Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-06-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 6 figures; A&A in press
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20010814
We present a sample of 403 faint high latitude carbon (FHLC) stars selected from the digitized objective prism plates of the Hamburg/ESO Survey (HES). Because of the ~15 Angstroem spectral resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio of the HES prism spectra, our automated procedure based on the detection of C_2 and CN molecular bands permits high-confidence identification of carbon stars without the need for follow-up spectroscopy. From a set of 329 plates (87% of the survey), covering 6400 square degrees to a magnitude limit of V~16.5, we analyze the selection efficiency and effective surface area of the HES FHLC survey to date. The surface density of FHLC stars that we detect (0.072 +/- 0.005 square degrees) is 2-4 times higher than that of previous objective prism and CCD surveys at high galactic latitude, even though those surveys claimed a limiting magnitude up to 1.5 magnitudes fainter. This attests to the highest selection sensitivity yet achieved for these types of stars.
Christlieb Nn.
Green Paul J.
Reimers Dieter
Wisotzki Luc
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