The Hector Survey: integral field spectroscopy of 100,000 galaxies

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
• Main Author: Bland-Hawthorn, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
• Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science; Hector; sami
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314009247; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921314009247

Abstract In March 2013, the Sydney–AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) began a major survey of 3400 galaxies at the AAT, the largest of its kind to date. At the time of writing, over a third of the targets have been observed and the scientific impact has been immediate. The Manga gal...