The AGC and its use by the ALFALFA collaboration
The AGC (formally known as the "Arecibo General Catalog") is the
galaxy database that Martha and Riccardo have maintained for their own use
for something like 20 years. All members of the ALFALFA collaboration are
granted access to the version distributed with the LOVEDATA package with the
understanding that it will not be used for purposes outside the
collaboration without the expressed consent of Martha or Riccardo.
That is principally because: (1) a huge amount of work goes into maintaining
and upgrading it; we'd like first crack at using it for our own research;
(2) it contains proprietary information much of which is not in final form;
and (3) it should not be used without a clear
understanding of its contents and their limitations. So, there are two
rules for its use:
- Understand what the AGC does and does not contain and what its
limitations are. It is worth every penny you paid for it, but it
carries no warranty. If you have questions about it, ask Martha.
- If you want to use it for some other purpose, ask our permission!
Having said that, we hope you will find it helpful as you contribute to
the ALFALFA science collaboration.
Look here for info on the AGC.
This page maintained by members of the
Cornell
ExtraGalactic Group.
Last modified: Sat Jan 6 14:24:45 EST 2007 by martha