WISEly deconstructing the Great Andromeda Galaxy

Includes bibliographical references. === A global photometric investigation of the M 31 system is presented using the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a survey which mapped the entire sky at mid-infrared wavelengths 3.4 μm (W1), 4.6 μm (W2), 12 μm (W3) and 22 μm (W4), as well as previou...

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Main Author: Chauke, Priscilla
Other Authors: Jarrett, Thomas
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9186