Open AccessThe nature of faint submillimetre‐selected galaxies
Author(s) -
Smail Ian,
Ivison R. J.,
Blain A. W.,
Kneib J.P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05203.x
Subject(s) - physics , galaxy , astrophysics , astronomy , radio galaxy , population , galaxy formation and evolution , demography , sociology
We present the source catalogue for the SCUBA Lens Survey. We summarize the results of extensive multiwavelength observations of the 15 submillimetre‐selected galaxies in the catalogue, from X‐rays to radio. We discuss the main observational characteristics of faint submillimetre galaxies as a population, and consider their interpretation within the framework of our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution.