Publications (19)
BLAST: Correlations in the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background at 250, 350, and 500 microns Reveal Clustering of Star-Forming Galaxies
Marco P. Viero, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +26
We detect correlations in the cosmic far-infrared background due to the clustering of star-forming galaxies in observations made with the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter…
The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) 2006: Calibration and Flight Performance
Matthew D. P. Truch, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +25
The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) operated successfully during a 250-hour flight over Antarctica in December 2006 (BLAST06). As part of the calibrati…
The BLAST Survey of the Vela Molecular Cloud: Physical Properties of the Dense Cores in Vela-D
Luca Olmi, Peter A. R. Ade, Daniel Angles-Alcazar +34
The Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) carried out a 250, 350 and 500 micron survey of the galactic plane encompassing the Vela Molecular Ridge, with the…
A Bright Submillimeter Source in the Bullet Cluster (1E0657--56) Field Detected with BLAST
Marie Rex, Peter A. R. Ade, Itziar Aretxaga +26
We present the 250, 350, and 500 micron detection of bright submillimeter emission in the direction of the Bullet Cluster measured by the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter…
BLAST Observations of the South Ecliptic Pole field: Number Counts and Source Catalogs
Elisabetta Valiante, Peter Ade, James Bock +26
We present results from a survey carried out by the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) on a 9 deg^2 field near the South Ecliptic Pole at 250, 350 and 500…
BLAST: The Mass Function, Lifetimes, and Properties of Intermediate Mass Cores from a 50 Square Degree Submillimeter Galactic Survey in Vela (l = ~265)
Calvin. B. Netterfield, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +24
We present first results from an unbiased 50 deg^2 submillimeter Galactic survey at 250, 350, and 500 micron from the 2006 flight of the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter…
Temperature Profiles and the Effect of AGN on Submillimeter Emission from BLAST Observations of Resolved Galaxies
Donald V. Wiebe, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +24
Over the course of two flights, the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) made resolved maps of seven nearby (<25 Mpc) galaxies at 250, 350, and 500 microns.…
The BLAST View of the Star Forming Region in Aquila (ell=45deg,b=0deg)
Alana Rivera-Ingraham, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +24
We have carried out the first general submillimeter analysis of the field towards GRSMC 45.46+0.05, a massive star forming region in Aquila. The deconvolved 6 deg^2 (3\degree X 2\d…
Over half of the far-infrared background light comes from galaxies at z >= 1.2
Mark J. Devlin, Peter A. R. Ade, Itziar Aretxaga +26
Submillimetre surveys during the past decade have discovered a population of luminous, high-redshift, dusty starburst galaxies. In the redshift range 1 <= z <= 4, these massive sub…
BLAST05: Power Spectra of Bright Galactic Cirrus at Submillimeter Wavelengths
Arabindo Roy, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +25
We report multi-wavelength power spectra of diffuse Galactic dust emission from BLAST observations at 250, 350, and 500 microns in Galactic Plane fields in Cygnus X and Aquila. The…
The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) 2005: A 10 deg^2 Survey of Star Formation in Cygnus X
Arabindo Roy, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +27
We present Cygnus X in a new multi-wavelength perspective based on an unbiased BLAST survey at 250, 350, and 500 micron, combined with rich datasets for this well-studied region. O…
Submillimeter Number Counts From Statistical Analysis of BLAST Maps
Guillaume Patanchon, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +24
We describe the application of a statistical method to estimate submillimeter galaxy number counts from confusion limited observations by the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillim…
Radio and mid-infrared identification of BLAST source counterparts in the Chandra Deep Field South
Simon Dye, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +28
We have identified radio and/or mid-infrared counterparts to 198 out of 350 sources detected at >=5 sigma over ~ 9 square degrees centered on the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS) by…
BLAST: the Redshift Survey
Stephen Eales, Edward L. Chapin, Mark J. Devlin +16
The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) has recently surveyed ~8.7 deg^2 centered on GOODS-South at 250, 350, and 500 microns. In Dye et al. (2009) we pres…
Deconvolution of Images from BLAST 2005: Insight into the K3-50 and IC 5146 Star-Forming Regions
Arabindo Roy, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +26
We present an implementation of the iterative flux-conserving Lucy-Richardson (L-R) deconvolution method of image restoration for maps produced by the Balloon-borne Large Aperture…
Evidence for Environmental Changes in the Submillimeter Dust Opacity
Peter G. Martin, Arabindo Roy, Sylvain Bontemps +25
The submillimeter opacity of dust in the diffuse Galactic interstellar medium (ISM) has been quantified using a pixel-by-pixel correlation of images of continuum emission with a pr…
Submillimetre observations of galaxy clusters with BLAST: the star-formation activity in Abell 3112
Filiberto G. Braglia, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +28
We present observations at 250, 350, and 500 um of the nearby galaxy cluster Abell 3112 (z=0.075) carried out with BLAST, the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope.…
BLAST: Resolving the Cosmic Submillimeter Background
Gaelen Marsden, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +26
The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) has made one square degree, deep, confusion limited maps at three different bands, centered on the Great Observator…
BLAST: A Far-Infrared Measurement of the History of Star Formation
Enzo Pascale, Peter A. R. Ade, James J. Bock +26
We directly measure redshift evolution in the mean physical properties (far-infrared luminosity, temperature, and mass) of the galaxies that produce the cosmic infrared background…