The selection function of the RAVE survey

We characterize the selection function of RAVE using 2MASS as our underlying population, which we assume represents all stars which could have potentially been observed. We evaluate the completeness fraction as a function of position, magnitude, and color in two ways: first, on a field-by-field basi...

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Main Authors: Wojno, J, Kordopatis, G, Piffl, T, Binney, J, Steinmetz, M, Matijevič, G, Bland-Hawthorn, J, Sharma, S, McMillan, P, Watson, F, Reid, W, Kunder, A, Enke, H, Grebel, E, Seabroke, G, Wyse, R, Zwitter, T, Bienaymé, O, Freeman, K, Gibson, B, Gilmore, G, Helmi, A, Munari, U, Navarro, J, Parker, Q, Siebert, A
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017