A study of ultraviolet objects near the north Galactic pole with faust

N. Brosch; E. Almoznino; E. M. Leibowitz; H. Netzer; T. P. Sasseen; S. Bowyer; M. Lampton; X. Wu

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A study of ultraviolet objects near the north Galactic pole with faust

N. Brosch^*, E. Almoznino, E. M. Leibowitz, H. Netzer, T. P. Sasseen, S. Bowyer, M. Lampton, X. Wu

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We present a follow-up study of a sample of objects detected in a wide-field, far-ultraviolet observation of the north Galactic pole region. The image was obtained by the FAUST experiment during the ATLAS-1 flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1992 March. We have identified nearly all the 81 ultraviolet (UV) sources found in the image using catalog data and ground-based observations. Optical spectra and CCD photometry for some of the objects, taken at the Wise Observatory, are shown and discussed. Most of the sources are A and F stars but we have also identified seven galaxies, one active galactic nucleus, four white dwarfs, and four known hot subdwarfs. We compare the star counts with a UV stellar population model and find good agreement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-148
Number of pages	12
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	450
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/176125
State	Published - 1 Sep 1995

Keywords

Galaxy: stellar content
Surveys
Ultraviolet: stars

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