We describe a key programme using the unprecedented sensitivity and spatial resolution of Herschel for a comprehensive far-infrared photometric survey of the extragalactic sky. Blank field surveys using PACS at 170, 110 and 75micron are supplemented with targeted observations of massive zvirgul1 clusters and lensing clusters. We will resolve the bulk of the Cosmic Infrared Background, determine the nature of its constituent sources and trace the evolution of dust-obscured star formation. Our survey will study the evolution of galaxies and AGN over a wide range of redshifts and in environments of different density, and provide the crucial far-infrared measurements lacking for a full understanding of intermediate and high redshift galaxy populations previously identified at other wavelengths. We have chosen fields with excellent multi-wavelength coverage enabling both rapid science results and a lasting legacy value. This survey is coordinated with Herschel/SPIRE observations of the same fields in a Key programme submitted by the SPIRE SAG 1.
Publication
Co-evolution of Extreme Star Formation and Quasars: Hints from Herschel and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey . Ma Zhiyuan et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 811, Issue 1, article id. 58, 25 pp. (2015). . 811 . 10.1088\/0004-637X\/811\/1\/58 . 2015ApJ...811...58M , The extragalactic background light revisited and the cosmic photon-photon opacity . Franceschini Alberto et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 603, id.A34, 17 pp. . 603 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201629684 . 2017A&A...603A..34F , Deep Extragalactic VIsible Legacy Survey (DEVILS): SED fitting in the D10-COSMOS field and the evolution of the stellar mass function and SFR-M⋆ relation . Thorne Jessica E. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . null . null . 2021MNRAS.505..540T , The properties of radio and mid-infrared detected galaxies and the effect of environment on the co-evolution of AGN and star formation at z ∼ 1 . Shen Lu et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . null . null . 2020MNRAS.494.5374S , Dissecting the cosmic infra-red background with Herschel/PEP . Berta S. et al. . Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 518, id.L30, 7 pp. . 518 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201014610 . 2010A&A...518L..30B , A surprising consistency between the far-infrared galaxy luminosity functions of the field and Coma . Hickinbottom S. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 442, Issue 2, p.1286-1293 . 442 . 10.1093\/mnras\/stu924 . 2014MNRAS.442.1286H , Accretion mode versus radio morphology in the LOFAR Deep Fields . Mingo B. et al. . Monthly Notices of ...the Royal Astronomical Society . null . null . 2022MNRAS.511.3250M , Measurements of Extragalactic Background Light from the Far UV to the Far IR from Deep Ground- and Space-based Galaxy Counts . Driver Simon P. et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 827, Issue 2, article id. 108, 15 pp. (2016). . 827 . 10.3847\/0004-637X\/827\/2\/108 . 2016ApJ...827..108D , The dust budget crisis in high-redshift submillimetre galaxies . Rowlands K. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 441, Issue 2, p.1040-1058 . 441 . 10.1093\/mnras\/stu605 . 2014MNRAS.441.1040R , The PEP survey: evidence for intense star-forming activity in the majority of radio-selected AGN at z ≳ 1 . Magliocchetti M. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 456, Issue 1, p.431-447 . 456 . 10.1093\/mnras\/stv2645 . 2016MNRAS.456..431M , Building the cosmic infrared background brick by brick with Herschel/PEP . Berta S. et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 532, id.A49, 25 pp. . 532 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201116844 . 2011A&A...532A..49B , Photometric Redshifts of Submillimeter Galaxies . Chakrabarti Sukanya et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 773, Issue 2, article id. 113, 10 pp. (2013). . 773 . 10.1088\/0004-637X\/773\/2\/113 . 2013ApJ...773..113C , PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) - A Herschel key program . Lutz D. et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 532, id.A90, 12 pp. . 532 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201117107 . 2011A&A...532A..90L , Properties and Expected Number Counts of Active Galactic Nuclei and Their Hosts in the Far-infrared . Draper A. R. et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 729, Issue 2, article id. 109, 14 pp. (2011). . 729 . 10.1088\/0004-637X\/729\/2\/109 . 2011ApJ...729..109D , Dust temperature and mid-to-total infrared color distributions for star-forming galaxies at 0 < z < 4 . Schreiber C. et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 609, id.A30, 25 pp. . 609 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201731506 . 2018A&A...609A..30S , Herschel far-IR counterparts of SDSS galaxies: analysis of commonly used star formation rate estimates . Domínguez Sánchez H. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 441, Issue 1, p.2-23 . 441 . 10.1093\/mnras\/stu503 . 2014MNRAS.441....2D , A Unified Empirical Model for Infrared Galaxy Counts Based on the Observed Physical Evolution of Distant Galaxies . Béthermin Matthieu et al. . The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 757, Issue 2, article id. L23, 7 pp. (2012). . 757 . 10.1088\/2041-8205\/757\/2\/L23 . 2012ApJ...757L..23B , The Brightest Galaxies in the Dark Ages: Galaxies’ Dust Continuum Emission during the Reionization Era . Casey Caitlin M. et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 862, Issue 1, article id. 77, 25 pp. (2018). . 862 . 10.3847\/1538-4357\/aac82d . 2018ApJ...862...77C , The OTELO survey. I. Description, data reduction, and multi-wavelength catalogue . Bongiovanni Ángel et al. . Astronomy and Astrophysics . null . null . 2019A&A...631A...9B , The multiwavelength properties of red QSOs: Evidence for dusty winds as the origin of QSO reddening . Calistro Rivera G. et al. . Astronomy and Astrophysics . null . null . 2021A&A...649A.102C , Modelling galaxy and AGN evolution in the infrared: black hole accretion versus star formation activity . Gruppioni C. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 416, Issue 1, pp. 70-86. . 416 . 10.1111\/j.1365-2966.2011.19006.x . 2011MNRAS.416...70G , CO Emission in Infrared-selected Active Galactic Nuclei . Kirkpatrick Allison et al. . The Astrophysical Journal . null . null . 2019ApJ...879...41K , Panchromatic spectral energy distributions of simulated galaxies: results at redshift z = 0 . Goz David et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 469, Issue 4, p.3775-3791 . 469 . 10.1093\/mnras\/stx869 . 2017MNRAS.469.3775G , Are the Bulk of z > 2 Herschel Galaxies Proto-Spheroids? . Pozzi F. et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 803, Issue 1, article id. 35, 16 pp. (2015). . 803 . 10.1088\/0004-637X\/803\/1\/35 . 2015ApJ...803...35P , The impact of clustering and angular resolution on far-infrared and millimeter continuum observations . Béthermin Matthieu et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 607, id.A89, 22 pp. . 607 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201730866 . 2017A&A...607A..89B , The spectral energy distribution of galaxies at z > 2.5: Implications from the Herschel/SPIRE color-color diagram . Yuan Fangting et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 582, id.A90, 16 pp. . 582 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201425497 . 2015A&A...582A..90Y , A Herschel view of the far-infrared properties of submillimetre galaxies . Magnelli B. et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 539, id.A155, 35 pp. . 539 . 10.1051\/0004-6361\/201118312 . 2012A&A...539A.155M , Red but not dead: unveiling the star-forming far-infrared spectral energy distribution of SpARCS brightest cluster galaxies at 0 < z < 1.8 . Bonaventura N. R. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 469, Issue 2, p.1259-1281 . 469 . 10.1093\/mnras\/stx722 . 2017MNRAS.469.1259B ,
Instrument
PACS_PacsPhoto_largeScan, SPIRE_SpirePhoto_large
Temporal Coverage
2009-10-18T14:16:20Z/2011-06-30T04:02:53Z
Version
SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth 'cornerstone' mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.