Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

Koekemoer, A; Faber, S; Ferguson, H; Grogin, N; Kocevski, D; Koo, D; Lai, K; Lotz, J; Lucas, R; McGrath, E; Ogaz, S; Rajan, A; Riess, A; Rodney, SA; Strolger, L; Casertano, S; Castellano, M; Dahlen, T; Dickinson, M; Dolch, T; Fontana, A; Giavalisco, M; Grazian, A; Guo, Y; Hathi, N

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Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

Abstract:: This paper describes the Hubble Space Telescope imaging data products and data reduction procedures for the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS). This survey is designed to document the evolution of galaxies and black holes at z ≈ 1.5-8, and to study Type Ia supernovae at z > 1.5. Five premier multi-wavelength sky regions are selected, each with extensive multi-wavelength observations. The primary CANDELS data consist of imaging obtained in the Wide Field Camera 3 infrared channel (WFC3/IR) and the WFC3 ultraviolet/optical channel, along with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The CANDELS/Deep survey covers ∼ 125 arcmin 2 within GOODS-N and GOODS-S, while the remainder consists of the CANDELS/Wide survey, achieving a total of ∼ 800 arcmin2 across GOODS and three additional fields (Extended Groth Strip, COSMOS, and Ultra-Deep Survey). We summarize the observational aspects of the survey as motivated by the scientific goals and present a detailed description of the data reduction procedures and products from the survey. Our data reduction methods utilize the most up-to-date calibration files and image combination procedures. We have paid special attention to correcting a range of instrumental effects, including charge transfer efficiency degradation for ACS, removal of electronic bias-striping present in ACS data after Servicing Mission 4, and persistence effects and other artifacts in WFC3/IR. For each field, we release mosaics for individual epochs and eventual mosaics containing data from all epochs combined, to facilitate photometric variability studies and the deepest possible photometry. A more detailed overview of the science goals and observational design of the survey are presented in a companion paper. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..

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Koekemoer, A., Faber, S., Ferguson, H., Grogin, N., Kocevski, D., Koo, D., Lai, K., Lotz, J., Lucas, R., McGrath, E., Ogaz, S., Rajan, A., Riess, A., Rodney, S. A., Strolger, L., Casertano, S., Castellano, M., Dahlen, T., Dickinson, M., … Hathi, N. (2011). Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 197(2), 36–36.

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Koekemoer, A., et al. “Candels: The Cosmic Assembly near-Infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products, and Mosaics.” Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, vol. 197, no. 2, 2011, pp. 36–36.

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Koekemoer, A, S Faber, H Ferguson, N Grogin, D Kocevski, D Koo, K Lai, et al. 2011. “Candels: The Cosmic Assembly near-Infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products, and Mosaics.” Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 197 (2): 36–36.
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