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Thermal Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect at the core of CL J1226.9+3332 revealed by NOEMA Open

M. Muñoz-Echeverría, J. F. Macías–Pérez, R. Neri, É. Pointecouteau, R. Adam , et al. · 2025

We present first detailed maps of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel’dovich (tSZ) effect on a z = 0.89 cluster with the NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA). The high sensitivity of these observations enabled the effective identification and re…

Overdense fireworks in GOODS-N: Unveiling a record number of massive dusty star forming galaxies at z$\sim$5.2 with the N2CLS Open

G. Lagache, Mengyuan Xiao, A. Beelen, S. Berta, L. Ciesla , et al. · 2025

As part of the N2CLS Survey, we have identified a remarkable overdensity of ten bright dusty star-forming galaxies at z$\sim$5.2 in the GOODS-N field. Three of these galaxies, N2GN_1_01, 06, and 23 (known as GN10, HDF850.1, and S3, respect…

The Simons Observatory: Science Goals and Forecasts for the Enhanced Large Aperture Telescope Open

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, M. Abitbol, S. Adachi, S. Adachi, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2025

We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) are expected to be complete by 2028…

Mexico-UK Submillimeter Camera for AsTronomy focal plane performance at the Large Millimeter Telescope Open

Marcial Tapia, P. A. R. Ade, Emmaly Aguilar Pérez, P. S. Barry, Thomas L. R. Brien , et al. · 2024

The Mexico-UK Submillimeter Camera for AsTronomy (MUSCAT) is a continuum camera in the 1.1-mm band for the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT), with 1458 lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors distributed across six arrays. Installed on …

Interpreting Millimeter Emission from IMEGIN galaxies NGC 2146 and NGC 2976 Open

G. Ejlali, F. S. Tabatabaei, H. Roussel, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2024

The millimeter continuum emission from galaxies provides important information about cold dust, its distribution, heating, and role in their InterStellar Medium (ISM). This emission also carries an unknown portion of the free-free and sync…

The UK Submillimetre and Millimetre Astronomy Roadmap 2024 Open

Kate Pattle, P. S. Barry, A. W. Blain, Mark Booth, Rebecca A. Booth , et al. · 2024

In this Roadmap, we present a vision for the future of submillimetre and millimetre astronomy in the United Kingdom over the next decade and beyond. This Roadmap has been developed in response to the recommendation of the Astronomy Advisor…

Faint millimeter NIKA2 dusty star-forming galaxies: finding the high-redshift population Open

L. Bing, A. Beelen, G. Lagache, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2024

We develop a new framework to constrain the source redshift. The method jointly accounts for the detection/non-detection of spectral lines and the prior information from the photometric redshift and total infrared luminosity from spectral …

Faint mm NIKA2 dusty star-forming galaxies: Finding the high-redshift population Open

L. Bing, A. Beelen, G. Lagache, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2024

Aims. High-redshift dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) are proposed to be the progenitors of massive quiescent galaxies arising at cosmic noon, providing a crucial insight into the formation, assembly, and early quenching of massive galax…

Stellar and dust emission profiles of IMEGIN galaxies Open

Angelos Nersesian, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

We present a morphological analysis of a set of spiral galaxies from the NIKA2 Guaranteed Time Large Program, IMEGIN. We have fitted a single Sérsic model on a set of broadband images, from ultra-violet (UV) to millimeter (mm) wavelengths,…

Exploring the interstellar medium of NGC 891 at millimeter wavelengths using the NIKA2 camera Open

S. Katsioli, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

In the framework of the IMEGIN Large Program, we used the NIKA2 camera on the IRAM 30-m telescope to observe the edge-on galaxy NGC 891 at 1.15 mm and 2 mm and at a FWHM of 11.1” and 17.6”, respectively. Multiwavelength data enriched with …

Towards the first mean pressure profile estimate with the NIKA2 Sunyaev-Zeldovich Large Program Open

C. Hanser, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

High-resolution mapping of the hot gas in galaxy clusters is a key tool for cluster-based cosmological analyses. Taking advantage of the NIKA2 millimeter camera operated at the IRAM 30-m telescope, the NIKA2 SZ Large Program seeks to get a…

IAS/CEA Evolution of Dust in Nearby Galaxies (ICED): The spatially-resolved dust properties of NGC4254 Open

L. Pantoni, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, Paulo André , et al. · 2024

We present the first preliminary results of the project ICED , focusing on the face-on galaxy NGC4254. We use the millimetre maps observed with NIKA2 at lRAM-30m. as part of the IMEGIN Guaranteed Time Large Program. and of a wide collectio…

NIKA2 observations of dust grain evolution from star-forming filament to T-Tauri disk: Preliminary results from NIKA2 observations of the Taurus B211/B213 filament Open

Q. Nguyễn Lương, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

To understand the evolution of dust properties in molecular clouds in the course of the star formation process, we constrain the changes in the dust emissivity index from star-forming filaments to prestellar and protostellar cores to T Tau…

NIKA2 observations of starless cores in Taurus and Perseus Open

C. Krämer, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

Dusty starless cores play an important role in regulating the initial phases of the formation of stars and planets. In their interiors, dust grains coagulate and ice mantles form, thereby changing the millimeter emissivities and hence the …

The NIKA2 Sunyaev-Zeldovich Large Program Open

L. Perotto, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

The NIKA2 camera operating at the IRAM 30-m telescope excels in high-angular resolution mapping of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect towards galaxy clusters at intermediate and high-redshift. As part of the NIKA2 guaranteed-time, the S…

Systematic effects on the upcoming NIKA2 LPSZ scaling relation Open

A. Moyer-Anin, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

In cluster cosmology, cluster masses are the main parameter of interest. They are needed to constrain cosmological parameters through the cluster number count. As the mass is not an observable, a scaling relation is needed to link cluster …

Constraining millimeter dust emission in nearby galaxies with NIKA2: The case of NGC2146 and NGC2976 Open

G. Ejlali, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2024

This study presents the first millimeter continuum mapping observations of two nearby galaxies, the starburst spiral galaxy NGC2146 and the dwarf galaxy NGC2976, at 1.15 mm and 2 mm using the NIKA2 camera on the IRAM 30m telescope, as part…

NIKA2 observations of 3 low-mass galaxy clusters at z ~ 1: Pressure profile and YSZ – M relation Open

R. Adam, M. Ricci, D. Eckert, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig , et al. · 2024

Three galaxy clusters selected from the XXL X-ray survey at high redshift and low mass ( z ~ 1 and M 500 ~ 1 – 2 × 10 14 M ⊙ ) were observed with NIKA2 to image their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZ) signal. They all present an SZ morphology…

The XXL Survey Open

R. Adam, M. Ricci, D. Eckert, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig , et al. · 2023

Context. The thermodynamical properties of the intracluster medium (ICM) are driven by scale-free gravitational collapse, but they also reflect the rich astrophysical processes at play in galaxy clusters. At low masses (∼10 14 M ⊙ ) and hi…

NIKA2 observations of 3 low-mass galaxy clusters at $z \sim 1$: pressure profile and $Y_{\rm SZ}$-$M$ relation Open

R. Adam, M. Ricci, D. Eckert, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig , et al. · 2023

Three galaxy clusters selected from the XXL X-ray survey at high redshift and low mass ($z\sim1$ and $M_{500} \sim 1-2 \times 10^{14}$ M$_{\odot}$) were observed with NIKA2 to image their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZ) signal. They all pre…

Constraining Millimeter Dust Emission in Nearby Galaxies with NIKA2: the case of NGC2146 and NGC2976 Open

G. Ejlali, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade, H. Ajeddig, P. André , et al. · 2023

This study presents the first millimeter continuum mapping observations of two nearby galaxies, the starburst spiral galaxy NGC2146 and the dwarf galaxy NGC2976, at 1.15 mm and 2 mm using the NIKA2 camera on the IRAM 30m telescope, as part…

The stratification of ISM properties in the edge-on galaxy NGC 891 revealed by NIKA2 Open

S. Katsioli, E. M. Xilouris, C. Krämer, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2023

As the millimeter wavelength range remains a largely unexplored spectral region for galaxies, the IMEGIN large program aims to map the millimeter continuum emission of 22 nearby galaxies at 1.15 and 2 mm. Using the high-resolution maps pro…

NIKA2 Cosmological Legacy Survey Open

L. Bing, M. Béthermin, G. Lagache, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2023

Context. Finding and characterizing the heavily obscured galaxies with extreme star formation up to very high redshift is key for constraining the formation of the most massive galaxies in the early Universe. It has been shown that these o…

Experimental characterisation of a planar phase-engineered metamaterial lenslet for millimetre astronomy Open

Thomas Gascard, G. Pisano, S. Doyle, J. E. Thompson, Alexey Shitvov , et al. · 2023

To unveil presently inscrutable details of the origins of our Universe imprinted in the Cosmic Microwave Background, future experiments in the millimetre and sub-millimetre range are focusing on the detection of fine features which necessi…

Experimental characterisation of a planar phase-engineered metamaterial lenslet for millimetre astronomy Open

Thomas Gascard, G. Pisano, S. Doyle, J. E. Thompson, Alexey Shitvov , et al. · 2023

To unveil presently inscrutable details of the origins of our Universe imprinted in the Cosmic Microwave Background, future experiments in the millimetre and sub-millimetre range are focusing on the detection of fine features which necessi…

Experimental characterisation of a planar phase-engineered metamaterial lenslet as a proof of concept for millimetre astronomy Open

Thomas Gascard, G. Pisano, S. Doyle, J. E. Thompson, Alexey Shitvov , et al. · 2023

To unveil presently inscrutable details of the origins of our Universe imprinted in the Cosmic Microwave Background, future experiments in the millimetre and sub-millimetre range are focusing on the detection of fine features which necessi…

The MUSCAT Readout Electronics Backend: Design and Pre-deployment Performance Open

S. Rowe, M. Tapia, P. S. Barry, K. S. Karkare, Ανδρέας Παπαγεωργίου , et al. · 2022

Superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond microwave coplanar resonator Open

Jerome A. Cuenca, Thomas L. R. Brien, Soumen Mandal, Scott Manifold, S. Doyle , et al. · 2022

A coplanar waveguide resonator (CPR) is presented for kinetic inductance () and penetration depth () measurements of superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond (B-NCD) at microwave frequencies of 0.4 to 1.2 GHz and at temperatures…

NIKA 150 GHz polarization observations of the Crab nebula and its spectral energy distribution (Corrigendum) Open

A. Ritacco, J. F. Macías–Pérez, N. Ponthieu, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade , et al. · 2022

A computational error has been found in the formula used to convert polarization angle values from equatorial to Galactic coordinates as reported in Table 2 of our original article. This concerns only ?gal values in parenthesis, regarding …

The Simulation and Design of an On-Chip Superconducting Millimetre Filter-Bank Spectrometer Open

G. Robson, A. J. Anderson, P. S. Barry, S. Doyle, K. S. Karkare · 2022

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