Statistics
Scientific paper
Apr 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010iaus..262..265s&link_type=abstract
Stellar Populations – Planning for the Next Decade, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 2
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Surveys, Stars: Statistics, Galaxy: Stellar Content, Galaxy: Structure, Local Group
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The Dark Energy Survey (DES) will cover 5000 sq. deg. in grizY filters. Although its main goals are related to cosmology, it will yield photometric measurements of over 108 stars, most of them belonging to the Galaxy. DES will increase the sampling depth of very low-luminosity stellar and sub-stellar species, such as white, red, and brown dwarfs, by a factor of several as compared to SDSS. The structure of the Galactic halo, including its complex sub-structures caused by accretion remnants and globular cluster tidal tails, will also be probed and analyzed. DES will also allow comparison of star counts between Northern and Southern Galactic hemispheres to unprecedented detail. Finally, a significant sample of stars in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) will be studied, providing new light into the debate about the existence of an LMC spheroidal component. These, among other important research goals attainable with the DES stellar data, are discussed in this contribution.
Santiago Basilio
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Yanny Brian
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