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DustPedia: Multiwavelength photometry and imagery of 875 nearby galaxies in 42 ultraviolet-microwave bands.
- Source :
- Astronomy & Astrophysics / Astronomie et Astrophysique; Jan2018, Vol. 609, p1-N.PAG, 30p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Aims. The DustPedia project is capitalising on the legacy of the Herschel Space Observatory, using cutting-edge modelling techniques to study dust in the 875 DustPedia galaxies - representing the vast majority of extended galaxies within 3000 km s<superscript>-1</superscript> that were observed by Herschel. This work requires a database of multiwavelength imagery and photometry that greatly exceeds the scope (in terms of wavelength coverage and number of galaxies) of any previous local-Universe survey. Methods. We constructed a database containing our own custom Herschel reductions, along with standardised archival observations from GALEX, SDSS, DSS, 2MASS, WISE, Spitzer, and Planck. Using these data, we performed consistent aperture-matched photometry, which we combined with external supplementary photometry from IRAS and Planck. Results. We present our multiwavelength imagery and photometry across 42 UV-microwave bands for the 875 DustPedia galaxies. Our aperture-matched photometry, combined with the external supplementary photometry, represents a total of 21 857 photometric measurements. A typical DustPedia galaxy has multiwavelength photometry spanning 25 bands. We also present the Comprehensive & Adaptable Aperture Photometry Routine (CAAPR), the pipeline we developed to carry out our aperture-matched photometry. CAAPR is designed to produce consistent photometry for the enormous range of galaxy and observation types in our data. In particular, CAAPR is able to determine robust cross-compatible uncertainties, thanks to a novel method for reliably extrapolating the aperture noise for observations that cover a very limited amount of background. Our rich database of imagery and photometry is being made available to the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WAVELENGTHS
ASTRONOMICAL photometry
GALACTIC evolution
MICROWAVES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00046361
- Volume :
- 609
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Astronomy & Astrophysics / Astronomie et Astrophysique
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128035665
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731419