Extragalactic number counts at 100 mu m, free from cosmic variance

B. Sibthorpe*, R. J. Ivison, R. J. Massey, I. G. Roseboom, P. P. van der Werf, B. C. Matthews, J. S. Greaves

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Abstract

We use data from the Disc Emission via a Bias-free Reconnaissance in the Infrared/Submillimetre (DEBRIS) survey, taken at 100 mu m with the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer instrument on board the Herschel Space Observatory, to make a cosmic variance independent measurement of the extragalactic number counts. These data consist of 323 small-area mapping observations performed uniformly across the sky, and thus represent a sparse sampling of the astronomical sky with an effective coverage of similar to 2.5 deg(2).

We find our cosmic variance independent analysis to be consistent with previous count measurements made using relatively small area surveys. Furthermore, we find no statistically significant cosmic variance on any scale within the errors of our data. Finally, we interpret these results to estimate the probability of galaxy source confusion in the study of debris discs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L6-L10
Number of pages5
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume428
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • cosmology: miscellaneous
  • large-scale structure of Universe
  • infrared: galaxies
  • HERSCHEL-ATLAS
  • DEBRIS DISK
  • GALAXIES
  • CATALOGS
  • CAMERA
  • PACS
  • PEP

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