Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21421705b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #217.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.724
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The WISE all-sky survey near- and mid-infrared survey is set up start this year. One of the primary goals of WISE is to identify the most luminous galaxy in the Universe, along with many thousands of its slightly less impressive peers. We will describe the process for sifting through the tens of millions of detections that will be produced in the six month survey, in order to identify ultraluminous candidate galaxies. All but the rarest of the WISE galaxies should have properties within the parameters of the galaxies detected in the widest Spitzer surveys, which will allow the experience of the last decade to be applied to understanding their astrophysics. We will describe some of the opportunities for the general community from WISE, and highlight the legacy that the mission could provide for ALMA, LSST and beyond.
Blain Andrew
WISE Team
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