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Photometric redshift accuracy in AKARI Deep Surveys
M. Negrello, S. Serjeant, C. Pearson +11
We investigate the photometric redshift accuracy achievable with the AKARI infrared data in deep multi-band surveys, such as in the North Ecliptic Pole field. We demonstrate that t…
Deep 15um AKARI observations in the CDFS: estimating dust luminosities for a MIR-selected sample and for Lyman Break Galaxies and the evolution of L(dust)/L(UV) with the redshift
Denis Burgarella, Veronique Buat, Tsutomu T. Takeuchi +2
Deep observations of the CDFS have been secured at 15um with AKARI/IRC infrared space telescope (ESA open time). From these observations, we define a sample of MIR-selected galaxie…
Galaxy Clusters at 0.9<z<1.7 in the AKARI NEP deep field
Tomotsugu Goto, Hitoshi Hanami, Myungshin Im +11
There is a huge gap between properties of red-sequence selected massive galaxy clusters at z<1 and Lyman-break selected proto-clusters at z>3. It is important to understand when an…
Mapping dusty star formation in and around a cluster at z=0.81 by wide-field imaging with AKARI
Yusei Koyama, Tadayuki Kodama, Kazuhiro Shimasaku +8
We present environmental dependence of dusty star forming activity in and around the cluster RXJ1716.4+6708 at z=0.81 based on wide-field and multi-wavelength observations with Sup…
AKARI IRC survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Outline of the survey and initial results
Yoshifusa Ita, Takashi Onaka, Daisuke Kato +13
We observed an area of 10 deg^2 of the Large Magellanic Cloud using the Infrared Camera on board AKARI. The observations were carried out using five imaging filters (3, 7, 11, 15,…
Systematic infrared 2.5-5 micron spectroscopy of nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxies with AKARI
Masatoshi Imanishi, Takao Nakagawa, Yoichi Ohyama +4
We report on the results of systematic infrared 2.5-5 micron spectroscopy of 45 nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) at z < 0.3 using IRC onboard the AKARI satellite. Th…
Number Density Evolution of Ks -band Selected High Redshift Galaxy Populations in the AKARI North Ecliptic Pole Field
Koji Imai, Chris P. Pearson, Hideo Matsuhara +5
We present the number counts of Ks-band selected high redshift galaxy populations such as extremely red objects (EROs), B, z & K -band selected galaxies (BzKs) and distant red gala…
Near-infrared and Mid-infrared Spectroscopy with the Infrared Camera (IRC) for AKARI
Youichi Ohyama, Takashi Onaka, Hideo Matsuhara +22
The Infrared Camera (IRC) is one of the two instruments on board the AKARI satellite. In addition to deep imaging from 1.8-26.5um for the pointed observation mode of the AKARI, it…
Optical Identification of 15 Micron Sources in the AKARI Performance Verification Field toward the North Ecliptic Pole
Hideo Matsuhara, Takehiko Wada, Chris P. Pearson +28
We present the results of optical identifications for 257 mid-infrared sources detected with a deep 15um survey over approximately 80 arcmin^2 area in the AKARI performance verific…
The Infrared Camera (IRC) deep survey in the performance verification phase
Takehiko Wada, Shinki Oyabu, Yoshifusa Ita +17
We report the first results of a near- and mid- infrared deep survey with the Infrared Camera (IRC) onboard AKARI in the performance verification phase. Simultaneous observations b…
AKARI infrared imaging of reflection nebulae IC4954 and IC4955
Daisuke Ishihara, Takashi Onaka, Hidehiro Kaneda +26
We present the observations of the reflection nebulae IC4954 and IC4955 region with the Infrared Camera (IRC) and the Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS) on board the infrared astronomical…
The Infrared Astronomical Mission AKARI
H. Murakami, H. Baba, P. Barthel +90
AKARI, the first Japanese satellite dedicated to infrared astronomy, was launched on 2006 February 21, and started observations in May of the same year. AKARI has a 68.5 cm cooled…
Detection of an H-alpha Emission Line on a Quasar, RX J1759.4+6638, at z=4.3 with AKARI
Shinki Oyabu, Takehiko Wada, Youichi Ohyama +18
We report the detection of an H-alpha emission line in the low resolution spectrum of a quasar, RX J1759.4+6638, at a redshift of 4.3 with the InfraRed Camera (IRC) onboard the AKA…
In-orbit focal adjustment of the AKARI telescope with IRC images
H. Kaneda, W. Kim, T. Onaka +4
AKARI currently in space carries onboard a cryogenically-cooled lightweight telescope with silicon carbide mirrors. The wavefront error of the AKARI telescope obtained in laborator…
AKARI observations of circumstellar dust in the globular clusters NGC104 and NGC362
Yoshifusa Ita, Toshihiko Tanabe, Noriyuki Matsunaga +19
We report preliminary results of AKARI observations of two globular clusters, NGC104 and NGC362. Imaging data covering areas of about 10x10 arcmin^2 centered on the two clusters ha…
The Infrared Camera (IRC) for AKARI - Design and Imaging Performance
T. Onaka, H. Matsuhara, T. Wada +25
The Infrared Camera (IRC) is one of two focal-plane instruments on the AKARI satellite. It is designed for wide-field deep imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy in the near- to m…
Multi-wavelength analysis of 18um-selected galaxies in the AKARI/IRC monitor field towards the North Ecliptic Pole
T. Takagi, H. Matsuhara, T. Wada +25
We present an initial analysis of AKARI 18um-selected galaxies using all 9 photometric bands at 2-24um available in the InfraRed Camera (IRC), in order to demonstrate new capabilit…
Nature of Infrared Sources in 11 micron Selected Sample from Early Data of the AKARI North Ecliptic Pole Deep Survey
Hyung Mok Lee, Myungshin Im, Takehiko Wada +25
We present the properties of 11 m selected sources detected in the early data of the North Ecliptic Pole Deep (NEP-Deep) Survey of AKARI. The data set covers 6 wavelength bands…
An Optical Source Catalog of the North Ecliptic Pole Region
Narae Hwang, Myung Gyoon Lee, Hyung Mok Lee +13
We present a five (u*,g',r',i',z') band optical photometry catalog of the sources in the North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) region based on deep observations made with MegaCam at CFHT. The…
J- and Ks-band Galaxy Counts and Color Distributions in the AKARI North Ecliptic Pole Field
Koji Imai, Hideo Matsuhara, Shinki Oyabu +5
We present the J- and Ks-band galaxy counts and galaxy colors covering 750 square arcminutes in the deep AKARI North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) field, using the FLoridA Multi-object Imagi…
Deep Extragalactic Surveys around the Ecliptic Poles with AKARI (ASTRO-F)
Hideo Matsuhara, Takehiko Wada, Shuji Matsuura +26
AKARI (formerly ASTRO-F) is an infrared space telescope designed for an all-sky survey at 10-180 (mu)m, and deep pointed surveys of selected areas at 2-180 (mu)m. The deep pointed…
The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment
James Bock, John Battle, Asantha Cooray +12
We are developing a rocket-borne instrument (the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment, or CIBER) to search for signatures of primordial galaxy formation in the cosmic near-infrare…
A Search for Near-Infrared Emission From the Halo of NGC 5907 at Radii of 10 kpc to 30 kpc
S. A. Yost, J. J. Bock, M. Kawada +5
We present a search for near-infrared (3.5-5 micron) emission from baryonic dark matter in the form of low-mass stars and/or brown dwarfs in the halo of the nearby edge-on spiral g…