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Hunting for Ghosts: Low Surface Brightness Galaxies from Pixels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2007

Roberto Scaramella  and
Sabina Sabatini
Roberto Scaramella
Affiliation:
I.N.A.F. – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma Present address: Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, via di Frascati 33, 00040 Monteporzio Catone (RM), Italy
Sabina Sabatini
Affiliation:
I.N.A.F. – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
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Abstract

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We outline an approach devoted to the detection of low surface brightness galaxies on astronomical images. We use a multi-scale approach, take into account sources of incompleteness and check selection functions both analytically and with simulations.

Keywords

Low Surface Brightness galaxies
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S244: Dark Galaxies and Lost Baryons , June 2007 , pp. 295 - 299
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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