Optical Galaxy Selection
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Our view of the properties of galaxies is strongly affected by the way in which we survey for them. I discuss some aspects of selection effects and methods to compensate for them. One result is an estimate of the surface brightness distribution. I believe this is progress, but considerable uncertainty remains.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9810363,
title = {Optical Galaxy Selection},
author = {Stacy McGaugh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9810363},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
8 pages; invited review for IAU Colloquium 171, The Low Surface Brightness Universe