Millimeter Array Scientific Highlights


This page lists the known galaxies which have been detected in one of the emission lines of carbon monoxide, or in continuum emission thought to arise from dust.

The MMA can detect all the galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field (backdrop) in a single long observing session!


Distant Galaxies Detected in CO Lines

Name z Lines Observatory Reference
F10214+4724 2.29 CO: 3-2, 4-3, 6-5 NRAO-12m Brown and Vanden Bout 1991
H1413+117 2.56 CO: 3-2, 4-3, 5-4, 7-6; CI 1-0; HCN 4-3 IRAM-30m Barvainis et al. 1994
BR1202-0725 4.69 CO: 5-4, 6-5 PdB Omont et al. 1996
BR1335-0415 4.41 CO: 5-4 PdB Guilloteau et al. 1997
53W002 2.39 CO: 3-2, 1-0? OVRO Scoville et al. 1998
MG 0414+0534 2.64 CO: 3-2 PdB Barvainis et al. 1998
SMM02399-0136 2.808 CO: 3-2 OVRO Frayer et al. 1998 ApJ 506, L7
BRI 0952-0115 4.43 CO: 3-2 PdB Guilloteau et al. 1998
APM 08279+5255 3.9 CO: 3-2 PdB Downes et al. 1998
SMMJ14011+0252 2.565 CO: 3-2, 7-6 OVRO Frayer et al. 1999 Downes et al. 2003
4C60.07 3.79 CO: Papadopoulos et al. 2000 ApJ 528, 626
6C1909+722 3.53 CO: Papadopoulos et al. 2000 ApJ 528, 626
HR10 1.44 CO: 5-4, 2-1 PdBI Andreani et al. A&A 354, L1 (2000)


Distant Galaxies Detected in the Submillimeter Continuum

With the advent of the SCUBA submillimeter imaging camera, these have become too numerous to list; this list is only a sample.

Name z S(1.3mm)(mJy) Spectrum Reference
F10214-2475 2.29 24 +/-5 Seyfert2 Downes et al. 1993
H1413+117 2.56 18+/-2 Broad Absn line QSO Barvainis et al. 1995
BR1202-0725 4.69 10.5 +/- 1.5 Radio Quiet QSO Isaak et al. 1994
Q1230+1627 2.7 7.5 +/- 1.4Radio Quiet QSO Omont et al. 1996
B2 0903+34 3.39 3.1 +/- 0.4 Radio Galaxy Chini & Krugel 1994
PC2047+0123 3.80 1.9 +/-0.5 Radio Quiet QSO Ivison 1995
4C41.17 3.80 2.5 +/-0.4 Radio Galaxy Dunlop et al. 1994
BR1117-13294.00 4.09 +/-0.81 Broad Absn line QSO Omont et al. 1996
BR1144-07234.14 5.85 +/-1.03 Broad Absn line QSO Omont et al. 1996
8C1435+6434.26 2.6 +/-0.4 RAdio Galaxy Ivison 1995
BRI0952-01154.43 2.78 +/-0.63 Radio Quiet QSO Omont et al. 1996
BRI1335-04174.45 10.26 +/-0.1.04 Radio Quiet QSO Omont et al. 1996
BR1033-03274.50 3.45 +/-0.65 Radio Quiet QSO McMahon et al 1994
BR1202-0725 4.69 10.5 +/- 1.5 Radio Quiet QSO Isaak et al. 1994
SDSSp 015048.83+004126.2 3.67 +/-0.02 2.0 +/- 0.4 Radio Quiet QSO Carilli et al. 2000
SDSSp J033829.31+002156.3 5.00 +/- 0.04 3.7 +/- 0.5 Radio Quiet QSO Carilli et al. 2000

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