Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey (HerMES) Overview
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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.

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Data Set Characteristics

Data ProductDescriptionData Access
Images Herschel PACS: 100, 160 microns
Herschel SPIRE: 250, 350, 500 microns
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
Beam maps Herschel SPIRE: 250, 350, 500 microns

HerMES Documentation

ImagesCatalogs
DR4 PACS map readme
DR4 SPIRE map readme