{"paper":{"title":"Extragalactic Fields Optimized for Adaptive Optics","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":["astro-ph.IM"],"primary_cat":"astro-ph.CO","authors_text":"(10) The United States Naval Observatory), (2) Swinburne University of Technology, (3) The Australian National University, (4) Gemini South Observatory, (5) Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, (6) Sterrewacht Leiden, 7), (7) Universidade do Porto, (8) Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation, (9) Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, David Monet (10) ((1) University of Toronto, Francois Rigaut (4), Henry Joy McCracken (9), Ivana Damjanov (1), Jarle Brinchmann (6, Jean-Charles Cuillandre (8), Karl Glazebrook (2), Patrick Hudelot (9), Patrick J. McCarthy (5), Peter McGregor (3), Roberto G. Abraham (1), Yannick Mellier (9)","submitted_at":"2011-01-04T21:06:35Z","abstract_excerpt":"In this paper we present the coordinates of 67 55' x 55' patches of sky which have the rare combination of both high stellar surface density (>0.5 arcmin^{-2} with 13<R<16.5 mag) and low extinction (E(B-V)<0.1). These fields are ideal for adaptive-optics based follow-up of extragalactic targets. One region of sky, situated near Baade's Window, contains most of the patches we have identified. Our optimal field, centered at RA: 7h24m3s, Dec: -1deg27'15\", has an additional advantage of being accessible from both hemispheres. We propose a figure of merit for quantifying real-world adaptive optics "},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1101.0818","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}