Surveys

The Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS), mapping the faint distribution of stars about our nearest cosmic neighbours, the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. Using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, one of the most sensitive in the work, this survey is revealing a wealth of streams and substructure, the debris of cannibalised dwarfs whose stars will be added to the big galaxies. Image: Prof Geraint Lewis, SIfA

SIfA Surveys

Many astronomical surveys are used by astrophysicists of SIfA. The list below shows some that are products of SIfA itself, while others have their origins elsewhere but significant involvement from SIfA staff.

• Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey (SUMSS)
• The Molonglo Galactic Plane Survey (MGPS-1)
• The Molonglo Galactic Plane Survey (MGPS-2)
• The MOST Supernova Remnant Catalogue (MSC)
• Molonglo Reference Catalogue (MRC)
• Molonglo Calibrator Database
• Molonglo Southern 4 Jy Sample
• Census of High and Medium-mass Protostars (CHaMP)
• ASKAP-FLASH: The First Large Absorption Survey in HI
• POSSUM: Polarisation Sky Survey of the Universe's Magnetism
• VAST: An ASKAP Survey for Variables and Slow Transients

Other Surveys involving SIfA staff

• NASA Kepler mission
• 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey (2SLAQ)
• 6dF Galaxy Survey (6dFGS)
• AT 20 GHz Survey (AT20G)
• From Cores to Disks (C2D)
• Phoenix Deep Survey
• WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey
• GAMA - Galaxy And Mass Assembly
• Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE)

ASKAP Survey Science Projects:

• ASKAP-FLASH: The First Large Absorption Survey in HI
• POSSUM: Polarisation Sky Survey of the Universe's Magnetism
• ASKAP HI all-sky survey (WALLABY)
• ASKAP all-sky continuum survey (EMU)
• VAST: An ASKAP Survey for Variables and Slow Transients