High redshift galaxy surveys

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7020, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Iye, Masanori ^a  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gamma ray burst; High redshift; Lyman emitter; Lyman break galaxy; Quasar; Survey

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COSMOLOGY; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; INSTRUMENTS; KETONES; STARS; SURVEYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; X RAY CAMERAS; ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; BUILDINGS; OBSERVATORIES;

BASIC PROPERTIES; CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES; COSMIC MICROWAVES; CURRENT STATUS; EARLY UNIVERSE; GAMMA RAY BURST; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS; GRAVITATIONAL LENSING; HIGH REDSHIFT; HIGH REDSHIFT GALAXIES; LYMAN BREAK GALAXY; QUASAR; SPATIAL FLUCTUATIONS; SUB-MILLIMETER; SURVEY; TARGET OBJECTS;

ASTRONOMY; GAMMA RAYS;

BASIC PROPERTIES; CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES; CONCRETE METHOD; COSMIC MICROWAVES; CURRENT STATUS; EARLY UNIVERSE; GAMMA RAY BURST; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; GRAVITATIONAL LENSING; HIGH REDSHIFT; HIGH REDSHIFT-GALAXIES; LYMAN BREAK GALAXY; QUASAR; SPATIAL FLUCTUATION; STATUS AND PROSPECT; TARGET OBJECT; HIGH-REDSHIFT;

EID: 52249123880     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.807875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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