Relevant publications about GALEX data and catalogs
(for publications on science results, go to the entire list of publications by the P.I. )
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UV-optical photometry of Planetary Nebulae in the GALEX UV surveys: GUVPNcat *
UV-optical matched catalogs.I: GUVcat match to Gaia DR2 and SDSS DR14 * AREAcat: A Tool to compute area coverage of major surveys: GALEX, SDSS, Pan-STARRS, Gaia * Flux re-calibration for GALEX spectra, to bring GALEX spectral fluxes on the HST standard UV scale * Searching for short timescale UV variability in the GALEX database: methodology and alerts * GALEX imaging of PNe detects the faintest features * the unique sensitivity of UV to hot white dwarfs * Correction tables to bring IUE fluxes on the HST standard UV scale
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* GUVcat: GALEX catalogs of UV sources (expanded, revised, enhanced) *
Bianchi, L., Shiao, B., Barstow, M., Keller, G., 2016: 41st COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 41E.198B
* Invited Review paper on GALEX data
* GALEX catalogs of UV sources (earlier version), BCScat (superseded by GUVcat) * First Catalog of GALEX serendipitous UV variables: * Catalog of UV sources in the Magellanic Clouds : (part I)
* Review paper on GALEX results: includes useful tables for converting magntiudes and for extinction corrections
for GALEX, SDSS, and other photometric systems, and GALEX results highlights * Early version of UV source catalogs with description of recipe and caveats,
(available at this site or
MAST or
Vizier ;)
matched GALEX-SDSS catalog, and analysis hot-star sub-catalogs with Milky Way models: * Additional statistical properties of the UV catalogs, biases of sample selections,
GALEX-GSC2 matched catalog:
* Catalog of z~1 QSO candidates extracted from the Bianchi+2011 catalogs:
* Overview of GALEX's UV surveys and source classification by astrophysical class:
* Discovery of QSOs with anomalous FUV-NUV color: Ly_alpha enhanced?
* Early analysis of the Bianchi et al. 2011 MNRAS sample:
* On the classification of GALEX UV sources (several UV-optical color-color diagrams):
* First work on classification of GALEX UV sources from early data release:
Gomez-Munoz, M., Bianchi, L.,and Manchado, A., 2023, ApJS, in press ; arXiv:2304.01970
Catalog of Planetary Nebulae detected by GALEX and corollary optical surveys
Bianchi, L., and Shiao, B. 2020, ApJS, 250:36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aba2d7
Catalogs of UV-optical sources: GALEX GUVcat_AIS_FOV055 match with Gaia (GUVmatch_AISxGaiaDR2) and SDSS (GUVmatch_AISxSDSSdr14)
Bianchi, L., de la Vega, A., Shiao, B., and Souter, R. 2019, ApJS, 241, 14 (open access) DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/aafee8
AREAcat: a Tool to Compute Area Coverage of GALEX UV Source GUVcat and BCScat, SDSS, PanSTARRS and Gaia Catalogs in Chosen Sky Regions
Bohlin, R.C., and Bianchi, L. 2019,
AJ, 157, 107 (DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aafdb8 , doi:10.17909/T9H59D, doi:10.17909/T9DX2D) ,
( arXiv:1901.06410v2 )
A Correction for GALEX UV Flux Distributions from Comparisons with
CALSPEC and IUE
Get the correction tables here
De la Vega, A., and Bianchi, L. 2018, ApJS, 238, 25 ( arXiv:1808.10455 )
Searching for Short-Timescale Variability in the Ultraviolet with the GALEX gPhoton Archive. I.: Artifacts and Spurious Periodicities
Bianchi, L. and Thilker, D. 2018, Astrophys. Space Sci.,Vol. 363, Issue 5, Article id: 85 ( https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-018-3300-7 )
Ultraviolet Imaging of Planetary Nebulae with GALEX
Bianchi, L., Keller, G., Bohlin, R.C., Barstow, M., Casewell, S. 2018, Ap&SS, Vol. 363, Issue: 8, Article id: 166 (DOI: 10.1007/s10509-018-3369-z)
Using GALEX-SDSS-PanSTARRS-HST-Gaia to Understand Post-AGB Evolution
Bohlin, R.C., and Bianchi, L. 2018, AJ, AJ, 155, 162 ; arXiv : 1802.03419
(download paper and data
here )
A Correction for IUE UV Flux Distributions from Comparisons with CALSPEC
Bianchi, L., de la Vega, A., Shiao, B., and Bohlin, R.C. 2018, Astrophys. Space Sci. (2018) 363: 56 ( DOI: 10.1007/s10509-018-3277-2 )
New UV-source Catalogs, UV Spectral Database, UV Variables and Science Tools from the GALEX Surveys
Bianchi, L., Shiao, B. and Thilker, D. 2017, ApJS, 230, 24 ;
arXiv:1704.05903 or ApJ Suppl 230, 24
Characterization of the hot white dwarfs population in the Milky Way with GALEX, SDSS, PanSTARRS, and HST, to understand post-AGB evolution
Bianchi, L. 2014, in "Challenges in UV Astronomy",
ApSS, 354, 103:112,
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-014-1935-6 ;
arXiv:1404.4882
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). Its legacy of UV surveys, and science highlights
you may download pdf manuscript
here
or see the Springer online article
here (open source)
Bianchi, L., Conti, A., and Shiao, B. 2014, J. Adv. Space Res. 53 (2014), pp. 900-912,
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2013.07.045 ; astro-ph 1312.3281
The ultraviolet sky: An overview from the GALEX surveys.
link to ASR article or
download manuscript pdf
or go to astro-ph 1312.3281
Conti, A., Bianchi, L., Chopra, N., Orio, M., and Shiao, B. 2014, J. Adv. Space Res. 53 (2014), pp. 967-972;
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2013.07.022
A database of UV Variables from the GALEX survey
link to online article in Advances in Space Research
or download pdf here
Simons, R., Thilker, D., and Bianchi, L., 2014, J. Adv. Space Res. 53 (2014), pp.939-949 ;
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2013.07.016
The Ultraviolet View of the Magellanic Clouds from GALEX: A First Look at the LMC Source Catalog.
link to online article in Advances in Space Research
or download pdf here
Bianchi, L., 2011, ApSS, 335, 51; DOI: 10.1007/s10509-011-0612-2
( download pdf )
this is an invited review in "The UV Universe 2010"
(St. Petersburg June 2010), editors B. Shustov, A.I. Gomez de Castro, and M. Sachkov
"GALEX and star formation"
Bianchi, L., Efremova, B., Herald, J., Girardi, L, Zabot, A., Marigo, P., Martin, C, 2011,
MNRAS, 411, 2770, ( doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17890.x) , (astro-ph: http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.1733 )
Catalogs of Milky Way Hot White Dwarf Candidates from GALEX's Ultraviolet Sky Surveys.
Constraining Stellar Evolution.
Bianchi, L. , Herald, J., Efremova, B., Girardi, L., Zabot, A., Marigo, P., Conti, A., Shiao, B. 2011, ApSS, 335, 161, DOI: 10.1007/s10509-010-0581-x,
``GALEX Catalogs of UV sources: Statistical properties and sample science applications: Hot White Dwarfs in the Milky Way''
link to
paper in ADS
or go to
ApSS link
download pdf here
Hutchings, J.B., and Bianchi, L. , 2010, AJ, 140, 1987
A sample of 19000 QSO Caldidates with redshift 0.5 to 2.0
download pdf or link to the
AJ catalog
Bianchi, L. 2009,
in "Space Astronomy: The UV Window to the Universe", APSS, 320, 11 ( DOI: 10.1007/s10509-008-9761-3 )
The Ultraviolet Sky Surveys: Filling the Gap in our View of the Universe
or download it here: pdf file
Bianchi, L., Hutchings, J.B., Efremova, B. et al. 2009, AJ, 137, 3761 ( astro-ph arXiv:0901.1896 )
Ultraviolet Quasi Stellar Objects
download pdf file
Bianchi, L., Efremova, B., Herald, J. et al. 2009, in "Future Directions in Ultraviolet Spectroscopy",
eds.Van Steenberg et al AIPC, 1135, 326
The UV sky surveys: a roadmap for future UV missions
download ps file
Bianchi, L., et al. 2007, ApJS, 173, 659
Statistical Properties of the GALEX/SDSS
Matched Source Catalogs, and Classification of the UV Sources
download: [paper ps gzip file]
Bianchi, L. et al. 2005, ApJ, 619, L27
[pdf file] or [link to ApJ]
Classification and Characterization of Objects from the
Galaxy Evolution Explorer Survey and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey