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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Volume 197, No. 2, Article 36, Year 2011
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This paper describes the Hubble Space Telescope imaging data products and data reduction procedures for the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS). This survey is designed to document the evolution of galaxies and black holes at z ≈ 1.5-8, and to study Type Ia supernovae at z > 1.5. Five premier multi-wavelength sky regions are selected, each with extensive multi-wavelength observations. The primary CANDELS data consist of imaging obtained in the Wide Field Camera 3 infrared channel (WFC3/IR) and the WFC3 ultraviolet/optical channel, along with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The CANDELS/Deep survey covers ∼ 125 arcmin 2 within GOODS-N and GOODS-S, while the remainder consists of the CANDELS/Wide survey, achieving a total of ∼ 800 arcmin2 across GOODS and three additional fields (Extended Groth Strip, COSMOS, and Ultra-Deep Survey). We summarize the observational aspects of the survey as motivated by the scientific goals and present a detailed description of the data reduction procedures and products from the survey. Our data reduction methods utilize the most up-to-date calibration files and image combination procedures. We have paid special attention to correcting a range of instrumental effects, including charge transfer efficiency degradation for ACS, removal of electronic bias-striping present in ACS data after Servicing Mission 4, and persistence effects and other artifacts in WFC3/IR. For each field, we release mosaics for individual epochs and eventual mosaics containing data from all epochs combined, to facilitate photometric variability studies and the deepest possible photometry. A more detailed overview of the science goals and observational design of the survey are presented in a companion paper. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Authors & Co-Authors
Koekemoer, Anton M.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Faber, Sandra M.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ferguson, Henry C.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Grogin, Norman A.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Kocevski, Dale D.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Koo, David C.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Lai, Kamson
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Lotz, Jennifer M.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Lucas, Ray A.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
McGrath, Elizabeth J.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ogaz, Sara
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Riess, Adam G.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Rodney, Steven A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Strolger, Louis Gregory
United States, Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
Casertano, Stefano
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Castellano, Marco
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Dahlén, Tomas
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Dickinson, Mark E.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Dolch, Timothy
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Fontana, A.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Giavalisco, Mauro
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Grazian, Andrea
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Guo, Yicheng
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hathi, Nimish P.
United States, Pasadena
Carnegie Observatories
Huang, Kuanghan
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
van der Wel, Arjen
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Yan, Haojing
Unknown Affiliation
Acquaviva, Viviana
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Alexander, David M.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Almaini, Omar
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Ashby, Matthew L.N.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Bell, Eric F.
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Bournaud, Frédéric
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Brown, Thomas M.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Caputi, Karina I.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Cassata, Paolo
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Challis, Peter M.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard College Observatory
Chary, Ranga Ram
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Cheung, Edmond
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Cirasuolo, Michele
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Conselice, Christopher J.
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Cooray, Asantha Roshan
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Croton, Darren J.
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Daddi, Emmanuele
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Dav́e, Romeel
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
de Mello, Duília F.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Dekel, Avishai
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Donley, Jennifer L.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
James S. Dunlop, James S.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Dutton, Aaron A.
Canada, Victoria
University of Victoria
Elbaz, David
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Fazio, Giovanni G.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Filippenko, Alexei V.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Finkelstein, Steven L.
United States, College Station
Texas A&m University
Gardner, Jonathan P.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Garnavich, Peter M.
United States, Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Gawiser, Eric J.
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Hartley, William G.
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Häussler, Boris
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Herrington, Jessica
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Hopkins, Philip F.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Huang, Jiasheng
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Institution
Jha, Saurabh W.
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Kartaltepe, Jeyhan S.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Khostovan, Ali Ahmad
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Kirshner, Robert P.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Lani, Caterina
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Li, Weidong
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Madau, Piero
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
McCarthy, Patrick J.P.
United States, Pasadena
Carnegie Observatories
McIntosh, Daniel H.
United States, Kansas City
University of Missouri-kansas City
Mclure, Ross J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Observatory
McPartland, Conor J.R.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Mobasher, Bahram
United States, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
Mortlock, Alice
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Moustakas, Leónidas A.
United States, Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mozena, Mark
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Nandra, Kirpaul P.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Newman, Jeffrey Allen
United States, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Niemi, Sami Matias
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Papovich, Casey J.
United States, College Station
Texas A&m University
Pentericci, Laura
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Pope, Alexandra
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Primack, Joel R.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ravindranath, Swara
India, Pune
Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
Reddy, Naveen A.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Renzini, Alvio
Italy, Padua
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Padova
Rix, Hans Walter R.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Rosario, David J.V.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Rosati, P.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Scarlata, Claudia M.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Siana, Brian D.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Smidt, Joseph M.
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Snyder, Diana
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Somerville, Rachel S.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Straughn, Amber N.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Telford, O. Grace
United States, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Teplitz, Harry I.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Trump, Jonathan R.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Vargas, Carlos J.
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Villforth, Carolin
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Wandro, Pat
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Wechsler, Risa H.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Weiner, Benjamin J.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Wiklind, Thomas G.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Wild, Vivienne
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Observatory
Wilson, Grant W.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wuyts, Stijn
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Yun, Minsu
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Statistics
Citations: 1,583
Authors: 109
Affiliations: 40
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/0067-0049/197/2/36
ISSN:
00670049
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
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