J. E. Krick et al. 2009 ApJS 185 85 doi:10.1088/0067-0049/185/1/85
J. E. Krick1, J. A. Surace1, D. Thompson2, M. L. N. Ashby3, J. Hora3, V. Gorjian4, L. Yan1, D. T. Frayer5, E. Egami6 and M. Lacy1
Show affiliationsWe present 20 band photometry from the far-IR to X-ray in the Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) dark field. The bias for the near-IR camera on Spitzer is calibrated by observing a ~20' diameter "dark" field near the north ecliptic pole roughly every two-to-three weeks throughout the mission duration of Spitzer. The field is unique for its extreme depth, low background, high quality imaging, time-series information, and accompanying photometry including data taken with Akari, Palomar, MMT, KPNO, Hubble, and Chandra. This serendipitous survey contains the deepest mid-IR data taken to date. This data set is well suited for studies of intermediate-redshift galaxy clusters, high-redshift galaxies, the first generation of stars, and the lowest mass brown dwarfs, among others. This paper provides a summary of the data characteristics and catalog generation from all bands collected to date as well as a discussion of photometric redshifts and initial and expected science results and goals. To illustrate the scientific potential of this unique data set, we also present here IRAC color-color diagrams.
Issue 1 (2009 November)
Received 2009 April 16, accepted for publication 2009 September 11
Published 2009 October 14
J. E. Krick et al. 2009 ApJS 185 85
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