AbstractDeep surveys at mid-infrared through submillimeter wavelengths indicate that a substantial fraction of the total luminosity output from galaxies at high redshift (z>1) emerges at wavelengths 30–300 μm. In addition, much of the star formation and AGN activity associated with galaxy building at these epochs appears to reside in a class of luminous infrared galaxies (LIGs), often so heavily enshrouded in dust that they appear as “blank-fields” in deep optical/UV surveys. Here we present an update on the state of our current knowledge of the cosmic evolution of LIGs from z=0 to z∼4 based on the most recent data obtained from ongoing ground-based redshift surveys of sources detected in ISO and SCUBA deep-fields. A scenario for the origin and evolution of LIGs in the local Universe (z<0.3), based on results from multiwavelength observations of several large complete samples of luminous IRAS galaxies, is then discussed.


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    Title :

    The cosmic evolution of luminous infrared galaxies: from IRAS to ISO, SCUBA and SIRTF


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 34 , 3 ; 535-542


    Publication date :

    2003-04-22


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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