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1. Far-UV Point Sources from FAUST
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/96/461
Title:
Far-UV Point Sources from FAUST
Short Name:
J/ApJS/96/461
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We list the photometric measurements of point sources made by the Far Ultraviolet Space Telescope (FAUST) when it flew on the ATLAS-1 space shuttle mission. The list contains 4698 Galactic and extragalactic objects detected in 22 wide-field images of the sky. At the locations surveyed, this catalog reaches a limiting magnitude approximately a factor of 10 fainter than the previous UV all-sky survey, TD1. The catalog limit is approximately 1x10^-14^ergs/s/cm^26/A, although it is not complete to this level. We list for each object the position, FUV flux, the error in flux, and where possible an identification from catalogs of nearby stars and galaxies. These catalogs include the Michigan HD (MHD) and HD, SAO, the HIPPARCOS Input Catalog, the Position and Proper Motion Catalog, the TD1 Catalog, the McCook and Sion Catalog of white dwarf stars, and the RC3 Catalog of Galaxies. We identify 2239 FAUST sources with objects in the stellar catalogs and 172 with galaxies in the RC3 catalog. We estimate the number of sources with incorrect identifications to be less than 2%. FAUST is a wide-field telescope (7.6{deg} diameter) designed to image diffuse and point sources in the wavelength range 140-180nm. The experiment, the mission and the data are described in a previous paper by Bowyer et al., 1993ApJ...415..875B .
2. Faust Far-UV Point Source Catalog
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/faust
Title:
Faust Far-UV Point Source Catalog
Short Name:
FAUST
Date:
07 Mar 2025
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
This catalog contains a list of the photometric measurements of point sources made by the Far Ultraviolet Space Telescope (FAUST) when it flew on the ATLAS-1 space shuttle mission. The list contains 4660 galactic and extragalactic objects detected in 22 wide-field images of the sky (note that the abstract of the published catalog states that it contains 4698 sources: the reason for this discrepancy is not known to the HEASARC). At the locations surveyed, this catalog reaches a limiting magnitude that is approximately a factor of 10 fainter than the previous UV all-sky survey, TD1. The catalog limit is approximately 1x10<sup>-14</sup> ergs/s/cm<sup>2</sup>/Angstrom, although it is not complete to this level. Listed for each object is the position, Far-UV (FUV) flux, the error in this flux, and, where possible, an identification from catalogs of nearby stars and galaxies. These catalogs include the Michigan HD (MHD) and HD Catalogs, the SAO Catalog, the HIPPARCOS Input Catalog (HIC), the Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Catalog, the TD1 Catalog, the McCook and Sion Catalog of white dwarf stars, and the RC3 Catalog of Galaxies. 2239 FAUST sources are identified with objects in the stellar catalogs and 172 with galaxies in the RC3 catalog. The number of sources with incorrect identifications is estimated to be less than 2%. Of the 4660 FUV sources in this catalog, 161 have multiple stellar and/or galaxy counterparts (155 sources have 2 possible counterparts, 4 sources have 3 possible counterparts, 1 source has 4 possible counterparts, and 1 source has 6 possible counterparts), with the 4499 remaining FUV sources having 0 or 1 stellar and/or galaxy counterparts. Hence, there are a grand total of 4831 = (4499 + 155x2 + 4x3 + 1x4 + 1x6) entries in this database, since each entry corresponds to a source/counterpart combination. The HEASARC added a parameter 'multiple_ID' to allow the user to identify sources with multiple possible counterparts. FAUST Sources with multiple counterparts thus have multiple entries in this database, and can be recognized by having multiple_id values greater than 1 (and differing information in the parameter fields that contain the properties of the stellar and/or galaxy counterparts). This catalog was created at the HEASARC in September 1998 based on CDS/ADC Catalog J/ApJS/96/461. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
3. FAUST observations in 4th Galactic Quadrant
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/313/641
Title:
FAUST observations in 4th Galactic Quadrant
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/313/641
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The UV observations of FAUST are analysed in four sky fields (Dor, Cen, M81 and Tel), located in the general direction of the Fourth Galactic Quadrant, where 777 UV sources are detected, about 50% more than detected originally by Bowyer et al. (1993ApJ...415..875B). Ground-based objective-prism information for two of the fields were used to select the best-matching optical objects with which to identify the UV sources. Using this, and correlations with existing catalogues, reliable identifications are presented for about 75% of the sources. Most of the remaining sources have assigned optical counterparts but, lacking additional information, we offer only plausible identifications. FAUST is a wide-field telescope (7.6{deg} diameter) designed to image diffuse and point sources in the wavelength range 140-180nm. The experiment, the mission and the data are described in a previous paper by Bowyer et al., 1993ApJ...415..875B .
4. FAUST sources in NGC 4038-39 and 6752 direction
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/324/580
Title:
FAUST sources in NGC 4038-39 and 6752 direction
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/324/580
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Analysis of ultraviolet (UV) observations with the FAUST shuttle-borne telescope toward the Antennae and NGC 6752 celestial regions resulted in the detection of 46 and 221 candidate sources respectively, for a signal-to-noise ratio of 8. We discuss the source detection process and the identification of UV sources with optical counterparts. Using correlations with existing catalogues, we present reliable identifications for approximately 60 per cent of the sources. We find that most identified objects are B, A and F stars. The remaining identified objects are galaxies, a white dwarf in a binary system, and two K-type stars. Nearly all of the remaining unidentified objects have assigned optical counterparts but, lacking additional information, we give these only as best estimates. With help from new diagnostic diagrams, we suggest that these unclassified objects are main-sequence (or giant) stars within the local spiral arm or halo; or other hot evolved objects within the local spiral arm. We discuss the nature of the objects found and compare our results with those predicted from spectral and Galactic models.
5. Virgo cluster ultraviolet sources
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/111/143
Title:
Virgo cluster ultraviolet sources
Short Name:
J/ApJS/111/143
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We analyze three UV images covering a ~100 square degree field toward the Virgo cluster, obtained by the FAUST space experiment. We detect 191 sources to a signal-to-noise ratio of 4.4 and identify 94% of them. Most sources have optical counterparts in existing catalogs, and about half are identified as galaxies. Some sources with no listed counterpart were observed at the Wise Observatory. We present the results of low-resolution visible spectrophotometry and discuss the foreground 101 stellar sources and the 76 detected galaxies, both in the cluster and in the foreground or background. We derive conclusions on star formation properties of galaxies and on the total UV flux from discrete and diffuse sources in the cluster. We test for the presence of intracluster dust, determine the clustering properties of UV emitting galaxies, and derive the UV luminosity function of Virgo galaxies.