The AKARI Cosmological Surveys: Initial Results and New Capabilities

Toshinobu Takagi, Hideo Matsuhara, Shuji Matsuura, Takehiko Wada, Shinki Oyabu, Hitoshi Hanami, Tomotsugu Goto, Yoichi Ohyama, Mai Shirahata, Chris P. Pearson, Hyung Mok Lee, Myungshin Im, Stephen Serjeant, Glenn White, Takao Nakagawa, Takao NAKAGAWA

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Abstract

Using AKARI, the first Japanese satellite dedicated to infrared astronomy, we conducted multi-band large-area surveys around the ecliptic poles. The north ecliptic pole (NEP) is the best region for AKARI which has a sun-synchronous orbit that allows it conduct legacy surveys with all AKARI hands, i.e. nine bands in 2 - 24 mu m and 4 hands in 65 - 160 mu m. We prove that this survey, which has such unprecedented infrared wavelength coverage, is certainly unique and useful to search out new galaxy populations such as "PAH-luminous" galaxies.
Translated title of the contributionThe AKARI Cosmological Surveys: Initial Results and New Capabilities
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)268 - 271
JournalPANORAMIC VIEWS OF GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION, PROCEEDINGS
Volume399
StatePublished - 2008

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