The Nature of Faint Submillimeter Galaxies

Abstract

We summarise the main results on the faint submillimeter (submm) galaxy population which have come from the SCUBA Cluster Lens Survey. We detail our current understanding of the characteristics of these submm-selected galaxies across wavebands from X-rays to radio. After presenting the main observational properties of this population we conclude by discussing the nature of these distant, ultraluminous infrared galaxies and their relationship to other high-redshift populations.

8 pages, 3 figures, uses World Scientific style (included). Invited review, UMass/INAOE Conference ``Deep Millimeter Surveys''