Spitzer Space Telescope - Directors Discretionary Time Proposal #26


First Look Survey -- Extragalactic Component

Principal Investigator: Tom Soifer
           Institution: Spitzer Science Center

Science Category: high-z galaxies (z>0.5) 
 Observing Modes: IracMap MipsScan 
  Hours Approved: 62.5 

Abstract:
The SIRTF First Look Survey extragalactic component is designed to:
1.  detect enough extragalactic sources at unexplored sensitivity
levels to generate a representative sample and reduce the
uncertainties in the source counts, 2.  characterize the dominant
source populations with both MIPS and IRAC data from SIRTF plus
ancillary surveys at optical, near-infrared, and radio wavelengths,
and, 3.  explore the cirrus foreground at moderately high abs(b), and
its effect on point-source detectability.  This component is comprised
of MIPS and IRAC surveys of four square degrees in the SIRTF northern
continuous viewing zone (CVZ) and 1 square degree in the Elais N1
field.  A verification survey covering a small region of the CVZ and
Elais fields is also included.