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Papers published and in publication are listed below, along with the available maps associated with each paper.
Maps are hosted by the CADC, and are in fits.gz format except for the filters, which are txt.gz format ASCII files.
In the near future, maps will also be hosted by the IRSA at NASA’s IPAC.


Over half of the far-infrared background light comes from galaxies at z ≥ 1.2
Devlin et al.

Nature 458 (2009)
arXiv:0904.1201

BGS BLAST GOODS-South (BGS) Maps: [README]

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NOTE: On 4 May, 2009 our team realized that we had accidentally posted earlier versions of the 'Smooth' and 'SmoothNoise' maps. We have now replaced these maps with the correct versions, and apologise for any confusion this may have caused users who downloaded the earlier versions.


BLAST: The Mass Function, Lifetimes, and Properties of Intermediate Mass Cores from a 50 Square Degree Submillimeter Galactic Survey in Vela (ℓ = 265°)
Netterfield et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1207

Vela Vela Maps: [README]

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A Bright Submillimeter Source in the Bullet Cluster (1E0657-56) Field Detected with BLAST
Rex et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1203

Bullet Bullet Maps: [README]

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The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) 2006: Calibration and Flight Performance
Truch et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1202

Maps Coming Soon

BLAST: Resolving the Cosmic Submillimeter Background
Marsden et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1205

See BGS maps above


BLAST: A Far-Infrared Measurement of the History of Star Formation
Pascale et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1206

See BGS maps above


BLAST: Correlations in the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background at 250, 350, and 500 µm Reveal Clustering of Star-Forming Galaxies
Viero et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1200

See BGS maps above


Radio and Mid-Infrared Identification of BLAST Source Counterparts in the Chandra Deep Field South
Dye et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0904.1204

See BGS maps above
Machine (and human) readable tables:
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3


Submillimeter Number Counts From Statistical Analysis of BLAST Maps
Patanchon et al.

Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal
arXiv:0906.0981

See BGS maps above


The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter (BLAST) 2005: Calibration and Targeted Sources
Truch et al.

Astrophys.J. 681 (2008) 415-427
arXiv:0804.0003

Note: Most of the structure seen in the maps at right are due to the PSF of BLAST05, not the source itself. See the appropriate README for more info.

2 Pallas maps coming soon.
CRL 2688 CRL 2688 Maps: [README]

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LDN 1014 LDN 1014 Maps: [README]

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IRAS 20126+4104 IRAS 20126+4104 Maps: [README]

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IRAS 21078+5211 IRAS 21078+5211 Maps: [README]

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IRAS 21307+5049 IRAS 21307+5049 Maps: [README]

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IRAS 22134+5834 IRAS 22134+5834 Maps: [README]

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IRAS 23011+6126 IRAS 23011+6126 Maps: [README]

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K3-50 K3-50 Maps: [README]

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W 75N W 75N Maps: [README]

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Mrk 231 Mrk 231 Maps: [README]

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Arp 220 Arp 220 Maps: [README]

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The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) 2005: A 4 deg² Galactic Plane Survey in Vulpecula (ℓ = 59°)
Chapin et al.

Astrophys.J. 681 (2008) 428-452
arXiv:0711.3461

Vulpecula Vulpecula Maps: [README]

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SANEPIC: A Map-Making Method for Timestream Data from Large Arrays
Patanchon et al.

Astrophys.J. 681 (2008) 708-725
arXiv:0711.3462

 

The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope: BLAST
Pascale et al.

Astrophys.J. 681 (2008) 400-414
arXiv:0711.3465

 

 

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