AKARI near- to mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of the small magellanic cloud. I bright point source list

Yoshifusa Ita, Takashi Onaka, Toshihiko Tanabé, Noriyuki Matsunaga, Mikako Matsuura, Issei Yamamura, Yoshikazu Nakada, Hideyuki Izumiura, Toshiya Ueta, Hiroyuki Mito, Hinako Fukushi, Daisuke Kato

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Abstract

We carried out near- to mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of patchy areas in the Small Magellanic Cloud using the Infrared Camera aboard AKARI. Two lOOarcmin2 areas were imaged in 3.2, 4.1, 7, 11, 15, and 24 μm, and also spectroscopically observed in the wavelength range continuously from 2.5 to 13.4μm. The spectral resolving power, λ/△λ, values were about 20, 50, and 50 at 3.5, 6.6, and 10.6 μm, respectively. Other than the two 100 arcmin2 areas, some patchy areas were imaged and/or spectroscopically observed as well. In this paper, we overview the observations and present a list of near- to mid-infrared photometric results, which lists ̃ 12000 near-infrared and ̃ 1800 mid-infrared bright point sources detected in the observed areas. The 10 σ limits are 16.50, 16.12, 13.28, 11.26, 9.62, and 8.76 in Vega magnitudes at 3.2, 4.1, 7, 11, 15, and 24 μm bands, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-286
Number of pages14
JournalPublication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Volume62
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Apr 25

Keywords

  • Galaxies: magellanic clouds
  • Infrared: stars
  • Stars: Agb and post-AGB

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