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INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS ASTRONOMICAS, DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Constructing a WISE High Resolution Galaxy Atlas
Autor/es:
JARRETT, T.H.; MASCI, F.; TSAI, CHAO-WEI; PETTY, S.; CLUVER, M.E.; ASSEF, R. J.; BENFORD, D.; BLAIN, A. W.; BRIDGE, C.; DONOSO, E.; EISENHARDT, P.; FOWLER, J.; KORIBALSKI, B.; LAKE, S.; NEILL, J.D.; SEIBERT, M.; SHETH, K.; STANDORD, S.A.; WRIGHT, E.
Revista:
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Editorial:
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2012 vol. 144 p. 68 - 80
ISSN:
0004-6256
Resumen:
After eight months of continuous observations, the Wide-field Infrared Survey
Explorer (WISE) mapped the entire sky at 3.4 um, 4.6 um, 12 um, and 22 um. We
have begun a dedicated WISE High Resolution Galaxy Atlas project to fully
characterize large, nearby galaxies and produce a legacy image atlas and source
catalog. Here we summarize the deconvolution techniques used to significantly
improve the spatial resolution of WISE imaging, specifically designed to study
the internal anatomy of nearby galaxies. As a case study, we present results for
the galaxy NGC 1566, comparing the WISE enhanced-resolution image processing to
that of Spitzer, Galaxy Evolution Explorer, and ground-based imaging. This is
the first paper in a two-part series; results for a larger sample of nearby
galaxies are presented in the second paper.