• DOI:10.1086/491785
Corpus ID: 14782284

First GLIMPSE Results on the Stellar Structure of the Galaxy

@article{Benjamin2005FirstGR,
  title={First GLIMPSE Results on the Stellar Structure of the Galaxy},
  author={R. Benjamin and E. Churchwell and B. Babler and R. Indebetouw and M. Meade and B. Whitney and C. Watson and M. Wolfire and M. Wolff and R. Ignace and T. Bania and S. Bracker and D. Clemens and L. Chomiuk and M. Cohen and J. Dickey and J. M. Jackson and H. Kobulnicky and E. Mercer and J. S. Mathis and S. R. Stolovy and B. Uzpen},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2005},
  volume={630}
}

R. Benjamin, E. Churchwell, +19 authors B. Uzpen

Published 2005

Physics

The Astrophysical Journal

The GLIMPSE (Galactic Legacy Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire) Point Source Catalog of ~30 million mid-infrared sources toward the inner Galaxy, 10° ≤ |l| ≤ 65° and |b| ≤ 1°, was used to determine the distribution of stars in Galactic longitude, l, latitude, b, and apparent magnitude, m. The counts versus longitude can be approximated by the modified Bessel function N = N0(l/l0)K1(l/l0), where l0 is insensitive to limiting magnitude, band choice, and side of Galactic center: l0 = 17°-30° with a… CONTINUE READING

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