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Radio Science and PILOT

Radio Science and PILOT. Tony Wong ATNF/UNSW PILOT Workshop 26 March 2003. New Synergies. PILOT: 2m, 1-30  m (10-300 THz). Starlight, thermal dust continuum, recombination lines, excited H 2 , PAH features.

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Radio Science and PILOT

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  1. Radio Science and PILOT Tony Wong ATNF/UNSW PILOT Workshop 26 March 2003

  2. New Synergies • PILOT: 2m, 1-30 m (10-300 THz). Starlight, thermal dust continuum, recombination lines, excited H2, PAH features. • ATCA: 6 x 22m, 1-105 GHz. HI, synchrotron, free-free emission, molecular masers, thermal molecular lines, dust continuum. • ALMA (2010): 64 x 12m, 30-850 GHz. Thermal molecular lines, atomic fine-structure lines, dust continuum, recombination lines, CMB. • IRQA (2010?):0.1-0.2 GHz? Synchrotron, free-free absorption, redshifted HI.

  3. Radio-IR Astrometry • Massive stars tend to form in clusters at great distances, and thus accurate astrometry is needed to make firm IDs. • Since mid-IR sources are often invisible in the optical/NIR, astrometry must be performed by comparison with radio synthesis maps. • Results can significantly affect interpretation! Methanol masers (diamonds) on 18um OSCIR/Keck contours, de Buizer et al. (2002)

  4. Mid-IR as a SFR indicator • Relatively few galaxies have been imaged in the mid-IR (e.g. Roussel et al. 2001 with ISOCAM, 10”). • Integrated mid-IR light is a combination of continuum from small grains and aromatic bands due to molecular aggregates (PAHs?). • Potentially good tracer of massive star formation if excitation is dominated by HII regions.

  5. The mid-IR/radio correlation • Gruppioni et al. (2003) have compared faint (~mJy) 15µm sources detected by ISO (ELAIS-S1, S2) with 1.4 GHz ATCA imaging. • Strong mid-IR/radio correlation, though not as tight as FIR/radio: uncertain mid-IR K-corrections? • Is PILOT sensitive enough to study this population?

  6. Summary • Radio/submm observations of the ISM can complement PILOT’s capabilities, especially in the mid-IR (4-30 µm). • Large FOV facilitates astrometry with radio maps. • Mid-IR a useful probe of star formation, both in nearby and distant galaxies. • Circumstellar envelopes around AGB stars: mass loss rates from CO line profiles, colours from mid-IR. LMC survey? • Competition: Spitzer, SOFIA, Herschel…

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