HerMES Overview | HerMES Primary Data Access | HerMES Catalogs |
Overview
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey (HerMES,
KPGT_soliver1)
is a legacy programme designed to map a set of nested fields totalling 380
deg^2. Fields range in size from 0.01 to 20 deg^2, using the Herschel Spectral
and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) [at 250, 350 and 500 microns] and the
Herschel Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) [at 100 and 160
microns], with an additional wider component of 270 deg^2 with SPIRE alone.
These bands cover the peak of the redshifted thermal spectral energy
distribution from interstellar dust and thus capture the reprocessed optical
and ultraviolet radiation from star formation that has been absorbed by dust,
and are critical for forming a complete multiwavelength understanding of galaxy
formation and evolution. In many fields, PACS maps are available from the PACS
Evolutionary Probe (PEP) survey.
If you use HerMES data, please cite both the journal article Oliver et al. 2012 and the dataset Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.26131/IRSA78. |
Data Set Characteristics
Data Product | Description | Data Access |
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Images | Herschel PACS: 100, 160 microns Herschel SPIRE: 250, 350, 500 microns |
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Catalogs |
DR4 Band-merged Catalog (250 micron positions) DR4 PACS Catalog (24 micron positions) DR4 COSMOS XID+ Catalog (24 micron positions) DR3 Band-merged Catalog (24 micron positions) DR2 250, 350, 500 micron StarFinder Catalogs DR2 250, 350, 500 micron SUSSEXtractor Catalogs |
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Beam maps | Herschel SPIRE: 250, 350, 500 microns |
HerMES Documentation
Images | Catalogs |
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DR4 PACS map readme DR4 SPIRE map readme |