Future Prospects: Deep Imaging of Galaxy Outskirts using Telescopes
Large and Small
R. Abraham, P. van Dokkum, C. Conroy, A. Merritt, J. Zhang, D. Lokhorst, S. Danieli, and L. Mowla. (2016)cite arxiv:1612.06415Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures, Invited review, Book chapter in Öutskirts of Galaxies", Eds. J. H. Knapen, J. C. Lee and A. Gil de Paz, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Springer, in press.
Abstract
The Universe is almost totally unexplored at low surface brightness levels.
In spite of great progress in the construction of large telescopes and
improvements in the sensitivity of detectors, the limiting surface brightness
of imaging observations has remained static for about forty years. Recent
technical advances have at last begun to erode the barriers preventing
progress. In this Chapter we describe the technical challenges to low surface
brightness imaging, describe some solutions, and highlight some relevant
observations that have been undertaken recently with both large and small
telescopes. Our main focus will be on discoveries made with the Dragonfly
Telephoto Array (Dragonfly), which is a new telescope concept designed to probe
the Universe down to hitherto unprecedented low surface brightness levels. We
conclude by arguing that these discoveries are probably only scratching the
surface of interesting phenomena that are observable when the Universe is
explored at low surface brightness levels.
Description
[1612.06415] Future Prospects: Deep Imaging of Galaxy Outskirts using Telescopes Large and Small
cite arxiv:1612.06415Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures, Invited review, Book chapter in Öutskirts of Galaxies", Eds. J. H. Knapen, J. C. Lee and A. Gil de Paz, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Springer, in press
%0 Generic
%1 abraham2016future
%A Abraham, Roberto
%A van Dokkum, Pieter
%A Conroy, Charlie
%A Merritt, Allison
%A Zhang, Jielai
%A Lokhorst, Deborah
%A Danieli, Shany
%A Mowla, Lamiya
%D 2016
%K brightness deep imaging low small surface telescopes
%T Future Prospects: Deep Imaging of Galaxy Outskirts using Telescopes
Large and Small
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1612.06415
%X The Universe is almost totally unexplored at low surface brightness levels.
In spite of great progress in the construction of large telescopes and
improvements in the sensitivity of detectors, the limiting surface brightness
of imaging observations has remained static for about forty years. Recent
technical advances have at last begun to erode the barriers preventing
progress. In this Chapter we describe the technical challenges to low surface
brightness imaging, describe some solutions, and highlight some relevant
observations that have been undertaken recently with both large and small
telescopes. Our main focus will be on discoveries made with the Dragonfly
Telephoto Array (Dragonfly), which is a new telescope concept designed to probe
the Universe down to hitherto unprecedented low surface brightness levels. We
conclude by arguing that these discoveries are probably only scratching the
surface of interesting phenomena that are observable when the Universe is
explored at low surface brightness levels.
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abstract = {The Universe is almost totally unexplored at low surface brightness levels.
In spite of great progress in the construction of large telescopes and
improvements in the sensitivity of detectors, the limiting surface brightness
of imaging observations has remained static for about forty years. Recent
technical advances have at last begun to erode the barriers preventing
progress. In this Chapter we describe the technical challenges to low surface
brightness imaging, describe some solutions, and highlight some relevant
observations that have been undertaken recently with both large and small
telescopes. Our main focus will be on discoveries made with the Dragonfly
Telephoto Array (Dragonfly), which is a new telescope concept designed to probe
the Universe down to hitherto unprecedented low surface brightness levels. We
conclude by arguing that these discoveries are probably only scratching the
surface of interesting phenomena that are observable when the Universe is
explored at low surface brightness levels.},
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note = {cite arxiv:1612.06415Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures, Invited review, Book chapter in "Outskirts of Galaxies", Eds. J. H. Knapen, J. C. Lee and A. Gil de Paz, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Springer, in press},
timestamp = {2016-12-21T17:58:02.000+0100},
title = {Future Prospects: Deep Imaging of Galaxy Outskirts using Telescopes
Large and Small},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1612.06415},
year = 2016
}