The First Public Release of South Pole Telescope Data: Maps of a 95 deg^2 Field from 2008 Observations

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) has nearly completed a 2500 deg^2 survey of the southern sky in three frequency bands. Here, we present the first public release of SPT maps and associated data products. We present arcminute-resolution maps at 150 GHz and 220 GHz of an approximately 95 deg^2 field cen...

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Published in:The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors: Schaeffer, K. K., Lueker, M., Padin, S., Staniszewski, Z., Vieira, J. D.
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society 2011
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spelling ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:29021 2023-05-15T18:22:02+02:00 The First Public Release of South Pole Telescope Data: Maps of a 95 deg^2 Field from 2008 Observations Schaeffer, K. K. Lueker, M. Padin, S. Staniszewski, Z. Vieira, J. D. 2011-12-10 application/pdf https://authors.library.caltech.edu/29021/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/29021/1/Schaffer2011p16918Astrophys_J.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120130-114805425 en eng American Astronomical Society https://authors.library.caltech.edu/29021/1/Schaffer2011p16918Astrophys_J.pdf Schaeffer, K. K. and Lueker, M. and Padin, S. and Staniszewski, Z. and Vieira, J. D. (2011) The First Public Release of South Pole Telescope Data: Maps of a 95 deg^2 Field from 2008 Observations. Astrophysical Journal, 743 (1). p. 90. ISSN 0004-637X. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/1/90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120130-114805425 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120130-114805425> other Article PeerReviewed 2011 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/743/1/90 2021-11-11T18:48:50Z The South Pole Telescope (SPT) has nearly completed a 2500 deg^2 survey of the southern sky in three frequency bands. Here, we present the first public release of SPT maps and associated data products. We present arcminute-resolution maps at 150 GHz and 220 GHz of an approximately 95 deg^2 field centered at R.A. 82°.7, decl. –55°. The field was observed to a depth of approximately 17 μK arcmin at 150 GHz and 41 μK arcmin at 220 GHz during the 2008 austral winter season. Two variations on map filtering and map projection are presented, one tailored for producing catalogs of galaxy clusters detected through their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect signature and one tailored for producing catalogs of emissive sources. We describe the data processing pipeline, and we present instrument response functions, filter transfer functions, and map noise properties. All data products described in this paper are available for download at http://pole.uchicago.edu/public/data/maps/ra5h30dec-55 and from the NASA Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis server. This is the first step in the eventual release of data from the full 2500 deg^2 SPT survey. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Austral South Pole The Astrophysical Journal 743 1 90
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description The South Pole Telescope (SPT) has nearly completed a 2500 deg^2 survey of the southern sky in three frequency bands. Here, we present the first public release of SPT maps and associated data products. We present arcminute-resolution maps at 150 GHz and 220 GHz of an approximately 95 deg^2 field centered at R.A. 82°.7, decl. –55°. The field was observed to a depth of approximately 17 μK arcmin at 150 GHz and 41 μK arcmin at 220 GHz during the 2008 austral winter season. Two variations on map filtering and map projection are presented, one tailored for producing catalogs of galaxy clusters detected through their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect signature and one tailored for producing catalogs of emissive sources. We describe the data processing pipeline, and we present instrument response functions, filter transfer functions, and map noise properties. All data products described in this paper are available for download at http://pole.uchicago.edu/public/data/maps/ra5h30dec-55 and from the NASA Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis server. This is the first step in the eventual release of data from the full 2500 deg^2 SPT survey.
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author Schaeffer, K. K.
Lueker, M.
Padin, S.
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Vieira, J. D.
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The First Public Release of South Pole Telescope Data: Maps of a 95 deg^2 Field from 2008 Observations
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Schaeffer, K. K. and Lueker, M. and Padin, S. and Staniszewski, Z. and Vieira, J. D. (2011) The First Public Release of South Pole Telescope Data: Maps of a 95 deg^2 Field from 2008 Observations. Astrophysical Journal, 743 (1). p. 90. ISSN 0004-637X. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/1/90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120130-114805425 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120130-114805425>
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