Tracing the merger rate of the Universe with APERTIF and ASKAP

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2009-10-06

arxiv.org/abs/0910.1136v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

6 pages, 3 figures, 1 table. Panoramic Radio Astronomy: Wide-field 1-2 GHz research on galaxy evolution - PRA2009 Groningen, t

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OH maser emission at 1.67 GHz is known to be associated with regions of intense star formation within ULIRGs. As these galaxies are formed through violent mergers, studying the co-moving density of OH maser galaxies across cosmic time will allow the merger rate of the Universe to be determined in an independent way. This merger rate is an important parameter in galaxy formation and evolution scenarios. The sensitivity, wide field of view and spectral coverage of both APERTIF on the WSRT and ASKAP will allow for the first time all-sky blind surveys for OH maser galaxies to be carried out to redshift 1.4. We describe the prospects for such surveys, including the expected number of OH maser galaxies that will be discovered, and what limits can be placed on the OH maser luminosity function, and hence the merger rate out to redshift 1.4 with various survey strategies.

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