Ebook: The Impact of Near-Infrared Sky Surveys on Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy: Proceedings of the 3rd EUROCONFERENCE on Near-Infrared Surveys held at Meudon Observatory, France, June 19–20, 1997

Thirty years after the pioneering enterprise of Neugebauer and collabo­ rators, the astronomical sky is surveyed anew in the near infrared range with a gain in sensitivity greater than 4 orders of magnitude. Data have started to come through the "pipelines" routinely and at the turn of the century, the astronomical community will be provided with immense databases that will eventually contain accurate positions and 3- colour (or even 4-colour after merging DENIS and 2MASS data) photometry for hundreds million of stars and millions of galaxies. This fantastic harvest of data will eventually result of the huge effort that has been deployed on both sides of the Antlantic to promote 2 major projects, 2MASS and DENIS. rd The basic aim of this 3 Euroconference (and last in the series), was to put in close contact the scientific teams of 2MASS and DENIS in order to present and discuss the first significant results of the two surveys and to start promoting possible future plans

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Deep near Infrared Survey of the Southern Sky (DENIS)....Pages 3-9
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS): Status Report November 1997....Pages 11-15
Midcourse Space Experiment Surveys....Pages 17-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
The Impact of IR Surveys on Galactic Structure....Pages 31-40
Resolved DENIS and UKIRT Infrared Stellar Observations Towards the Galactic Centre....Pages 41-47
Mass-Losing AGB Stars and Young Stars in the Isogal Survey....Pages 49-56
Galactic Bulge from TMGS Star Counts....Pages 57-61
IR Star Counts in the Inner Disc....Pages 63-68
Spatial Distribution of Evolved Giant Stars in the Galactic Disc Using DENIS Data....Pages 69-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Infrared Emission of Carbon Stars....Pages 73-86
AGB Stars in the Galactic Bulge Observed by DENIS....Pages 87-94
Analysis of DENIS Data in ISOGAL Fields....Pages 95-100
In Quest of Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs with Near-IR Surveys....Pages 101-108
Searching for Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs with 2MASS....Pages 109-113
DENIS Survey of AGB and Tip-RGB Stars in the LMC Bar West and Optical Center Fields....Pages 115-127
DeNIS and Hipparcos: Luminosity and Kinematic Calibrations....Pages 129-133
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the Scale Height of Mira Variables....Pages 135-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
2MASS Observations of Molecular Clouds....Pages 141-153
Star Forming Regions and Near-IR Surveys....Pages 155-155
A Study of Extinction and Star Formation in the Chamaeleon I Cloud with DENIS....Pages 157-163
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
DENIS and ISOCAM Observations of Chamaeleon I Cloud....Pages 165-170
Planetary Nebulae with DENIS....Pages 171-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Galaxies with DENIS....Pages 177-192
Extragalactic Astronomy with 2MASS....Pages 193-208
Large-Scale Structures behind the Milky Way from Near-IR Surveys....Pages 209-220
Rapid Extraction of Galaxies from DENIS....Pages 221-227
Wide-Angle Near-Infrared Surveys of Local Galaxies....Pages 229-237
Detection of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in 2MASS....Pages 239-246
2MASS and the Tully-Fisher Relation....Pages 247-253
QSOs in the 2 Micron All-Sky Survey....Pages 255-255
The FIRST-VLA Survey....Pages 257-257
FIRST-VLA Radiosources in ELAIS Areas....Pages 259-263
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
The SOM-fitting Method....Pages 267-276
Near Infrared Observations of Asteroids....Pages 277-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-282

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Deep near Infrared Survey of the Southern Sky (DENIS)....Pages 3-9
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS): Status Report November 1997....Pages 11-15
Midcourse Space Experiment Surveys....Pages 17-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
The Impact of IR Surveys on Galactic Structure....Pages 31-40
Resolved DENIS and UKIRT Infrared Stellar Observations Towards the Galactic Centre....Pages 41-47
Mass-Losing AGB Stars and Young Stars in the Isogal Survey....Pages 49-56
Galactic Bulge from TMGS Star Counts....Pages 57-61
IR Star Counts in the Inner Disc....Pages 63-68
Spatial Distribution of Evolved Giant Stars in the Galactic Disc Using DENIS Data....Pages 69-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Infrared Emission of Carbon Stars....Pages 73-86
AGB Stars in the Galactic Bulge Observed by DENIS....Pages 87-94
Analysis of DENIS Data in ISOGAL Fields....Pages 95-100
In Quest of Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs with Near-IR Surveys....Pages 101-108
Searching for Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs with 2MASS....Pages 109-113
DENIS Survey of AGB and Tip-RGB Stars in the LMC Bar West and Optical Center Fields....Pages 115-127
DeNIS and Hipparcos: Luminosity and Kinematic Calibrations....Pages 129-133
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the Scale Height of Mira Variables....Pages 135-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
2MASS Observations of Molecular Clouds....Pages 141-153
Star Forming Regions and Near-IR Surveys....Pages 155-155
A Study of Extinction and Star Formation in the Chamaeleon I Cloud with DENIS....Pages 157-163
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
DENIS and ISOCAM Observations of Chamaeleon I Cloud....Pages 165-170
Planetary Nebulae with DENIS....Pages 171-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Galaxies with DENIS....Pages 177-192
Extragalactic Astronomy with 2MASS....Pages 193-208
Large-Scale Structures behind the Milky Way from Near-IR Surveys....Pages 209-220
Rapid Extraction of Galaxies from DENIS....Pages 221-227
Wide-Angle Near-Infrared Surveys of Local Galaxies....Pages 229-237
Detection of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in 2MASS....Pages 239-246
2MASS and the Tully-Fisher Relation....Pages 247-253
QSOs in the 2 Micron All-Sky Survey....Pages 255-255
The FIRST-VLA Survey....Pages 257-257
FIRST-VLA Radiosources in ELAIS Areas....Pages 259-263
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
The SOM-fitting Method....Pages 267-276
Near Infrared Observations of Asteroids....Pages 277-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-282
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