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Hunting for Ghosts: Low Surface Brightness Galaxies from Pixels

Authors :
Roberto Scaramella
S. Sabatini
Source :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 3:295-299
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2007.

Abstract

We outline an approach devoted to the detection of low surface brightness galaxies on astronomical images. We use a multi-scale approach, take into account sources of incompleteness and check selection functions both analytically and with simulations.

Details

ISSN :
17439221 and 17439213
Volume :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........64167eb91bf946472a1d0af800a203fe
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307014123