J/AJ/105/1860 2-35 micron point source IR sky model (Cohen, 1993)
A model of the 2-35 micron point source infrared sky
COHEN M.
<Astron. J. 105, 1860 (1993)>
=1993AJ....105.1860C 1993AJ....105.1860C (SIMBAD/NED Reference)
ADC_Keywords: Infrared sources; Spectra, infrared
Abstract:
The Point Source Infrared Sky Model of Wainscoat et al. [ApJS, 83, 111
(1992)] is extended to make predictions for any filter lying wholly
within the range 2.0 to 35.0 microns. The development of a library of
complete 2-35micron low-resolution spectra (with 0.1micron step size)
that represent the 87 categories of Galactic object and four types of
extragalactic source implicit in the Model supports this extension.
This library is based upon the "spectral template" technique whereby
existing spectral fragments for individual sources (from ground-based,
airborne, and satellite-borne instruments) are combined into complete
spectra. Templates provide a natural way to represent the complete
spectral energy distributions of celestial sources for which only
infrared photometry and/or partial spectroscopy are available.
Consequently, templates bear upon the important general problem of
establishing midinfrared calibration sources. The new Model is
validated by comparison with broadband K (2.2micron) source counts.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1 89 341 Model categories of source
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 10 A10 --- Cat Category
12- 29 A18 --- Source Source/LRS? (1)
32- 49 A18 um Rtot Total range for the infrared spectral
information available
51-100 A50 --- Ref References for the spectral fragments
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Note (1): An asterisk, "*", preceding an object name indicates that an IRAS
Low Resolution Spectrometer (LRS) spectrum is not available for that source.
Source names surrounded by braces, "", denote sources whose spectra were
not used in the creation of the average template for their category.
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Origin: AAS CD-ROM series, Volume 1, 1993
(End) Patricia Bauer [CDS] 06-Jul-1994