The UV-Excess Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (UVEX)

Paul J. Groot (Radboud University Nijmegen); K. Verbeek (Nijmegen); R.; Greimel (ING/Graz); M. Irwin (Cambridge); E. Gonzalez-Solares (Cambridge); B.; Gaensicke (Warwick); E. de Groot (Nijmegen); J. Drew (U.Hertfordshire); T.; Augusteijn (NOT); A. Aungwerojwit (Warwick/Naresuan U.); M. Barlow (UC; London); S. Barros (Warwick); E. van den Besselaar (Nijmegen); J. Casares; (IAC); R. Corradi (ING/IAC); J. Corral-Santana (IAC); N. Deacon (Nijmegen),; W. van Ham (Nijmegen); Haili Hu (Nijmegen); U. Heber (Bamberg); P.G. Jonker; (SRON/CfA); R. King (Exeter); C. Knigge (Southampton); A. Mampaso (IAC); T.; Marsh (Warwick); L. Morales-Rueda (Nijmegen); R. Napiwotzki (Hertfordshire),; T. Naylor (Exeter); G. Nelemans (Nijmegen); T. Oosting (Nijmegen); S. Pyrzas; (ING/Warwick); M. Pretorius (SAAO); P. Rodriguez-Gil (ING/IAC); G. Roelofs; (CfA); S. Sale (Imperial); P. Schellart (Nijmegen); D. Steeghs (Warwick); C.; Szyszka (ESO); Y. Unruh (Imperial); N.Walton (Cambridge); S. Weston (UC; London); A. Witham (Southampton); P. Woudt (UCT); A. Zijlstra (Jodrell Bank)

arXiv:0906.3498·astro-ph.GA·May 13, 2015

The UV-Excess Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (UVEX)

Paul J. Groot (Radboud University Nijmegen), K. Verbeek (Nijmegen), R., Greimel (ING/Graz), M. Irwin (Cambridge), E. Gonzalez-Solares (Cambridge), B., Gaensicke (Warwick), E. de Groot (Nijmegen), J. Drew (U.Hertfordshire), T., Augusteijn (NOT)

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TL;DR

The UV-Excess Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane is a wide-field imaging project using the Isaac Newton Telescope to identify UV-excess objects, providing data on various stellar types and their reddening effects.

Contribution

This paper details the survey setup, data reduction procedures, and initial data analysis, including simulations of stellar colours and reddening effects.

Findings

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Survey covers 10x185 degrees along the Galactic Plane.

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Simulations include main-sequence stars, white dwarfs, and AM CVn stars.

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Initial data analysis shows the survey's potential for stellar population studies.

Abstract

The UV-Excess Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane images a 10x185 degree wide band, centered on the Galactic Equator using the 2.5m Isaac Newton Telescope in four bands (U,g,r,HeI5875) down to ~21st-22nd magnitude (~20th in HeI5875). The setup and data reduction procedures are described. Simulations of the colours of main-sequence stars, giant, supergiants, DA and DB white dwarfs and AM CVn stars are made, including the effects of reddening. A first look at the data of the survey (currently 30% complete) is given.

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