The Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey
Glenn, Jason; Aguirre, James; Bally, John; Battersby, Cara; Bradley, Eric Todd; Cyganowski, Claudia; Dowell, Darren; Drosback, Meredith; Dunham, Miranda K.; Evans II, Neal J.; Ginsburg, Adam; Harvey, Paul; Rosolowsky, Erik; Schlingman, Wayne; Shirley, Yancy L.; Stringfellow, Guy S.; Walawender, Josh; Williams, Jonathan
Date:
2009-02-23
Keywords:
interstellar medium; star formation
Publisher:
Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2009
Citation:
Submillimeter Astrophysics and Technology, Pasadena, California, February 23-24, 2009
Abstract:
The Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey (BGPS) is a 1.1mm continuum survey of the northern Galactic Plane made with Bolocam and the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. The coverage totals 170 square degrees, comprised of a contiguous range from -10.5° ≤ l ≤ 90.5°, 0.5° ≤ b ≤ 0.5°, with extended coverage in b in selected regions, and four targeted regions in the outer Galaxy, including: IC1396, toward the Perseus arm at l ≈ 111°, W3/4/5, and Gem OB1. Depths of the maps range from 30 to 60 mJy beam⁻1. Approximately 8,400 sources were detected and the maps and source catalog have been made publicly available. Millimeter-wave thermal dust emission reveals dense regions within molecular clouds, thus the BGPS serves as a database for studies of the dense interstellar medium and star formation within the Milky Way.
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