Introduction

Recently, there has been an increasing demand for deep imaging surveys to investigate the history of the mass assembly of galaxies in detail by examining the remnants of mergers and accretions, both of which have very low surface brightness (LSB). In addition, the nature of star formation in LSB regions, such as galaxy outer disks, is also an intriguing topic in terms of understanding the physical mechanisms of disk evolution. To address these issues, this study conducts a survey project, called the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) Nearby Galaxy Survey to construct a deep imaging data set of nearby galaxies in the southern hemisphere using KMTNet.

⁕ Published Paper ⁕
KMTNet Nearby Galaxy Survey. I. Optimal Strategy for Low Surface Brightness Imaging with KMTNet
Byun, Woowon; Sheen, Yun-Kyeong; Ho, Luis C; Lee, Joon Hyeop; Kim, Sang Chul; Jeong, Hyunjin; Park, Byeong-Gon; Seon, Kwang-Il; Lee, Yongseok; Cha, Sang-Mok; Kim, Minjin
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AJ....156..249B/abstract

KMTNet Nearby Galaxy Survey II. Searching for Dwarf Galaxies in Deep and Wide-field Images of the NGC 1291 System
Byun, Woowon; Sheen, Yun-Kyeong; Park, Hong Soo; Ho, Luis C.; Lee, Joon Hyeop; Kim, Sang Chul; Jeong, Hyunjin; Park, Byeong-Gon; Seon, Kwang-Il; Lee, Youngdae; Lee, Yongseok; Cha, Sang-Mok; Ko, Jongwan; Kim, Minjin
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020ApJ...891...18B/abstract

KMTNet Nearby Galaxy Survey. III. Deficient Hα Flux in the Extended Disks of Spiral Galaxies
Byun, Woowon; Sheen, Yun-Kyeong; Soen, Kwang-Il; Ho, Luis C.; Lee, Joon Hyeop; Jeong, Hyunjin; Kim, Sang Chul; Park, Byeong-Gon; Lee, Yongseok; Cha, Sang-Mok; Ko, Jongwan; Kim, Minjin
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021ApJ...918...82B/abstract

KMTNet Nearby Galaxy Survey: Overview and Survey Description
Byun, Woowon; Sheen, Yun-Kyeong; Soen, Kwang-Il; Ho, Luis C; Lee, Joon Hyeop; Jeong, Hyunjin; Kim, Sang Chul; Park, Byeong-Gon; Lee, Yongseok; Cha, Sang-Mok; Kim, Minjin
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022PASP..134i4104B/abstract