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    The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey: I. 1.1 mm continuum detections in Abell 2744, MACS J0416.1-2403 and MACS J1149.5+2223
    (EDP Sciences, 2017) González-López J.; Bauer F.E.; Romero-Cañizales C.; Kneissl R.; Villard E.; Carvajal R.; Kim S.; Laporte N.; Anguita T.; Aravena M.; Bouwens R.J.; Bradley L.; Carrasco M.; Demarco R.; Ford H.; Ibar E.; Infante L.; Messias H.; Muñoz Arancibia A.M.; Nagar N.; Padilla N.; Treister E.; Troncoso P.; Zitrin A.
    Context. Dusty star-forming galaxies are among the most prodigious systems at high redshift (z> 1), characterized by high starformation rates and huge dust reservoirs. The bright end of this population has been well characterized in recent years, but considerable uncertainties remain for fainter dusty star-forming galaxies, which are responsible for the bulk of star formation at high redshift and thus play a key role in galaxy growth and evolution. Aims. In this first paper of our series, we describe our methods for finding high redshift faint dusty galaxies using millimeter observations with ALMA. Methods. We obtained ALMA 1.1mm mosaic images for three strong-lensing galaxy clusters from the Frontier Fields Survey, which constitute some of the best studied gravitational lenses to date. The 20 20 mosaics overlap with the deep HST WFC3/IR footprints and encompass the high magnification regions of each cluster for maximum intrinsic source sensitivity. The combination of extremely high ALMA sensitivity and the magnification power of these clusters allows us to systematically probe the sub-mJy population of dusty star-forming galaxies over a large surveyed area. Results. We present a description of the reduction and analysis of the ALMA continuum observations for the galaxy clusters Abell 2744 (z = 0:308), MACS J0416.1-2403 (z = 0:396) and MACS J1149.5+2223 (z = 0:543), for which we reach observed rms sensitivities of 55, 59 and 71 Jy beam-1 respectively.We detect 12 dusty star-forming galaxies at S=N 5:0 across the three clusters, all of them presenting coincidence with near-infrared detected counterparts in the HST images. None of the sources fall close to the lensing caustics, thus they are not strongly lensed. The observed 1.1mm flux densities for the total sample of galaxies range from 0.41 to 2.82 mJy, with observed effective radii spanning .00:005 to 00:037 00:021. The lensing-corrected sizes of the detected sources appear to be in the same range as those measured in brighter samples, albeit with possibly larger dispersion. © ESO 2016.
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    The ALMA frontier fields survey: IV. Lensing-corrected 1.1 mm number counts in Abell 2744, MACS J0416.1-2403 and MACS J1149.5+2223
    (EDP Sciences, 2018-12) Muñoz Arancibia A.M.; González-López J.; Bauer F.E.; Carrasco M.; Laporte N.; Anguita T.; Aravena M.; Barrientos F.; Bouwens R.J.; Demarco R.; Infante L.; Kneissl R.l.; Nagar N.; Padilla N.; Romero-Cañizales C.; Troncoso P.; trin A.; Ibar E.
    Context. Characterizing the number counts of faint (i.e., sub-mJy and especially sub-100 μJy), dusty star-forming galaxies is currently a challenge even for deep, high-resolution observations in the FIR-to-mm regime. They are predicted to account for approximately half of the total extragalactic background light at those wavelengths. Searching for dusty star-forming galaxies behind massive galaxy clusters benefits from strong lensing, enhancing their measured emission while increasing spatial resolution. Derived number counts depend, however, on mass reconstruction models that properly constrain these clusters. Aims. We aim to estimate the 1.1 mm number counts along the line of sight of three galaxy clusters, Abell 2744, MACS J0416.1-2403, and MACS J1149.5+2223, which are part of the ALMA Frontier Fields Survey. We have performed detailed simulations to correct these counts for lensing effects, probing down to the sub-mJy flux density level. Methods. We created a source catalog based on ALMA 1.1 mm continuum detections. We used several publicly available lensing models for the galaxy clusters to derive the intrinsic flux densities of these sources. We performed Monte Carlo simulations of the number counts for a detailed treatment of the uncertainties in the magnifications and adopted source redshifts. Results. We estimate lensing-corrected number counts at 1.1 mm using source detections down to S/N = 4.5. In each cluster field, we find an overall agreement among the number counts derived for the different lens models, despite their systematic variations regarding source magnifications and effective areas. Combining all cluster fields, our number counts span ∼2.5 dex in demagnified flux density, from several mJy down to tens of μJy. Both our differential and cumulative number counts are consistent with recent estimates from deep ALMA observations at a 3σ level. Below ≈ 0.1 mJy, however, our cumulative counts are lower by ≈ 1 dex, suggesting a flattening in the number counts. Conclusions. We derive 1.1 mm number counts around three well-studied galaxy clusters following a statistical approach. In our deepest ALMA mosaic, we estimate number counts for intrinsic flux densities ≈ 4 times fainter than the rms level. This highlights the potential of probing the sub-10 μJy population in larger samples of galaxy cluster fields with deeper ALMA observations. © ESO 2018.