articleThe Astrophysical JournalDec 10, 2014BRONZE OA

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

KBKevin BundyMAMatthew A. BershadyDRDavid R. LawRYRenbin YanNDNiv Drory

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe · The University of Tokyo · +45 more institutions

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Abstract

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 structure and composition of gas and stars in an unprecedented sample of 10,000 nearby galaxies. We summarize essential characteristics of the instrument and survey design in the context of MaNGA’s key science goals and present prototype observations to demonstrate MaNGA’s scientific potential. MaNGA employs dithered observations with 17 fiber-bundle integral field units that vary in diameter from 12<i>"</i>…

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  • KB
    Kevin BundyCorresponding

    Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo

  • MA
    Matthew A. Bershady

    University of Wisconsin–Madison

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    David R. Law

    University of Toronto, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

  • RY
    Renbin Yan

    University of Kentucky

  • ND
    Niv Drory

    The University of Texas at Austin

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  • Galaxy
  • Sky
  • Observatory
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Stars
  • Luminosity
  • Redshift
  • Star formation
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