The miniJPAS survey: A preview of the Universe in 56 colors

DOI: 
10.1051/0004-6361/202038841
Publication date: 
24/09/2021
Main author: 
Bonoli, S.
IAA authors: 
Vílchez, J. M.;González Delgado, R. M.;Martínez-Solaeche, G.;Pérez, E.;Prada, F.;Benitez, N.;Moles, M.;García-Benito, R.;Iglesias-Páramo, J.;Jiménez-Teja, Y.;Rodríguez-Martín, J. E.;Alfaro, E. J.;Duarte Puertas, S.;Guerrero, M. A.;Kehrig, C.;Martínez-Delgado, D.;Arroyo-Polonio, A.
Authors: 
Bonoli, S.;Marín-Franch, A.;Varela, J.;Vázquez Ramió, H.;Abramo, L. R.;Cenarro, A. J.;Dupke, R. A.;Vílchez, J. M.;Cristóbal-Hornillos, D.;González Delgado, R. M.;Hernández-Monteagudo, C.;López-Sanjuan, C.;Muniesa, D. J.;Civera, T.;Ederoclite, A.;Hernán-Caballero, A.;Marra, V.;Baqui, P. O.;Cortesi, A.;Cypriano, E. S.;Daflon, S.;de Amorim, A. L.;Díaz-García, L. A.;Diego, J. M.;Martínez-Solaeche, G.;Pérez, E.;Placco, V. M.;Prada, F.;Queiroz, C.;Alcaniz, J.;Alvarez-Candal, A.;Cepa, J.;Maroto, A. L.;Roig, F.;Siffert, B. B.;Taylor, K.;Benitez, N.;Moles, M.;Sodré, L.;Carneiro, S.;Mendes de Oliveira, C.;Abdalla, E.;Angulo, R. E.;Aparicio Resco, M.;Balaguera-Antolínez, A.;Ballesteros, F. J.;Brito-Silva, D.;Broadhurst, T.;Carrasco, E. R.;Castro, T.;Cid Fernandes, R.;Coelho, P.;de Melo, R. B.;Doubrawa, L.;Fernandez-Soto, A.;Ferrari, F.;Finoguenov, A.;García-Benito, R.;Iglesias-Páramo, J.;Jiménez-Teja, Y.;Kitaura, F. S.;Laur, J.;Lopes, P. A. A.;Lucatelli, G.;Martínez, V. J.;Maturi, M.;Overzier, R. A.;Pigozzo, C.;Quartin, M.;Rodríguez-Martín, J. E.;Salzano, V.;Tamm, A.;Tempel, E.;Umetsu, K.;Valdivielso, L.;von Marttens, R.;Zitrin, A.;Díaz-Martín, M. C.;López-Alegre, G.;López-Sainz, A.;Yanes-Díaz, A.;Rueda-Teruel, F.;Rueda-Teruel, S.;Abril Ibañez, J.;L Antón Bravo, J.;Bello Ferrer, R.;Bielsa, S.;Casino, J. M.;Castillo, J.;Chueca, S.;Cuesta, L.;Garzarán Calderaro, J.;Iglesias-Marzoa, R.;Íniguez, C.;Lamadrid Gutierrez, J. L.;Lopez-Martinez, F.;Lozano-Pérez, D.;Maícas Sacristán, N.;Molina-Ibáñez, E. L.;Moreno-Signes, A.;Rodríguez Llano, S.;Royo Navarro, M.;Tilve Rua, V.;Andrade, U.;Alfaro, E. J.;Akras, S.;Arnalte-Mur, P.;Ascaso, B.;Barbosa, C. E.;Beltrán Jiménez, J.;Benetti, M.;Bengaly, C. A. P.;Bernui, A.;Blanco-Pillado, J. J.;Borges Fernandes, M.;Bregman, J. N.;Bruzual, G.;Calderone, G.;Carvano, J. M.;Casarini, L.;Chaves-Montero, J.;Chies-Santos, A. L.;Coutinho de Carvalho, G.;Dimauro, P.;Duarte Puertas, S.;Figueruelo, D.;González-Serrano, J. I.;Guerrero, M. A.;Gurung-López, S.;Herranz, D.;Huertas-Company, M.;Irwin, J. A.;Izquierdo-Villalba, D.;Kanaan, A.;Kehrig, C.;Kirkpatrick, C. C.;Lim, J.;Lopes, A. R.;Lopes de Oliveira, R.;Marcos-Caballero, A.;Martínez-Delgado, D.;Martínez-González, E.;Martínez-Somonte, G.;Oliveira, N.;Orsi, A. A.;Penna-Lima, M.;Reis, R. R. R.;Spinoso, D.;Tsujikawa, S.;Vielva, P.;Vitorelli, A. Z.;Xia, J. Q.;Yuan, H. B.;Arroyo-Polonio, A.;Dantas, M. L. L.;Galarza, C. A.;Gonçalves, D. R.;Gonçalves, R. S.;Gonzalez, J. E.;Gonzalez, A. H.;Greisel, N.;Jiménez-Esteban, F.;Landim, R. G.;Lazzaro, D.;Magris, G.;Monteiro-Oliveira, R.;Pereira, C. B.;Rebouças, M. J.;Rodriguez-Espinosa, J. M.;Santos da Costa, S.;Telles, E.
Journal: 
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
653
Pages: 
A31
Abstract: 
The Javalambre-Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey (J-PAS) will scan thousands of square degrees of the northern sky with a unique set of 56 filters using the dedicated 2.55 m Javalambre Survey Telescope (JST) at the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory. Prior to the installation of the main camera (4.2 deg<SUP>2</SUP> field-of-view with 1.2 Gpixels), the JST was equipped with the JPAS-Pathfinder, a one CCD camera with a 0.3 deg<SUP>2</SUP> field-of-view and plate scale of 0.23 arcsec pixel<SUP>−1</SUP>. To demonstrate the scientific potential of J-PAS, the JPAS-Pathfinder camera was used to perform miniJPAS, a ∼1 deg<SUP>2</SUP> survey of the AEGIS field (along the Extended Groth Strip). The field was observed with the 56 J-PAS filters, which include 54 narrow band (FWHM ∼ 145 Å) and two broader filters extending to the UV and the near-infrared, complemented by the u, g, r, i SDSS broad band filters. In this miniJPAS survey overview paper, we present the miniJPAS data set (images and catalogs), as we highlight key aspects and applications of these unique spectro-photometric data and describe how to access the public data products. The data parameters reach depths of mag<SUB>AB</SUB> ≃ 22−23.5 in the 54 narrow band filters and up to 24 in the broader filters (5σ in a 3″ aperture). The miniJPAS primary catalog contains more than 64 000 sources detected in the r band and with matched photometry in all other bands. This catalog is 99% complete at r = 23.6 (r = 22.7) mag for point-like (extended) sources. We show that our photometric redshifts have an accuracy better than 1% for all sources up to r = 22.5, and a precision of ≤0.3% for a subset consisting of about half of the sample. On this basis, we outline several scientific applications of our data, including the study of spatially-resolved stellar populations of nearby galaxies, the analysis of the large scale structure up to z ∼ 0.9, and the detection of large numbers of clusters and groups. Sub-percent redshift precision can also be reached for quasars, allowing for the study of the large-scale structure to be pushed to z &gt; 2. The miniJPAS survey demonstrates the capability of the J-PAS filter system to accurately characterize a broad variety of sources and paves the way for the upcoming arrival of J-PAS, which will multiply this data by three orders of magnitude. <P />miniJPAS data and associated value added catalogs are publicly available <A href="http://archive.cefca.es/catalogues/minijpas-pdr201912">http://archive.cefca.es/catalogues/minijpas-pdr201912</A>
Database: 
ADS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...653A..31B/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2021A&A...653A..31B
Keywords: 
surveys;techniques: photometric;astronomical databases: miscellaneous;stars: general;galaxies: general;cosmology: observations;Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies;Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics