Prospecting for Heavy Elements with Future Far-IR/Submillimeter Observatories

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dc.creatorLeisawitz, D.
dc.creatorBenford, D. J.
dc.creatorKashlinsky, A.
dc.creatorLawrence, C. R.
dc.creatorMather, J. C.
dc.creatorMoseley, S. H.
dc.creatorRinehart, S. A.
dc.creatorSilverberg, R. F.
dc.creatorYorke, H. W.
dc.date2002-09-30
dc.date2002-10-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:05:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:05:29Z
dc.descriptionTo understand the cosmic history of element synthesis it will be important to obtain extinction-free measures of the heavy element contents of high-redshift objects and to chart two monumental events: the collapse of the first metal-free clouds to form stars, and the initial seeding of the universe with dust. The information needed to achieve these objectives is uniquely available in the far-infrared/submillimeter (FIR/SMM) spectral region. Following the Decadal Report and anticipating the development of the Single Aperture Far-IR (SAFIR) telescope and FIR/SMM interferometry, we estimate the measurement capabilities of a large-aperture, background-limited FIR/SMM observatory and an interferometer on a boom, and discuss how such instruments could be used to measure the element synthesis history of the universe.
dc.description9 pages, 2 figures To be published in Proc. Origins 2002 Conf. "The Heavy Element Trail From Galaxies to Habitable Worlds," ed. C. Woodward
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209631
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209631
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5119
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleProspecting for Heavy Elements with Future Far-IR/Submillimeter Observatories
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