Galactic Plane Hα Surveys: IPHAS and VPHAS+

Wright, N. J.

Abstract

The optical Galactic Plane Hα surveys IPHAS and VPHAS+ are dramatically improving our understanding of Galactic stellar populations and stellar evolution by providing large samples of stars in short lived, but important, evolutionary phases, and high quality homogeneous photometry and images over the entire Galactic Plane. Here I summarise some of the contributions these surveys have already made to our understanding of a number of key areas of stellar and Galactic astronomy.

Citation

Wright, N. J. (2016). Galactic Plane Hα Surveys: IPHAS and VPHAS+. In The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys (55-59). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_7

• Online Publication Date: May 16, 2016
• Publication Date: May 17, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 15, 2023
• Pages: 55-59
• Series Title: Astrophysics and space science proceedings
• Series ISSN: 1570-6591
• Book Title: The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys
• ISBN: 9783319193298; 9783319193304
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_7
• Keywords: Accretion Rate; Massive Star; Galactic Plane; Asymptotic Giant Branch; Asymptotic Giant Branch Star