A CATALOG OF 24 mu m SOURCES TOWARD THE GALACTIC CENTER

作者:Hinz J L*; Rieke G H; Yusef Zadeh F; Hewitt J; Balog Z; Block M
来源:Astrophysical Journal, The - Supplement Series, 2009, 181(1): 227-232.
DOI:10.1088/0067-0049/181/1/227

摘要

We present a similar to 1 degrees.5 x 8 degrees (220 x 1195 pc) multiband imaging photometer for Spitzer 24 mu m image of the Galactic center ( GC) and an accompanying point-source list. This image is the highest spatial resolution (6 '' similar to 0.25 pc) and sensitivity map ever taken across the GC at this wavelength, showing the emission by warm dust in unprecedented detail. Over 120,000 point sources are identified in this catalog with signal-to-noise ratios greater than five and flux densities from 0.6 mJy to 9 Jy.