Bibcode
Knapen, J. H.; Trujillo, I.
Referencia bibliográfica
Outskirts of Galaxies, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Volume 434. ISBN 978-3-319-56569-9. Springer International Publishing AG, 2017, p. 255
Fecha de publicación:
2017
Número de citas
8
Número de citas referidas
5
Descripción
Deep imaging is a fundamental tool in the study of the outermost
structures of galaxies. We review recent developments in ultra-deep
imaging of galaxy disks and haloes, highlighting the technical advances
as well as the challenges and summarizing observational results in the
context of modern theory and simulations. The deepest modern galaxy
imaging comes from three main sources: (1) surveys such as the Sloan
Digital Sky Survey's Stripe 82 project; (2) very long exposures on small
telescopes, including by amateurs; and (3) long exposures on the largest
professional telescopes. The technical challenges faced are common in
all these approaches and include the treatment of light scattered by
atmosphere and telescope/instrument, correct flat fielding and the
subtraction of non-galaxy light in the images. We review scientific
results on galaxy disks and haloes obtained with deep imaging, including
the detection and characterization of stellar haloes, tidal features and
stellar streams, disk truncations and thick disks. The area of
ultra-deep imaging is still very much unexplored territory, and future
work in this area promises significant advances in our understanding of
galaxy formation and evolution.