Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Publication Title
The Astronomical Journal
Department
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Spectroscopic observations for 315 emission-line galaxy (ELG) candidates from the KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey (KISS) have been obtained using the MDM Observatory 2.4 m telescope on Kitt Peak. KISS is a wide-field objective-prism survey for extragalactic emission-line objects that has cataloged over 2200 ELG candidates to date. Spectroscopic follow-up observations are being carried out to study the characteristics of the survey objects. The observational data presented here include redshifts, reddening estimates, line equivalent widths, Hα line fluxes, and emission-line ratios. The galaxies have been classified based on their emission-line characteristics. The procedure for selecting the ELG candidates in KISS is found to be very reliable: 93% of the candidates in this sample are verified to have emission lines. A comparison of objective-prism survey data—redshifts, Hα line fluxes, and equivalent widths—to the long-slit measurements shows good overall agreement.
DOI
10.1086/431545
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Jangren, Anna; Wegner, Gary; Salzer, John J.; Werk, Jessica K.; and Gronwall, Caryl, "Spectroscopy of KISS Emission-Line Galaxy Candidates. III. A Second Set of MDM Observations" (2005). Dartmouth Scholarship. 2097.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2097
