------------------------------------------------------------------------ Astro 506 - Reading list - Weeks 5-6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Primary technique papers for week 4 [Each student is to take the lead discussing one of these papers] Kron, R. G. 1980, ApJS, 43, 305 "Photometry of a complete sample of faint galaxies" Bershady, M. A. et al. 1994, AJ, 108, 870 (section 3.2) The Optical and Near-Infrared Colors of Galaxies: I. The Photometric Data Jarvis, J. F., Tyson, J. A. 1981, AJ 86, 476 "FOCAS - Faint Object Classification and Analysis System" Dressler, A. and Gunn, J. E. 1992, ApJS, 1 (read section 2) "Spectroscopy of galaxies in distant clusters. IV - A catalog of photometry and spectroscopy for galaxies in seven clusters with z in the range of 0.35 to 0.55" Stetson, P. B. 1990, PASP, 102, 932 "On the Growth-Curve Method for Calibrating Stellar Photometry with CCDs" Schecter, P. L., et al. 1993, PASP, 105, 1354 "DOPHOT, A CCD Photometry Program: Description and Tests" * Primary scientific focus: Imaging Surveys w/ discussion of techniques: [All students should read these. Now read relevant sections on object detection.] Tyson, J.A. 1988, AJ, 96, 1 "Deep CCD Survey: Galaxy Luminosity and Color Evolution" Lilly, S.J., Cowie, L.L., and Gardner, J.P. 1991, ApJ, 369, 79 "A Deep Imaging and Spectroscopic Survey of Faint Galaxies" Steidel, C.C. and Hamilton, D. 1993, AJ, 105, 2017 "Deep Imaging of High Redshift QSO Fields Below the Lyman Limit: II. Number Counts and Colors of Field Galaxies" Cowie, L.L., Gardner, J.P., Hu, E.M., Songaila, A., Hodapp, K.-W., Wainscoat, R.J., 1994, ApJ, 434, 114 "The Hawaii K Band Galaxy Survey, I: Deep K Band Imaging" * For reference to some of the above papers: Yee, H. 1991, PASP, 103, 396 "A Faint-Galaxy Photometry and Image Analysis System" Holtzman, J. A. et al. 1995, PASP, 107, 1065 "The Photometric Performance and Calibration of WFCP2"