The UV-Excess survey of the northern Galactic plane

Groot, Paul J.; Verbeek, Kars; Greimel, Robert; Irwin, Mike; González-Solares, Eduardo; Gänsicke, Boris T.; de Groot, Eelco; Drew, Janet; Augusteijn, Thomas; Aungwerojwit, Amornrat; Barlow, Mike; Barros, Susana; van den Besselaar, Else J. M.; Casares, Jorge; Corradi, Romano; Corral-Santana, Jesús M.; Deacon, Niall; van Ham, Wilbert; Hu, Haili; Heber, Uli; Jonker, Peter G.; King, Rob; Knigge, Christian; Mampaso, Antonio; Marsh, Tom R.; Morales-Rueda, Luisa; Napiwotzki, Ralf; Naylor, Tim; Nelemans, Gijs; Oosting, Tim; Pyrzas, Stylianos; Pretorius, Magaretha; Rodríguez-Gil, Pablo; Roelofs, Gijs H. A.; Sale, Stuart; Schellart, Pim; Steeghs, Danny; Szyszka, Cezary; Unruh, Yvonne; Walton, Nicholas A.; Weston, Simon; Witham, Andrew; Woudt, Patrick; Zijlstra, Albert
Bibliographical reference

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 399, Issue 1, pp. 323-339.

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10
2009
Number of authors
44
IAC number of authors
5
Citations
60
Refereed citations
52
Description
The UV-Excess survey of the northern Galactic plane images a 10° × 185° wide band, centred on the Galactic equator using the 2.5-m Isaac Newton Telescope in four bands (I5875) down to ~21-22 mag ( in I5875). The setup and data reduction procedures are described. Simulations of the colours of main-sequence stars, giant, supergiants, DA and DB white dwarfs and AM Canum Venaticorum stars are made, including the effects of reddening. A first look at the data of the survey (currently 30 per cent complete) is given.
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