The IRAC Shallow Survey
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/ Authors
P. R. Eisenhardt, D. Stern, M. Brodwin, G. G. Fazio, G. H. Rieke, M. J. Rieke, M. W. Werner, E. L. Wright, L. E. Allen, R. G. Arendt
and 17 more authors
M. L. N. Ashby, P. Barmby, W. J. Forrest, J. L. Hora, J. -S. Huang, J. Huchra, M. A. Pahre, J. L. Pipher, W. T. Reach, H. A. Smith, J. R. Stauffer, Z. Wang, S. P. Willner, M. J. I. Brown, A. Dey, B. T. Jannuzi, G. P. Tiede
/ Abstract
The IRAC shallow survey covers 8.5 square degrees in the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey in Bootes with 3 or more 30 second exposures per position. An overview of the survey design, reduction, calibration, star-galaxy separation, and initial results is provided. The survey includes approximately 370,000, 280,000, 38,000, and 34,000 sources brighter than the 5 sigma limits of 6.4, 8.8, 51, and 50 microJy at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8 microns respectively, including some with unusual spectral energy distributions.