The AKARI Deep Field South: A New Home for Multiwavelength Extagalactic Astronomy

Abstract

The importance of multiwavelength astronomical surveys is discussed in the context of galaxy evolution. The AKARI Deep Field South (ADF-S) is a new, well placed survey field that is already the subject of studies at a wide range of wavelengths. A number of ADF-S observational programmes are discussed and the prospects for the ADF-S as a future resource for extragalactic astronomy is explored.

Invited review for the 2nd International AKARI Conference, accepted for publication in Publications of the Korean Astronomical Society

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