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H Murakami,
H Baba,
P. Barthel,
D. L. Clements,
M Cohen,
Y Doi,
K. Enya,
E. Figueredo,
N. Fujishiro,
H Fujiwara, [......],
F. Usui,
E. Verdugo,
T Wada,
L Wang,
T Watabe,
H Watarai,
G. J. White,
I. Yamamura,
C Yamauchi,
A Yasuda
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ABSTRACT: AKARI, the first Japanese satellite dedicated to infrared astronomy, was launched on 2006 February 21, and started observations in May of the same year. AKARI has a 68.5 cm cooled telescope, together with two focal-plane instruments, which survey the sky in six wavelength bands from the mid- to far-infrared. The instruments also have the capability for imaging and spectroscopy in the wavelength range 2 - 180 micron in the pointed observation mode, occasionally inserted into the continuous survey operation. The in-orbit cryogen lifetime is expected to be one and a half years. The All-Sky Survey will cover more than 90 percent of the whole sky with higher spatial resolution and wider wavelength coverage than that of the previous IRAS all-sky survey. Point source catalogues of the All-Sky Survey will be released to the astronomical community. The pointed observations will be used for deep surveys of selected sky areas and systematic observations of important astronomical targets. These will become an additional future heritage of this mission. Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, and 3 tables. Accepted for publication in the AKARI special issue of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
08/2007;
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I Yamamura,
S Makiuti,
N Ikeda,
Y Fukuda,
C Yamauchi,
S Hasegawa,
T Nakagawa,
H Narumi,
H Baba,
T Takagi, [......],
M Rowan-Robinson,
Do Kester,
G Wolk,
P Barthel,
A Salama,
C Alfageme,
P Garci?a-Lario,
C Stephenson,
M Cohen, T G Mueller
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ABSTRACT: The infrared astronomy satellite ensuremath AKARIensuremath<?iensuremath> has made all-sky surveys at six wavelength bands (9, 18 ?m with the Infrared Camera (IRC), 65, 90, 140, and 160 ?m with the Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS)). The first version of the FIS Bright Source Catalogue (ensuremathbeta?1) has been provided to the ensuremath AKARIensuremath<?iensuremath> science team for initial astronomical analyses. The catalogue will be made public in Autumn 2009 after further revisions. The IRC point source catalogue is in parallel preparation.
AIP Conference Proceedings;
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I Yamamura,
S Makiuti,
N Ikeda,
Y Fukuda,
C Yamauchi,
S Hasegawa,
T Nakagawa,
H Narumi,
H Baba,
T Takagi, [......],
M Rowan-Robinson,
Do Kester,
G Wolk,
P Barthel,
A Salama,
C Alfageme,
P García-Lario,
C Stephenson,
M Cohen, T G Mueller
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ABSTRACT: The AKARI satellite has made an All-Sky Survey at six bands in the mid- and far-infrared spectral region. One of the primary goals of the AKARI survey is to produce all-sky infrared source catalogues. We report the release of the first version of the AKARI FIS Bright Source Catalogue (ensuremathbeta-1) for four of the six wavelengths (65, 90, 140, 160 ensuremathmum), containing textttchar126 63,000 sources. The detection limit of the most sensitive band (90 ensuremathmum) is textttchar126 1.3 Jy, corresponding approximately to a 10 ensuremathsigma noise level. The photometric accuracy is 30?60%, depending on the band, and the position uncertainty, currently dominated by the FIS data processing, is 4?5 arcsec. The catalogue was prepared for initial scientific validation by the AKARI science team. The revised version will enter the public domain in Autumn 2009. The two other wavelength bands (9 & 18 ensuremathmum) data are processed separately for the IRC point source catalogues.
ASP Conference Series: AKARI, a Light to Illuminate the Misty Universe;
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I. Yamamura,
S. Makiuti,
N Ikeda,
Y Fukuda,
C Yamauchi,
S Hasegawa,
T Nakagawa,
H. Narumi,
H Baba,
T Takagi, [......],
M. Rowan-Robinson,
Do Kester,
G. van der Wolk,
P. Barthel,
A Salama,
C. Alfageme,
P. García-Lario,
C. Stephenson,
M Cohen, T. G. Mueller
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ABSTRACT: The AKARI satellite has made an All-Sky Survey at six bands in the mid- and far-infrared spectral region. One of the primary goals of the AKARI survey is to produce all-sky infrared source catalogues. We report the release of the first version of the AKARI FIS Bright Source Catalogue (β-1) for four of the six wavelengths (65, 90, 140, 160 μm), containing ~ 63,000 sources. The detection limit of the most sensitive band (90 μm) is ~ 1.3 Jy, corresponding approximately to a 10 σ noise level. The photometric accuracy is 30–60%, depending on the band, and the position uncertainty, currently dominated by the FIS data processing, is 4–5 arcsec. The catalogue was prepared for initial scientific validation by the AKARI science team. The revised version will enter the public domain in Autumn 2009. The two other wavelength bands (9 & 18 μm) data are processed separately for the IRC point source catalogues.
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S. Oyabu,
I. Yamamura,
C. Alfageme,
P. Barthel,
A. Cassatella,
M Cohen,
N Cox,
E. Figueredo,
H Fujiwara,
N Ikeda, [......],
S H Oh,
S. Oliver,
C. Pearson,
N. Rahman,
M. Rowan-Robinson,
A Salama,
R. Savage,
S. Serjeant,
G. J. White,
C Yamauchi
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ABSTRACT: Bright source catalogues based on the new mid- and far-infrared all-sky survey by the infrared astronomical satellite AKARI were released into the public domain in March 2010. The mid-infrared catalogue contains more than 870 thousand sources observed at 9 and 18 µm, and the far-infrared catalogue provides information of about 427 thousand sources at 65, 90, 140, and 160 µm. The AKARI catalogues will take over the IRAS catalogues and will become one of the most important catalogues in astronomy. We present the characteristics of the AKARI infrared source catalogues as well as current activity for the future versions.
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S Oyabu,
I Yamamura,
C Alfageme,
P Barthel,
A Cassatella,
M Cohen,
N Cox,
E Figueredo,
H Fujiwara,
N Ikeda, [......],
S H Oh,
S Oliver,
C Pearson,
N Rahman,
M Rowan-Robinson,
A Salama,
R Savage,
S Serjeant,
G J White,
C Yamauchi
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ABSTRACT: Bright source catalogues based on the new mid- and far-infrared all-sky survey by the infrared astronomical satellite AKARI were released into the public domain in March 2010. The mid-infrared catalogue contains more than 870 thousand sources observed at 9 and 18 ?m, and the far-infrared catalogue provides information of about 427 thousand sources at 65, 90, 140, and 160 ?m. The AKARI catalogues will take over the IRAS catalogues and will become one of the most important catalogues in astronomy. We present the characteristics of the AKARI infrared source catalogues as well as current activity for the future versions.
AKARI Infrared Bright Source Catalogues;
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I. Yamamura,
S. Makiuti,
N Ikeda,
Y Fukuda,
C Yamauchi,
S Hasegawa,
T Nakagawa,
H. Narumi,
H Baba,
T Takagi, [......],
M. Rowan-Robinson,
Do Kester,
G. van der Wolk,
P. Barthel,
A Salama,
C. Alfageme,
P. García-Lario,
C. Stephenson,
M Cohen, T. G. Mueller
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ABSTRACT: The infrared astronomy satellite AKARI has made all-sky surveys at six wavelength bands (9, 18 µm with the Infrared Camera (IRC), 65, 90, 140, and 160 µm with the Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS)). The first version of the FIS Bright Source Catalogue (β−1) has been provided to the AKARI science team for initial astronomical analyses. The catalogue will be made public in Autumn 2009 after further revisions. The IRC point source catalogue is in parallel preparation.
