Overview:
The Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) combines imaging and spectroscopic data from NASA/ESA's Spitzer, Hubble, Herschel, Chandra, NuSTAR, GALEX and Webb observatories, together with ground-based data from Keck, ALMA, VLT, JVLA and others, in a comprehensive, multi-wavelength study of over 200 of the most luminous infrared galaxies in the local Universe.
The Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) was originally selected as a Spitzer Cycle-3 Legacy Science program. It combines imaging and spectroscopic data from the most sensitive space and ground-based observatories covering X-ray through sub-mm wavelengths to paint a multi-wavelength picture of the physics of star formation and black hole growth in infrared luminous galaxies.
The LIRGs and ULIRGs targeted in GOALS span the full range of nuclear spectral types (type-1 and type-2 AGN, LINERs, and starbursts) and interaction stages (major mergers, minor mergers, and isolated galaxies). They provide an unbiased picture of the processes responsible for enhanced infrared emission in the local Universe, and are excellent analogs for infrared and sub-millimeter selected galaxies at high-redshift.
GOALS is comprised of an international team of over 30 scientists from 20 institutions in eight countries. Recent observations and published papers focus on Early Release Science (ERS - program 1328) and Cycles 1-3 JWST data that measure star formation, AGN power, and energetic feedback via galactic outflows in these rapidly evolving galaxies. GOALS data products and tools are hosted on IRSA, MAST and GitHub.
