OVERVIEW OF THE SDSS-IV MaNGA SURVEY: MAPPING NEARBY GALAXIES AT APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY

We present an overview of a new integral field spectroscopic survey called MaNGA (Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory), one of three core programs in the fourth-generation Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) that began on 2014 July 1. MaNGA will investigate the internal kinematic stru...

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Main Authors: Bundy, K, Bershady, M, Law, DR, Yan, R, Drory, N, MacDonald, N, Wake, D, Cherinka, B, Sanchez-Gallego, JR, Weijmans, A, Thomas, D, Tremonti, C, Masters, K, Coccato, L, Diamond-Stanic, A, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Avila-Reese, V, Badenes, C, Falcon-Barroso, J, Belfiore, F, Bizyaev, D, Blanc, G, Bland-Hawthorn, J, Blanton, MR, Brownstein, JR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2015