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The Structure of Galaxies I: Surface Photometry Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2013

J. Schombert  and
A. K. Smith
J. Schombert*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
A. K. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
*
BCorresponding author. Email: jschombe@uoregon.edu
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Abstract

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This project uses the 2MASS all-sky image database to study the structure of galaxies over a range of luminosities, sizes and morphological types. This first paper in this series will outline the techniques, reliability and data products to our surface photometry program. Our program will analyze all acceptable galaxies (meeting our criteria for isolation from companions and bright stars) from the Revised Shapley–Ames and Uppsala galaxy catalogs. Resulting photometry and surface brightness profiles are released using a transparent scheme of data storage which includes not only all the processed data but knowledge of the processing steps and calibrating parameters.

Keywords

galaxies: photometrygalaxies: structuremethods: data analysistechniques: image processingtechniques: photometric
Type
Regular Papers
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , 2012 , pp. 174 - 192
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2012

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