The Herschel Comprehensive (U)LIRG Emission Survey (HerCULES): CO Ladders, fine structure lines, and neutral gas cooling

M. J. F. Rosenberg, P. P. van der Werf, S. Aalto +27

(Ultra) Luminous Infrared Galaxies ((U)LIRGs) are objects characterized by their extreme infrared (8-1000 $\mu$m) luminosities ($L_{LIRG}>10^{11}$L${}_{\odot }$ and $L_{ULIRG}>10^{12}$ L…