the onset of star and cluster formation: SABOCA 350 m view of ATLASGAL selected massive clumps

Yuxin Lin, Timea Csengeri, Friedrich Wyrowski +4

The structure formation of the dense interstellar material and the fragmentation of clumps into cores is a fundamental step to understand how stars and stellar clusters form. We ai…

astro-ph.GA2019

The hidden circumgalactic medium

Claudia Cicone, Carlos De Breuck, Chian-Chou Chen +15

The cycling of baryons in and out of galaxies is what ultimately drives galaxy formation and evolution. The circumgalactic medium (CGM) represents the interface between the interst…

astro-ph.GA2012

The molecular gas in Luminous Infrared Galaxies: a new emergent picture

Padelis P. Papadopoulos, Zhi-Yu Zhang, Axel Weiss +5

Results from a large, multi-J CO, {13}CO, and HCN line survey of Luminous Infrared Galaxies (L_{IR}>=10^{10} L_{\odot}) in the local Universe (z<=0.1), complemented by CO J=4--3 up…