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The VISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations (VIDEO) survey (2013)
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Jarvis, M., Bonfield, D., Bruce, V., Geach, J., McAlpine, K., McLure, R., …Zwart, J. (2013). The VISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations (VIDEO) survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 428(2), 1281-1295. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts118

In this paper, we describe the first data release of the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) Deep Extragalactic Observations (VIDEO) survey. VIDEO is a ∼12 deg2 survey in the near-infrared Z, Y, J, H and Ks bands, specifically... Read More about The VISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations (VIDEO) survey.

An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South: detection of [C II] at z = 4.4 (2012)
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Swinbank, A., Karim, A., Smail, I., Hodge, J., Walter, F., Bertoldi, F., …van der Werf, P. (2012). An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South: detection of [C II] at z = 4.4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427(2), 1066-1074. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.22048.x

We present Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) 870-μm (345-GHz) observations of two submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) drawn from an ALMA study of the 126 submillimetre sources from the LABOCA Extended Chandra Deep Field-South Survey (LESS). The ALMA da... Read More about An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South: detection of [C II] at z = 4.4.

Inverse Compton X-ray halos around high-z radio galaxies : a feedback mechanism powered by far-infrared starbursts or the cosmic microwave background? (2012)
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Smail, I., Blundell, K., Lehmer, B., & Alexander, D. (2012). Inverse Compton X-ray halos around high-z radio galaxies : a feedback mechanism powered by far-infrared starbursts or the cosmic microwave background?. Astrophysical Journal, 760(2), Article 132. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/760/2/132

We report the detection of extended X-ray emission around two powerful radio galaxies at z ~ 3.6 (4C 03.24 and 4C 19.71) and use these to investigate the origin of extended, inverse Compton (IC) powered X-ray halos at high redshifts. The halos have X... Read More about Inverse Compton X-ray halos around high-z radio galaxies : a feedback mechanism powered by far-infrared starbursts or the cosmic microwave background?.

Hubble Space Telescope Hα imaging of star-forming galaxies at z ≃ 1–1.5 : evolution in the size and luminosity of giant H ii regions (2012)
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Livermore, R., Jones, T., Richard, J., Bower, R., Ellis, R., Swinbank, A., …Crain, R. (2012). Hubble Space Telescope Hα imaging of star-forming galaxies at z ≃ 1–1.5 : evolution in the size and luminosity of giant H ii regions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427(1), 688-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21900.x

We present Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field Camera 3 narrow-band imaging of the Hα emission in a sample of eight gravitationally lensed galaxies at z = 1–1.5. The magnification caused by the foreground clusters enables us to obtain a median source p... Read More about Hubble Space Telescope Hα imaging of star-forming galaxies at z ≃ 1–1.5 : evolution in the size and luminosity of giant H ii regions.

AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - II : identifications, redshifts and evidence for large-scale structure (2012)
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Michaelowski, M., Dunlop, J., Ivison, R., Cirasuolo, M., Caputi, K., Aretxaga, I., …Yun, M. (2012). AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - II : identifications, redshifts and evidence for large-scale structure. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 426(3), 1845-1866. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21828.x

The Astronomical Thermal Emission Camera (AzTEC) 1.1 mm survey of the two SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) fields is the largest (0.7 deg2) blank-field millimetre-wavelength (mm-wavelength) survey undertaken to date at a resolution of... Read More about AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - II : identifications, redshifts and evidence for large-scale structure.

Herschel-PACS observations of [O I]63 μm towards submillimetre galaxies at z ˜ 1 (2012)
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Coppin, K., Danielson, A., Geach, J., Hodge, J., Swinbank, A., Wardlow, J., …van der Werf, P. (2012). Herschel-PACS observations of [O I]63 μm towards submillimetre galaxies at z ˜ 1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427(1), 520-532. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21977.x

We present Herschel-PACS spectroscopy of the [O I]63 μm far-infrared cooling line from a sample of six unlensed and spectroscopically confirmed 870 μm selected submillimetre (submm) galaxies (SMGs) at 1.1 < z < 1.6 from the LABOCA Extended Chandra De... Read More about Herschel-PACS observations of [O I]63 μm towards submillimetre galaxies at z ˜ 1.

The evolutionary connection between QSOs and SMGs: molecular gas in far-infrared luminous QSOs at z \tilde 2.5 (2012)
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Simpson, J., Smail, I., Swinbank, A., Alexander, D., Auld, R., Baes, M., …van der Werf, P. (2012). The evolutionary connection between QSOs and SMGs: molecular gas in far-infrared luminous QSOs at z \tilde 2.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 426(4), 3201-3210. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21941.x

We present Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique Plateau de Bure Interferometer observations of the 12CO (3–2) emission from two far-infrared luminous QSOs at z ∼ 2.5 selected from the Herschel-Astrophysical Tetrahertz Large Area Survey. These fa... Read More about The evolutionary connection between QSOs and SMGs: molecular gas in far-infrared luminous QSOs at z \tilde 2.5.

The properties of the star-forming interstellar medium at z = 0.84-2.23 from HiZELS : mapping the internal dynamics and metallicity gradients in high-redshift disc galaxies (2012)
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Swinbank, A., Sobral, D., Smail, I., Geach, J., Best, P., McCarthy, I., …Theuns, T. (2012). The properties of the star-forming interstellar medium at z = 0.84-2.23 from HiZELS : mapping the internal dynamics and metallicity gradients in high-redshift disc galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 426(2), 935-950. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21774.x

We present adaptive optics assisted, spatially resolved spectroscopy of a sample of nine Hα-selected galaxies at z = 0.84-2.23 drawn from the HiZELS narrow-band survey. These galaxies have star formation rates of 1-27 M⊙ yr-1 and are therefore repres... Read More about The properties of the star-forming interstellar medium at z = 0.84-2.23 from HiZELS : mapping the internal dynamics and metallicity gradients in high-redshift disc galaxies.

The clustering of Hα emitters at z = 2.23 from HiZELS (2012)
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Geach, J., Sobral, D., Hickox, R., Wake, D., Smail, I., Best, P., …Stott, J. (2012). The clustering of Hα emitters at z = 2.23 from HiZELS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 426(1), 679-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21725.x

We present a clustering analysis of 370 high-confidence Hα emitters (HAEs) at z = 2.23. The HAEs are detected in the Hi-Z Emission Line Survey (HiZELS), a large-area blank field 2.121 μm narrow-band survey using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope... Read More about The clustering of Hα emitters at z = 2.23 from HiZELS.

VLA imaging of 12CO J = 1-0 and free-free emission in lensed submillimetre galaxies (2012)
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Thomson, A., Ivison, R., Smail, I., Swinbank, A., Weiss, A., Kneib, J., …van Moorsel, G. (2012). VLA imaging of 12CO J = 1-0 and free-free emission in lensed submillimetre galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 425(3), 2203-2211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21584.x

We present a study using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) of 12CO J = 1-0 emission in three strongly lensed submillimetre-selected galaxies (SMM J16359, SMM J14009 and SMM J02399) at z = 2.5-2.9. These galaxies span LIR = 1011-1013 L⊙, offer... Read More about VLA imaging of 12CO J = 1-0 and free-free emission in lensed submillimetre galaxies.

Gas-rich mergers and feedback are ubiquitous amongst starbursting radio galaxies, as revealed by the VLA, IRAM PdBI and Herschel (2012)
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Ivison, R., Smail, I., Amblard, A., Arumugam, V., De Breuck, C., Emonts, B., …Wylezalek, D. (2012). Gas-rich mergers and feedback are ubiquitous amongst starbursting radio galaxies, as revealed by the VLA, IRAM PdBI and Herschel. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 425(2), 1320-1331. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21544.x

We report new, sensitive observations of two z ˜ 3-3.5 far-infrared-luminous radio galaxies, 6C 1909+72 and B3 J2330+3927, in the 12CO J = 1-0 transition with the Karl Jansky Very Large Array and at 100-500 m using Herschel, alongside new and archiva... Read More about Gas-rich mergers and feedback are ubiquitous amongst starbursting radio galaxies, as revealed by the VLA, IRAM PdBI and Herschel.

Integral field spectroscopy of 2.0 < z < 2.7 submillimetre galaxies : gas morphologies and kinematics (2012)
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Alaghband-Zadeh, S., Chapman, S., Swinbank, A., Smail, I., Harrison, C., Alexander, D., …Umehata, H. (2012). Integral field spectroscopy of 2.0 < z < 2.7 submillimetre galaxies : gas morphologies and kinematics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424(3), 2232-2248. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21386.x

We present 2D, integral field spectroscopy covering the rest-frame wavelengths of strong optical emission lines in nine submillimetre luminous galaxies (SMGs) at 2.0 < z < 2.7. The Gemini-North/Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS) and Ver... Read More about Integral field spectroscopy of 2.0 < z < 2.7 submillimetre galaxies : gas morphologies and kinematics.

Strong lensing by a node of the cosmic web. The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 at z = 0.55 (2012)
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Limousin, M., Ebeling, H., Richard, J., Swinbank, A., Smith, G., Jauzac, M., …Kneib, J. (2012). Strong lensing by a node of the cosmic web. The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 at z = 0.55. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 544, Article A71. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117921

We present results of a strong-lensing analysis of MACS J0717.5+3745 (hereafter MACS J0717), an extremely X-ray luminous galaxy cluster at z = 0.55. Observations at different wavelengths reveal a complex and dynamically very active cluster, whose cor... Read More about Strong lensing by a node of the cosmic web. The core of MACS J0717.5+3745 at z = 0.55.