Published December 15, 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Shane-Wirtanen counts

  • 1. Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusettes

Description

We show that the 2.5 break in the galaxy correlation function derived from the Shane-Wirtanen counts is indistinguishable from an artifact introduced by residual system variations in the effective magnitude limit from plate to plate. In order to avoid introduction of a break, the systematic errors from plate to plate must be < or approx. =0.05 mag

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.
Journal Volume
287
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.
Journal Page Range
L55-L58
ISSN
0571-7248

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16066080
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; COSMOLOGY; GALAXY CLUSTERS; MAPS
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS