A Deep and Ultra-deep ISOCAM Cosmological Survey through Gravitationally Lensing Clusters of Galaxies

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dc.creatorMetcalfe, L.
dc.creatorAltieri, B.
dc.creatorMcBreen, B.
dc.creatorKneib, J. -P.
dc.creatorDelaney, M.
dc.creatorBiviano, A.
dc.creatorKessler, M. F.
dc.creatorLeech, K.
dc.creatorOkumura, K.
dc.creatorSchulz, B.
dc.creatorElbaz, D.
dc.creatorAussel, H.
dc.date1999-01-12
dc.date1999-01-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:29:58Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:29:58Z
dc.descriptionWe present imaging results and source counts from an ISOCAM deep and ultra-deep cosmological survey through gravitationally lensing clusters of galaxies at 7 and 15 microns. A total area of about 53 sq.arcmin was covered in maps of three clusters. The lensing increases the sensitivity of the survey. A large number of luminous mid-infrared (MIR) sources were detected behind the lenses, and most could be unambiguously identified with visible counterparts. Thanks to the gravitational amplification, these results include the faintest MIR detections ever recorded, extending source counts to an unprecedented level. The source counts, corrected for cluster contamination and lensing distortion effects, show an excess by a factor of 10 with respect to the prediction of a no-evolution model, as we reported for A2390 alone in Altieri et al. (1999). These results support the A2390 result that the resolved 7 and 15 microns background radiation intensities are 1.7 (+/- 0.5) x 10^-9 and 3.3 (+/- 1.3) x 10^-9 W/m^2/sr, respectively, integrating from 30 microJy to 50 mJy.
dc.descriptionDownward revised estimate of the background mid-IR light
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9901147
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9901147
dc.identifierIn "The Universe as seen by ISO", 1999, eds.: P.Cox, M.F.Kessler, ESA Publication Division, ESTEC, Noordwijk, NL
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/13676
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Deep and Ultra-deep ISOCAM Cosmological Survey through Gravitationally Lensing Clusters of Galaxies
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