Vista milky way public survey

D. Minniti; P. Lucas; A. V. Ahumada; M. Zoccali; M. Catelan; L. Morelli; C. Tappert; G. Pignata; I. Toledo; M. T. Ruiz; G. Carraro; S. Casassus; L. Bronfman; R. H. Barbá; R. Gamen; D. Geisler; G. Pietrzynski; R. E. Mennickent; R. Kurtev; J. Borissova; F. Mirabel; V. D. Ivanov; I. Saviane; L. Vanzi; L. Monaco; M. Rejkuba; M. Messineo; L. Bedin; A. Stephens; B. Barbuy; E. Bica; J. J. Clariá; CASU (VDFS) team; WFAU (VDFS) team; J. Emerson; J. Drew; M. López-Correidora; E. Martin; B. Goldman; T. Gianinni; J. Eisloeffel; P. Groot; J. Fabregat; N. Hambly; A. Longmore; N. Walton; R. de Grijs; M. Hoare; A. Schroeder; T. Naylor; M. Barlow; A. Zijlstra; G. White; A. Gosling; K. McGowan; A. Adamson; R. Bandyopadhyay; M. Thompson; M. Cropper; J. Lucey; E. Kerins; S. Hodgkin; D. Pineld

Vista milky way public survey

D. Minniti^*, P. Lucas, A. V. Ahumada, M. Zoccali, M. Catelan, L. Morelli, C. Tappert, G. Pignata, I. Toledo, M. T. Ruiz, G. Carraro, S. Casassus, L. Bronfman, R. H. Barbá, R. Gamen, D. Geisler, G. Pietrzynski, R. E. Mennickent, R. Kurtev, J. BorissovaF. Mirabel, V. D. Ivanov, I. Saviane, L. Vanzi, L. Monaco, M. Rejkuba, M. Messineo, L. Bedin, A. Stephens, B. Barbuy, E. Bica, J. J. Clariá, CASU (VDFS) team, WFAU (VDFS) team, J. Emerson, J. Drew, M. López-Correidora, E. Martin, B. Goldman, T. Gianinni, J. Eisloeffel, P. Groot, J. Fabregat, N. Hambly, A. Longmore, N. Walton, R. de Grijs, M. Hoare, A. Schroeder, T. Naylor, M. Barlow, A. Zijlstra, G. White, A. Gosling, K. McGowan, A. Adamson, R. Bandyopadhyay, M. Thompson, M. Cropper, J. Lucey, E. Kerins, S. Hodgkin, D. Pineld

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Abstract

We propose a public IR variability survey, named "Vista Variables in the Vía Láctea" (V V V ), of the Milky Way bulge and an adjacent section of the mid-plane where star formation activity is high. This would take 1920 hours, covering ̃ 10⁹ point sources within an area of 520 sq deg, including 33 known globular clusters and ̃ 350 open clusters. The final products will be a deep IR atlas in 5 passbands and a catalogue of ̃ 10⁶ variable point sources. These will produce a 3-D map of the surveyed region (unlike single-epoch surveys that only give 2-D maps) using well-understood primary distance indicators such as RR Lyrae stars. It will yield important information on the ages of the populations. The observations will be combined with data from MACHO, OGLE, EROS, VST, SPITZER, HST, CHANDRA, INTEGRAL, and ALMA for a complete understanding of the variable sources in the inner Milky Way. Several important implications for the history of the Milky Way, for globular cluster evolution, for the population census of the bulge and center, and for pulsation theory would follow from this survey.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-264
Number of pages	2
Journal	Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias
Volume	35
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	IAU Regional Latin American Meeting of Astronomy (12th : 2007) - Isla Margarita, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Duration: 22 Oct 2007 → 26 Oct 2007

Keywords

galaxy: structure
surveys
techniques: photometric

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Minniti, D., Lucas, P., Ahumada, A. V., Zoccali, M., Catelan, M., Morelli, L., Tappert, C., Pignata, G., Toledo, I., Ruiz, M. T., Carraro, G., Casassus, S., Bronfman, L., Barbá, R. H., Gamen, R., Geisler, D., Pietrzynski, G., Mennickent, R. E., Kurtev, R., ... Pineld, D. (2009). Vista milky way public survey. Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias, 35, 263-264.

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