Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in the ApJ Supplements Spitzer Special Issue; 12 pages including 3 figures and 1 table
Scientific paper
10.1086/423321
We present the first results of the angular auto-correlation function of the galaxies detected by the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) instrument in the First Look Survey (FLS) of the Spitzer Space Telescope. We detect significant signals of galaxy clustering within the survey area. The angular auto-correlation function of the galaxies detected in each of the four IRAC instrument channels is consistent with a power-law form $w(\theta)=A\theta^{1-\gamma}$ out to $\theta = 0.2\arcdeg$, with the slope ranging from $\gamma = 1.5$ to 1.8. We estimate the correlation amplitudes $A$ to be $2.95 \times 10^{-3}$, $2.03 \times 10^{-3}$, $4.53 \times 10^{-3}$, and $2.34 \times 10^{-3}$ at $\theta=1\arcdeg$ for galaxies detected in the IRAC 3.6$\mu$m, 4.5$\mu$m, 5.8$\mu$m, and 8.0$\mu$m instrument channels, respectively. We compare our measurements at 3.6$\mu$m with the previous K-band measurements, and discuss the implications of these results.
Appleton Phil N.
Armus Lee
Chapman Scott
Choi Philip I.
Fadda Dario
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