Herschel-SPIRE: design, performance, and scientific capabilities

Griffin, Matthew Joseph; Abergel, A.; André, P.; Baluteau, Jean-Paul; Bock, J. J.; Franceschini, A.; Gear, Walter Kieran; Glenn, J.; Griffin, Douglas; King, K. J.; Lellouch, E.; Naylor, David; Olofsson, G.; Pérez-Fournón, I.; Rowan-Robinson, M.; Saraceno, P.; Sawyer, Eric; Smith, A.; Swinyard, Bruce; Vigroux, L.; Wright, Gillian

doi:10.1117/12.670783

Cited by 28 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Much of this review is based on Herschel photometric surveys and pointed observations using the camera modes of the PACS (70, 100, 160 µm, Poglitsch et al 2010) and SPIRE (250, 350, 500 µm, Griffin et al 2010) instruments. We will refer to this range as the 'farinfrared', leaving the '(sub)millimeter' terminology to ground based surveys at typically 850 µm or longer wavelengths.…”

Section: The Road To Herschel Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

Far-Infrared Surveys of Galaxy Evolution

Lutz

2014

Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Roughly half of the radiation from evolving galaxies in the early universe reaches us in the far-infrared and submillimeter wavelength range. Recent major advances in observing capabilities, in particular the launch of the Herschel Space Observatory in 2009, have dramatically enhanced our ability to use this information in the context of multiwavelength studies of galaxy evolution. Near its peak, three quarters of the cosmic infrared background is now resolved into individually detected sources. The use of far-infrared diagnostics of dust-obscured star formation and of interstellar medium conditions has expanded from rare extreme high-redshift galaxies to more typical main sequence galaxies and hosts of active galactic nuclei, out to z 2. These studies shed light on the evolving role of steady equilibrium processes and of brief starbursts, at and since the peak of cosmic star formation and black hole accretion. This review presents a selection of recent far-infrared studies of galaxy evolution, with an emphasis on Herschel results. The road to Herschel surveysThe very first steps to use far-infrared emission as a tool to study galaxy evolution date back to the pioneering IRAS mission, when 60 µm source counts in the ecliptic pole region were found to exceed no-evolution models (Hacking, Condon & Houck 1987). The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) obtained the first deep surveys at both mid-and far-infrared wavelengths, detecting strong evolution of the luminosity function out to z ∼ 1 and supporting by plausible extrapolation that such dusty galaxies constitute the cosmic infrared background. ISO also pioneered the application of the rich mid-infrared spectra as a tool of studying energy sources and physical conditions in dusty galaxies (see Genzel & Cesarsky 2000, for a review). The Spitzer Space Telescope revolutionized mid-infrared surveys and opened the window to direct mid-infrared spectroscopy of faint high-z galaxies (review by Soifer, Helou & Werner 2008). The Akari mission (Murakami et al. 2007) provided uniquely detailed mid-infrared photometric coverage. Independently and at a similar time, ground-based (sub)millimeter surveys at wavelengths 850 µm -1.2 mm detected luminous 'SCUBA galaxies' (Blain et al.

show abstract

Section: The Road To Herschel Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

Far-Infrared Surveys of Galaxy Evolution

Lutz

2014

Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…CIB Data: We use maps of the cosmic infrared background (CIB) [22] obtained from the SPIRE instrument [23] onboard the Herschel space observatory [24] as a tracer of the CMB lensing potential φ. The CIB has been established as a well-matched tracer of the lensing potential [22,25,26] and currently provides a higher signal-to-noise estimate of φ than is available with CMB lens reconstruction.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Detection ofB-Mode Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background with Data from the South Pole Telescope

Hanson¹,

Hoover²,

Crites³

et al. 2013

Phys. Rev. Lett.

312

165

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Gravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background generates a curl pattern in the observed polarization. This "B-mode" signal provides a measure of the projected mass distribution over the entire observable Universe and also acts as a contaminant for the measurement of primordial gravitywave signals. In this Letter we present the first detection of gravitational lensing B modes, using first-season data from the polarization-sensitive receiver on the South Pole Telescope (SPTpol). We construct a template for the lensing B-mode signal by combining E-mode polarization measured by SPTpol with estimates of the lensing potential from a Herschel -SPIRE map of the cosmic infrared background. We compare this template to the B modes measured directly by SPTpol, finding a non-zero correlation at 7.7σ significance. The correlation has an amplitude and scale-dependence consistent with theoretical expectations, is robust with respect to analysis choices, and constitutes the first measurement of a powerful cosmological observable. [2,3]. B modes are not generated at linear order in perturbation theory by the scalar perturbations which are the dominant source of CMB temperature and E-mode anisotropies. Because of this, B modes are of great interest as a clean probe of two more subtle signals: (1) primordial tensor perturbations in the early Universe [4,5], the measurement of which would provide a unique probe of the energy scale of inflation; and (2) gravitational lensing, which generates a distinctive nonGaussian B-mode signal [6] that can be used to measure the projected mass distribution and constrain cosmological parameters such as the sum of neutrino masses (for a review, see [7]).Previous experiments have placed upper limits on the B-mode polarization anisotropy [8][9][10][11]. In this Letter we present the first detection of B modes sourced by gravitational lensing, using first-season data from SPTpol, the polarization-sensitive receiver on the South Pole Telescope.Gravitational lensing remaps the observed position of CMB anisotropies asn →n+∇φ(n), where φ is the CMB lensing potential [12]. This remapping mixes some of the (relatively) large E-mode signal into B. The induced B mode at Fourier wavevector l B is given to first order in φ as [13]

show abstract

“…The zodiacal light places a fundamental limit on what can be achieved from any space-born far-infrared telescope. Also given are the estimated sensitivities of the Herschel SPIRE and PACS instruments (Griffin et al, 2006), showing that there exists two orders of magnitude improvement in sensitivity as a direct result of having an actively cooled telescope. The challenge is to develop detectors that can exploit this low-background environment.…”

Section: Tes Bolometersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of the SAFARI Instrument Simulator

Sadeghi

Naylor

Hayton

2009

SPICA Joint European/Japanese Workshop

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Three instruments have been proposed for the JAXA-ESA Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) Mission: a mid-infrared coronagraph, a mid-infrared camera and spectrometer, and a far-infrared imaging spectrometer (SAFARI). An overview of the SA-FARI instrument simulator currently being developed is presented.The simulator will not only find use during the design phase of the instrument, but also during the evaluation of the performance of the flight model during the ground test campaigns. Through validation of the simulator by using ground test data, it will be possible to predict reliably the in-orbit performance of SAFARI. Specifically, the simulator will be used to investigate the scientific capabilities of the instrument at three resolving powers (λ/Δλ = 3, 100, 2000) over the wavelength range 30-210 μm, nominally separated into three sub-bands (Swinyard & Nakagawa, 2008).

show abstract

Herschel-SPIRE: design, performance, and scientific capabilities

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Far-Infrared Surveys of Galaxy Evolution

Far-Infrared Surveys of Galaxy Evolution

Detection ofB-Mode Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background with Data from the South Pole Telescope

Development of the SAFARI Instrument Simulator

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About