The Wide Field Imager Lyman-Alpha Search (WFILAS) for Galaxies at Redshift ~ 5.7. II. Survey design and sample analysis
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2006
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Westra, Eduard
Jones, D Heath
Lidman, Christopher
Meisenheimer, Klaus
Athreya, Ramana M
Wolf, Christian
Szeifert, Thomas
Pompei, Emanuela
Vanzi, Leonardo
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Context. Wide-field narrowband surveys are an efficient way of searching large volumes of high-redshift space for distant galaxies. Aims. We describe the Wide Field Imager Lyman-Alpha Search (WFILAS) over 0.74 sq. degree for bright emission-line galaxies
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Keywords: Image analysis; Imaging systems; Light emission; Optical telescopes; Spectrum analysis; Band filters; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: high-redshift; Galaxies: starburst; Wide Field Imager Lyman-Alpha Search (WFILAS); Galaxies Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: high-redshift; Galaxies: starburst
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
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