The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey (HeViCS)

An Open Time Key Program for the Herschel Satellite

HeViCS is producing a fully sampled map of about 60 sq deg of the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster using both PACS and SPIRE in parallel mode. It provides a wavelength coverage in five bands from about 100 to 600 microns. It is detecting about 400 galaxies at 250 micron (image on the right). The science goals include: a) The detection of dust in the intra-cluster medium, b) Extended cold dust around galaxies. c) FIR-submm luminosity functions, d) The UV to sub-mm spectral energy distribution of galaxies of various morphological types, e) The detection of dust in dwarf and giant elliptical galaxies. Read the proposal. View the survey area.

The HeViCS consortium:

Jonathan Davies (Principal Investigator), R. Auld, M. Baes, G. J. Bendo, S. Bianchi, H. Boehringer, D. Bomans, A. Boselli, P. Chanial, M. Clemens, E. Corbelli, L. Cortese, A. Dariush, I. De Looze, S. Dye, S. Eales, D. Fadda, J. Fritz, D. Garcia-Appadoo, G. Gavazzi, C. Giovanardi, M. Grossi, T. Hughes, L. Hunt, A. Jones, S. Madden, L. Magrini, D. Pierini, M. Pohlen, M. Putman, S. Sabatini, M. Smith, S. di Serego Alighieri, J. Verstappen, C. Vlahakis, E. Xilouris, S. Zibetti

FIRST RESULTS - HeViCS papers for the A&A Herschel Special Issue

LATEST PAPERS

Public Data - The first public data release

A nice poster of the HeViCS Bright Galaxy Sample.