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HI4PI: A full-sky Hi survey based on EBHIS and GASS

Ben Bekhti, N.; Flöer, L.; Keller, R.; Kerp, J.; Lenz, D.; Winkel, B.; Bailin, J.; Calabretta, M. R.; Dedes, L.; Ford, H. A.; Gibson, B. K.; Haud, U.; Janowiecki, S.; Kalberla, P. M. W.; Lockman, F. J.; McClure-Griffiths, N. M.; Murphy, T.; Nakanishi, H.; Pisano, D. J.; Staveley-Smith, L.; HI4PI Collaboration:

Authors

N. Ben Bekhti

L. Flöer

R. Keller

J. Kerp

D. Lenz

B. Winkel

J. Bailin

M. R. Calabretta

L. Dedes

H. A. Ford

B. K. Gibson

U. Haud

S. Janowiecki

P. M. W. Kalberla

F. J. Lockman

N. M. McClure-Griffiths

T. Murphy

H. Nakanishi

D. J. Pisano

L. Staveley-Smith

HI4PI Collaboration:



Abstract

© 2016 ESO. Context. Measurement of the Galactic neutral atomic hydrogen (H i) column density, NH i, and brightness temperatures, TB, is of high scientific value for a broad range of astrophysical disciplines. In the past two decades, one of the most-used legacy H i datasets has been the Leiden/Argentine/Bonn Survey (LAB). Aims. We release the H i 4π survey (HI4PI), an all-sky database of Galactic H i, which supersedes the LAB survey. Methods. The HI4PI survey is based on data from the recently completed first coverage of the Effelsberg-Bonn H i Survey (EBHIS) and from the third revision of the Galactic All-Sky Survey (GASS). EBHIS and GASS share similar angular resolution and match well in sensitivity. Combined, they are ideally suited to be a successor to LAB. Results. The new HI4PI survey outperforms the LAB in angular resolution (νFWHM= 16′.2) and sensitivity (σrms= 43 mK). Moreover, it has full spatial sampling and thus overcomes a major drawback of LAB, which severely undersamples the sky. We publish all-sky column density maps of the neutral atomic hydrogen in the Milky Way, along with full spectroscopic data, in several map projections including HEALPix.

Citation

Ben Bekhti, N., Flöer, L., Keller, R., Kerp, J., Lenz, D., Winkel, B., …HI4PI Collaboration:. (2016). HI4PI: A full-sky Hi survey based on EBHIS and GASS. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 594, A116. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629178

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 7, 2016
Online Publication Date Oct 20, 2016
Publication Date Oct 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jun 28, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Astronomy and Astrophysics
Print ISSN 0004-6361
Electronic ISSN 1432-0746
Publisher EDP Sciences
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 594
Article Number A116
Pages A116
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629178
Keywords Surveys; ISM : atoms; Techniques : spectroscopic
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/889168
Publisher URL http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2016/10/aa29178-16/aa29178-16.html

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