We present the rst results of a new data analysis pipeline for processing extragalactic AKARI/IRC images. The main improvements of the pipeline over the standard analysis are the removal of Earth shine and image distortion correction. We present the dierential number counts of the AKARI/IRC S11 lter in the IRAC validation eld. The dierential number counts are consistent with S11 AKARI NEP deep and 12 m WISE NEP number counts, and with a phenomenological backward evolution galaxy model, at brighter uxes densities. There is a detection of fainter galaxies in the IRAC validation eld.

ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. IRC DATA REDUCTION
    2.1. Overview
    2.2. Removal of Earth shine
    2.3. Image distortion correction
3. RESULTS
4. DISCUSSION
5. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES

• Helen Davidge(Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University)
• Stephen Serjeant(Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University)
• Chris Pearson(Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University/RAL Space, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory/Oxford Astrophysics, University of Oxford)