A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall

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dc.contributor.advisorKraan-Korteweg, Renée C;Woudt, Patrick Alanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRiad, Ihab Fen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T09:01:35Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T09:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 192-197).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe multi-wavelength surveys have improved our understanding of the extent and shape of the Norma Wall. However, the most central part of the Norma Wall remains poorly understood because of the high levels of extinction and star-crowding at these low Galactic latitudes. In this thesis, I present an imaging survey in the three near-infrared bands (J, H, Ks) along the most obscured part of the Norma Wall, the so called Norma Wall Survey (NWS). It has the goal to uncover the galaxy distribution in this area. The near-infrared waveband was selected because it is less affected by dust extinction than the optical. In addition, near-infrared surveys are sensitive to early-type galaxies which are better tracers of the mass in galaxies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRiad, I. F. (2010). <i>A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Astronomy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13515en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRiad, Ihab F. <i>"A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Astronomy, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13515en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRiad, I. 2010. A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Riad, Ihab F AB - The multi-wavelength surveys have improved our understanding of the extent and shape of the Norma Wall. However, the most central part of the Norma Wall remains poorly understood because of the high levels of extinction and star-crowding at these low Galactic latitudes. In this thesis, I present an imaging survey in the three near-infrared bands (J, H, Ks) along the most obscured part of the Norma Wall, the so called Norma Wall Survey (NWS). It has the goal to uncover the galaxy distribution in this area. The near-infrared waveband was selected because it is less affected by dust extinction than the optical. In addition, near-infrared surveys are sensitive to early-type galaxies which are better tracers of the mass in galaxies. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall TI - A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13515 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRiad IF. A deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wall. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Astronomy, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13515en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Astronomyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAstronomyen_ZA
dc.titleA deep near infrared survey along the Norma Wallen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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