Application of SFD Dust Maps to Galaxy Counts and CMB Experiments

2); (2) Univ. of Durham; (3) UC Berkeley); D.J. Schlegel (1; D.P. Finkbeiner (3); M. Davis (3) ((1) Princeton

arxiv: astro-ph/9809230 · v1 · submitted 1998-09-17 · 🌌 astro-ph

Application of SFD Dust Maps to Galaxy Counts and CMB Experiments

D.J. Schlegel (1 , 2) , D.P. Finkbeiner (3) , M. Davis (3) ((1) Princeton , (2) Univ. of Durham , (3) UC Berkeley) This is my paper

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We have constructed a full-sky map of the far-infrared suitable for measuring Galactic reddening and extinction (Schlegel, Finkbeiner & Davis 1998: SFD). The SFD map is based upon extensive re-analysis of data from the COBE/DIRBE and IRAS satellite missions. We demonstrate that the maps can correct for extinction problems in the APM galaxy survey. We also determine the most dust-free regions for conducting cosmic microwave background or soft X-ray experiments of extragalactic objects.

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Application of SFD Dust Maps to Galaxy Counts and CMB Experiments

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