A Catalog of 24 micron Sources Toward the Galactic Center
J. L. Hinz(1), G. H. Rieke(1), F. Yusef-Zadeh(2), J. Hewitt(2), Z. Balog(1,3), M. Block(1)
(1) Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721
(2) Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208
(3) On leave from the Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Hungary
Paper: ApJS, accepted
Abstract:
We present a 1.5\arcdeg*8\arcdeg (220*1195 pc)
Multiband Imaging Photometer for
Spitzer 24 micron image of the Galactic Center and an
accompanying point source list. This image is the highest spatial
resolution
(6'' 0.25 pc) and sensitivity map ever taken across the
GC at this wavelength, showing
the emission by warm dust in unprecedented detail. Over 120,000 point
sources
are identified in this catalog with signal-to-noise ratios greater than
five and flux densities from 0.6 mJy to 9 Jy.
Preprints available from the authors at jhinz@as.arizona.edu
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