The AKARI Deep Field South: A New Home for Multiwavelength Extagalactic Astronomy

TL;DR

The paper discusses the AKARI Deep Field South as a valuable multiwavelength survey area for studying galaxy evolution, highlighting its current observational programs and future potential.

Contribution

It introduces the ADF-S as a new, strategically located survey field with diverse observational programs for extragalactic research.

Findings

Multiple wavelength studies are underway in ADF-S.

ADF-S offers promising prospects for galaxy evolution research.

The survey enhances multiwavelength data availability for extragalactic astronomy.

Abstract

The importance of multiwavelength astronomical surveys is discussed in the context of galaxy evolution. The AKARI Deep Field South (ADF-S) is a new, well placed survey field that is already the subject of studies at a wide range of wavelengths. A number of ADF-S observational programmes are discussed and the prospects for the ADF-S as a future resource for extragalactic astronomy is explored.