The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (Jan 2024)
PHANGS-JWST: Data-processing Pipeline and First Full Public Data Release
- Thomas G. Williams,
- Janice C. Lee,
- Kirsten L. Larson,
- Adam K. Leroy,
- Karin Sandstrom,
- Eva Schinnerer,
- David A. Thilker,
- Francesco Belfiore,
- Oleg V. Egorov,
- Erik Rosolowsky,
- Jessica Sutter,
- Joseph DePasquale,
- Alyssa Pagan,
- Travis A. Berger,
- Gagandeep S. Anand,
- Ashley T. Barnes,
- Frank Bigiel,
- Médéric Boquien,
- Yixian Cao,
- Jérémy Chastenet,
- Mélanie Chevance,
- Ryan Chown,
- Daniel A. Dale,
- Sinan Deger,
- Cosima Eibensteiner,
- Eric Emsellem,
- Christopher M. Faesi,
- Simon C. O. Glover,
- Kathryn Grasha,
- Stephen Hannon,
- Hamid Hassani,
- Jonathan D. Henshaw,
- María J. Jiménez-Donaire,
- Jaeyeon Kim,
- Ralf S. Klessen,
- Eric W. Koch,
- Jing Li,
- Daizhong Liu,
- Sharon E. Meidt,
- J. Eduardo Méndez-Delgado,
- Eric J. Murphy,
- Justus Neumann,
- Lukas Neumann,
- Nadine Neumayer,
- Elias K. Oakes,
- Debosmita Pathak,
- Jérôme Pety,
- Francesca Pinna,
- Miguel Querejeta,
- Lise Ramambason,
- Andrea Romanelli,
- Mattia C. Sormani,
- Sophia K. Stuber,
- Jiayi Sun,
- Yu-Hsuan Teng,
- Antonio Usero,
- Elizabeth J. Watkins,
- Tony D. Weinbeck
Affiliations
- Thomas G. Williams
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- Subdepartment of Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford , Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK ; [email protected]
- Janice C. Lee
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Kirsten L. Larson
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- AURA for the European Space Agency (ESA), Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Adam K. Leroy
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- Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University , 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CCAPP) , 191 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Karin Sandstrom
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- Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Eva Schinnerer
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany
- David A. Thilker
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Francesco Belfiore
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- INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri , Largo E. Fermi 5, I-50125, Florence, Italy
- Oleg V. Egorov
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- Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg , Mönchhofstr. 12-14, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Erik Rosolowsky
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- Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta , 4-183 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada
- Jessica Sutter
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- Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Whitman College , 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA
- Joseph DePasquale
- Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Alyssa Pagan
- Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Travis A. Berger
- Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Gagandeep S. Anand
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Ashley T. Barnes
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- European Southern Observatory , Karl-Schwarzschild Straße 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
- Frank Bigiel
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- Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn , Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
- Médéric Boquien
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- Université Côte d’Azur , Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, 06000, Nice, France
- Yixian Cao
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) , Giessenbachstr. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Jérémy Chastenet
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- Sterrenkundig Observatorium, Universiteit Gent , Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
- Mélanie Chevance
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- Universität Heidelberg , Zentrum für Astronomie, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Cosmic Origins Of Life (COOL) Research DAO
- Ryan Chown
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- Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University , 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Daniel A. Dale
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming , Laramie, WY 82071, USA
- Sinan Deger
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- Institute of Astronomy and Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge , Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
- Cosima Eibensteiner
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- National Radio Astronomy Observatory , 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
- Eric Emsellem
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- European Southern Observatory , Karl-Schwarzschild Straße 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany; Univ Lyon, Univ Lyon1 , ENS de Lyon, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon UMR5574, F-69230 Saint-Genis-Laval, France
- Christopher M. Faesi
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut , 196A Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Simon C. O. Glover
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- Universität Heidelberg , Zentrum für Astronomie, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Kathryn Grasha
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT 2611, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) , Australia
- Stephen Hannon
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany
- Hamid Hassani
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- Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta , 4-183 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada
- Jonathan D. Henshaw
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany; Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University , 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK
- María J. Jiménez-Donaire
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- Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (IGN) , C/ Alfonso XII 3, E-28014 Madrid, Spain; Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos , Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
- Jaeyeon Kim
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- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology (KIPAC), Stanford University , CA 94305, USA
- Ralf S. Klessen
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- Universität Heidelberg , Zentrum für Astronomie, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Universität Heidelberg , Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Eric W. Koch
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- Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, 02138 Cambridge, MA, USA
- Jing Li
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- Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg , Mönchhofstr. 12-14, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Daizhong Liu
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) , Giessenbachstr. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Sharon E. Meidt
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- Sterrenkundig Observatorium, Universiteit Gent , Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
- J. Eduardo Méndez-Delgado
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- Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg , Mönchhofstr. 12-14, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Eric J. Murphy
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- National Radio Astronomy Observatory , 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
- Justus Neumann
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany
- Lukas Neumann
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- Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn , Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
- Nadine Neumayer
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany
- Elias K. Oakes
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut , 196A Auditorium Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Debosmita Pathak
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- Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University , 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Jérôme Pety
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- IRAM , 300 rue de la Piscine, 38400 Saint Martin d’Héres, France; LERMA, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University , CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, 75014 Paris, France
- Francesca Pinna
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany; Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias , C/ Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205, La Laguna, Spain; Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna , Av. del Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, E-38206, La Laguna, Spain
- Miguel Querejeta
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- Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (IGN) , C/ Alfonso XII 3, E-28014 Madrid, Spain
- Lise Ramambason
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- Universität Heidelberg , Zentrum für Astronomie, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Andrea Romanelli
- Universität Heidelberg , Zentrum für Astronomie, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Mattia C. Sormani
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey , Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
- Sophia K. Stuber
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117, Heidelberg, Germany
- Jiayi Sun
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- Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University , 4 Ivy Lane, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
- Yu-Hsuan Teng
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- Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Antonio Usero
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- Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (IGN) , C/ Alfonso XII 3, E-28014 Madrid, Spain
- Elizabeth J. Watkins
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- Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Tony D. Weinbeck
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming , Laramie, WY 82071, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad4be5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 273,
no. 1
p. 13
Abstract
The exquisite angular resolution and sensitivity of JWST are opening a new window for our understanding of the Universe. In nearby galaxies, JWST observations are revolutionizing our understanding of the first phases of star formation and the dusty interstellar medium. Nineteen local galaxies spanning a range of properties and morphologies across the star-forming main sequence have been observed as part of the PHANGS-JWST Cycle 1 Treasury program at spatial scales of ∼5–50 pc. Here, we describe pjpipe , an image-processing pipeline developed for the PHANGS-JWST program that wraps around and extends the official JWST pipeline. We release this pipeline to the community as it contains a number of tools generally useful for JWST NIRCam and MIRI observations. Particularly for extended sources, pjpipe products provide significant improvements over mosaics from the MAST archive in terms of removing instrumental noise in NIRCam data, background flux matching, and calibration of relative and absolute astrometry. We show that slightly smoothing F2100W MIRI data to 0.″9 (degrading the resolution by about 30%) reduces the noise by a factor of ≈3. We also present the first public release (DR1.1.0) of the pjpipe processed eight-band 2–21 μ m imaging for all 19 galaxies in the PHANGS-JWST Cycle 1 Treasury program. An additional 55 galaxies will soon follow from a new PHANGS-JWST Cycle 2 Treasury program.
Keywords
- Star formation
- Spiral galaxies
- Surveys
- Astronomy data reduction
- Young star clusters
- Interstellar medium
