AAS 199th meeting, Washington, DC, January 2002
Session 111. Science with Wide Field Imaging in Space
Oral, Wednesday, January 9, 2002, 10:00-11:30am, Georgetown East

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[111.04] Distant Galaxies with Wide-Field Imagers

K. M. Lanzetta (State University of New York at Stony Brook)

Deep space- and ground-based observations at optical and infrared wavelengths are used to establish statistical properties of the distant galaxy population. Results are extrapolated to guide setting design requirements and expected scientific returns of future wide-field imagers in space. Effects of cosmological surface brightness dimming are emphasized, and possibilities of identifying bright, high-redshift sources are assessed.


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