Abstract / Description of output
We present results and source counts at 90μm extracted from the
preliminary analysis of the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS). The
survey covered about 12deg2 of the sky in four main areas and
was carried out with the ISOPHOT instrument onboard the Infrared Space
Observatory (ISO). The survey is at least an order of magnitude deeper
than the IRAS 100-μm survey and is expected to provide constraints on
the formation and evolution of galaxies. The majority of the detected
sources are associated with galaxies on optical images. In some cases
the optical associations are interacting pairs or small groups of
galaxies, suggesting that the sample may include a significant fraction
of luminous infrared galaxies. The source counts extracted from a
reliable subset of the detected sources are in agreement with strongly
evolving models of the starburst galaxy population.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1169-1177 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 319 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2000 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- SURVEYS
- GALAXIES: EVOLUTION
- GALAXIES: FORMATION
- GALAXIES: SEYFERT
- GALAXIES: STARBURST
- INFRARED: GALAXIES