A redshift survey of IRAS galaxies. I. Sample selection
Journal Article
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· Astrophysical Journal; (USA)
- California Univ., Berkeley (USA) New York State Univ., Stony Brook (USA) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (USA)
A complete all-sky sample of objects, flux-limited at 60 microns, has been extracted from the data base of the IRAS. The sample consists of 5014 objects, of which 2649 are galaxies and 13 are not yet identified. In order to study large-scale structure with this sample, it must be free of systematic biases. Corrections are applied for a major systematic effect in the flux densities listed in the IRAS Point Source Catalog: sources resolved by the IRAS beam have flux densities systematically underestimated. In addition, accurate flux densities are obtained for sources flagged as variable, or of moderate flux quality at 60 microns. The IRAS detectors suffered radiation-induced responsivity enhancement (hysteresis) due to crossings of the satellite scans across the Galactic plane; this effect is measured and is shown to be negligible. 53 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6334009
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal; (USA) Vol. 361; ISSN ASJOA; ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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