Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer observations of the Hubble Deep Field: Observations, data reduction, and galaxy photometry

Rodger I. Thompson, Lisa J. Storrie-Lombardi, Ray J. Weymann, Marcia J. Rieke, Glenn Schneider, Elizabeth Stobie, Dyer Lytle

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Abstract

This paper presents data obtained during the NICMOS Guaranteed Time Observations of a portion of the Hubble Deep Field. The data are in a catalog format similar to the publication of the original WFPC2 Hubble Deep Field program (Williams et al.). The catalog contains 342 objects in a 49″.1 x 48″.4 subfield of the total observed field, 235 of which are considered coincident with objects in the WFPC2 catalog. The 3 σ signal-to-noise ratio level is at an aperture AB magnitude of approximately 28.8 at 1.6 μm. The catalog sources, listed in order of right ascension, are selected to satisfy a limiting signal-to-noise ratio criterion of greater than or equal to 2.5. This introduces a few false detections into the catalog, and users should take careful note of the completeness and reliability levels for the catalog discussed in §§9 and 10. The catalog also contains a test parameter indicating the results of half-catalog tests and the degree of coincidence with the original WFPC2 catalog.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)17-39
Number of pages23
JournalAstronomical Journal
Volume117
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1999

Keywords

  • Cosmology: observations
  • Galaxies: fundamental parameters

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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