Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005noao.prop..267e&link_type=abstract
NOAO Proposal ID #2005B-0267
Physics
Scientific paper
We propose to use ISPI to carry out a pre-imaging survey for the upcoming FLAMINGOS-2 Galactic Center Survey (F2GCS). The F2GCS will provide moderate-resolution (R ~ 1300) 1.5-2.4 (micron) spectra of ~ 5000 objects in the Galactic Center (GC) region using approximately 15 nights of guaranteed time observations on Gemini with FLAMINGOS-2 in 2006-2008. The survey will yield spectral identification of ~ 300 infrared counterparts to Chandra X-ray binaries in the GC, providing important constraints on the massive star formation history here and dramatically increasing the known population of such systems suitable for multi-wavelength follow-up studies. It will also provide age and luminosity class measurements of ~ 2000 red giant stars, providing the first statistically-significant constraints on the star formation history of the GC region (to one degree in Galacto- centric radius), which can in turn be used to constrain the mass evolution of the supermassive black hole in Sgr A* and thus the bulge/black-hole correlation in galaxies. In order to carry this out, we request 2 nights with ISPI on the CTIO 4-meter telescope.
Bandyopadhyay Reba
Blum Robert
Eikenberry Stephen Scott
Muno Mike
Olsen Knut
No associations
LandOfFree
The Gemini/FLAMINGOS-2 Galactic Center Survey: ISPI Pre-imaging does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with The Gemini/FLAMINGOS-2 Galactic Center Survey: ISPI Pre-imaging, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Gemini/FLAMINGOS-2 Galactic Center Survey: ISPI Pre-imaging will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-796933