Abstract
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) started a new phase in 2008 August, with new instrumentation and new surveys focused on Galactic structure and chemical evolution, measurements of the baryon oscillation feature in the clustering of galaxies and the quasar Lyα forest, and a radial velocity search for planets around 8000 stars. This paper describes the first data release of SDSS-III (and the eighth counting from the beginning of the SDSS). The release includes five-band imaging of roughly 5200 deg2 in the southern Galactic cap, bringing the total footprint of the SDSS imaging to 14,555 deg2, or over a third of the Celestial Sphere. All the imaging data have been reprocessed with an improved sky-subtraction algorithm and a final, self-consistent photometric recalibration and flat-field determination. This release also includes all data from the second phase of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE-2), consisting of spectroscopy of approximately 118,000 stars at both high and low Galactic latitudes. All the more than half a million stellar spectra obtained with the SDSS spectrograph have been reprocessed through an improved stellar parameter pipeline, which has better determination of metallicity for high-metallicity stars.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 29 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series |
| Volume | 193 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2011 |
Keywords
- atlases
- catalogs
- surveys
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
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The eighth data release of the sloan digital sky survey : First data from SDSS-III. / Aihara, Hiroaki; Allende Prieto, Carlos; An, Deokkeun; Anderson, Scott F.; Aubourg, Éric; Balbinot, Eduardo; Beers, Timothy C.; Berlind, Andreas A.; Bickerton, Steven J.; Bizyaev, Dmitry; Blanton, Michael R.; Bochanski, John J.; Bolton, Adam S.; Bovy, Jo; Brandt, W. N.; Brinkmann, J.; Brown, Peter J.; Brownstein, Joel R.; Busca, Nicolas G.; Campbell, Heather; Carr, Michael A.; Chen, Yanmei; Chiappini, Cristina; Comparat, Johan; Connolly, Natalia; Cortes, Marina; Croft, Rupert A.C.; Cuesta, Antonio J.; Da Costa, Luiz N.; Davenport, James R.A.; Dawson, Kyle; Dhital, Saurav; Ealet, Anne; Ebelke, Garrett L.; Edmondson, Edward M.; Eisenstein, Daniel J.; Escoffier, Stephanie; Esposito, Massimiliano; Evans, Michael L.; Fan, Xiaohui; Femenía Castell, Bruno; Font-Ribera, Andreu; Frinchaboy, Peter M.; Ge, Jian; Gillespie, Bruce A.; Gilmore, G.; Gonzlez Hernndez, Jonay I.; Gott, J. Richard; Gould, Andrew; Grebel, Eva K.; Gunn, James E.; Hamilton, Jean Christophe; Harding, Paul; Harris, David W.; Hawley, Suzanne L.; Hearty, Frederick R.; Ho, Shirley; Hogg, David W.; Holtzman, Jon A.; Honscheid, Klaus; Inada, Naohisa; Ivans, Inese I.; Jiang, Linhua; Johnson, Jennifer A.; Jordan, Cathy; Jordan, Wendell P.; Kazin, Eyal A.; Kirkby, David; Klaene, Mark A.; Knapp, G. R.; Kneib, Jean Paul; Kochanek, C. S.; Koesterke, Lars; Kollmeier, Juna A.; Kron, Richard G.; Lampeitl, Hubert; Lang, Dustin; Le Goff, Jean Marc; Lee, Young Sun; Lin, Yen Ting; Long, Daniel C.; Loomis, Craig P.; Lucatello, Sara; Lundgren, Britt; Lupton, Robert H.; Ma, Zhibo; MacDonald, Nicholas; Mahadevan, Suvrath; Maia, Marcio A.G.; Makler, Martin; Malanushenko, Elena; Malanushenko, Viktor; Mandelbaum, Rachel; Maraston, Claudia; Margala, Daniel; Masters, Karen L.; McBride, Cameron K.; McGehee, Peregrine M.; McGreer, Ian D.; Ménard, Brice; Miralda-Escudé, Jordi; Morrison, Heather L.; Mullally, F.; Muna, Demitri; Munn, Jeffrey A.; Murayama, Hitoshi; Myers, Adam D.; Naugle, Tracy; Fausti Neto, Angelo; Nguyen, Duy Cuong; Nichol, Robert C.; O'Connell, Robert W.; Ogando, Ricardo L.C.; Olmstead, Matthew D.; Oravetz, Daniel J.; Padmanabhan, Nikhil; Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie; Pan, Kaike; Pandey, Parul; Pris, Isabelle; Percival, Will J.; Petitjean, Patrick; Pfaffenberger, Robert; Pforr, Janine; Phleps, Stefanie; Pichon, Christophe; Pieri, Matthew M.; Prada, Francisco; Price-Whelan, Adrian M.; Raddick, M. Jordan; Ramos, Beatriz H.F.; Reylé, Céline; Rich, James; Richards, Gordon T.; Rix, Hans Walter; Robin, Annie C.; Rocha-Pinto, Helio J.; Rockosi, Constance M.; Roe, Natalie A.; Rollinde, Emmanuel; Ross, Ashley J.; Ross, Nicholas P.; Rossetto, Bruno M.; Snchez, Ariel G.; Sayres, Conor; Schlegel, David J.; Schlesinger, Katharinej; Schmidt, Sarah J.; Schneider, Donald P.; Sheldon, Erin; Shu, Yiping; Simmerer, Jennifer; Simmons, Audrey E.; Sivarani, Thirupathi; Snedden, Stephanie A.; Sobeck, Jennifer S.; Steinmetz, Matthias; Strauss, Michael A.; Szalay, Alexander S.; Tanaka, Masayuki; Thakar, Aniruddha R.; Thomas, Daniel; Tinker, Jeremy L.; Tofflemire, Benjamin M.; Tojeiro, Rita; Tremonti, Christy A.; Vandenberg, Jan; Vargas Magãa, M.; Verde, Licia; Vogt, Nicole P.; Wake, David A.; Wang, Ji; Weaver, Benjamina; Weinberg, David H.; White, Martin; White, Simon D.M.; Yanny, Brian; Yasuda, Naoki; Yeche, Christophe; Zehavi, Idit.
In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 193, No. 2, 29, 04.2011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
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AU - Aihara, Hiroaki
AU - Allende Prieto, Carlos
AU - An, Deokkeun
AU - Anderson, Scott F.
AU - Aubourg, Éric
AU - Balbinot, Eduardo
AU - Beers, Timothy C.
AU - Berlind, Andreas A.
AU - Bickerton, Steven J.
AU - Bizyaev, Dmitry
AU - Blanton, Michael R.
AU - Bochanski, John J.
AU - Bolton, Adam S.
AU - Bovy, Jo
AU - Brandt, W. N.
AU - Brinkmann, J.
AU - Brown, Peter J.
AU - Brownstein, Joel R.
AU - Busca, Nicolas G.
AU - Campbell, Heather
AU - Carr, Michael A.
AU - Chen, Yanmei
AU - Chiappini, Cristina
AU - Comparat, Johan
AU - Connolly, Natalia
AU - Cortes, Marina
AU - Croft, Rupert A.C.
AU - Cuesta, Antonio J.
AU - Da Costa, Luiz N.
AU - Davenport, James R.A.
AU - Dawson, Kyle
AU - Dhital, Saurav
AU - Ealet, Anne
AU - Ebelke, Garrett L.
AU - Edmondson, Edward M.
AU - Eisenstein, Daniel J.
AU - Escoffier, Stephanie
AU - Esposito, Massimiliano
AU - Evans, Michael L.
AU - Fan, Xiaohui
AU - Femenía Castell, Bruno
AU - Font-Ribera, Andreu
AU - Frinchaboy, Peter M.
AU - Ge, Jian
AU - Gillespie, Bruce A.
AU - Gilmore, G.
AU - Gonzlez Hernndez, Jonay I.
AU - Gott, J. Richard
AU - Gould, Andrew
AU - Grebel, Eva K.
AU - Gunn, James E.
AU - Hamilton, Jean Christophe
AU - Harding, Paul
AU - Harris, David W.
AU - Hawley, Suzanne L.
AU - Hearty, Frederick R.
AU - Ho, Shirley
AU - Hogg, David W.
AU - Holtzman, Jon A.
AU - Honscheid, Klaus
AU - Inada, Naohisa
AU - Ivans, Inese I.
AU - Jiang, Linhua
AU - Johnson, Jennifer A.
AU - Jordan, Cathy
AU - Jordan, Wendell P.
AU - Kazin, Eyal A.
AU - Kirkby, David
AU - Klaene, Mark A.
AU - Knapp, G. R.
AU - Kneib, Jean Paul
AU - Kochanek, C. S.
AU - Koesterke, Lars
AU - Kollmeier, Juna A.
AU - Kron, Richard G.
AU - Lampeitl, Hubert
AU - Lang, Dustin
AU - Le Goff, Jean Marc
AU - Lee, Young Sun
AU - Lin, Yen Ting
AU - Long, Daniel C.
AU - Loomis, Craig P.
AU - Lucatello, Sara
AU - Lundgren, Britt
AU - Lupton, Robert H.
AU - Ma, Zhibo
AU - MacDonald, Nicholas
AU - Mahadevan, Suvrath
AU - Maia, Marcio A.G.
AU - Makler, Martin
AU - Malanushenko, Elena
AU - Malanushenko, Viktor
AU - Mandelbaum, Rachel
AU - Maraston, Claudia
AU - Margala, Daniel
AU - Masters, Karen L.
AU - McBride, Cameron K.
AU - McGehee, Peregrine M.
AU - McGreer, Ian D.
AU - Ménard, Brice
AU - Miralda-Escudé, Jordi
AU - Morrison, Heather L.
AU - Mullally, F.
AU - Muna, Demitri
AU - Munn, Jeffrey A.
AU - Murayama, Hitoshi
AU - Myers, Adam D.
AU - Naugle, Tracy
AU - Fausti Neto, Angelo
AU - Nguyen, Duy Cuong
AU - Nichol, Robert C.
AU - O'Connell, Robert W.
AU - Ogando, Ricardo L.C.
AU - Olmstead, Matthew D.
AU - Oravetz, Daniel J.
AU - Padmanabhan, Nikhil
AU - Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie
AU - Pan, Kaike
AU - Pandey, Parul
AU - Pris, Isabelle
AU - Percival, Will J.
AU - Petitjean, Patrick
AU - Pfaffenberger, Robert
AU - Pforr, Janine
AU - Phleps, Stefanie
AU - Pichon, Christophe
AU - Pieri, Matthew M.
AU - Prada, Francisco
AU - Price-Whelan, Adrian M.
AU - Raddick, M. Jordan
AU - Ramos, Beatriz H.F.
AU - Reylé, Céline
AU - Rich, James
AU - Richards, Gordon T.
AU - Rix, Hans Walter
AU - Robin, Annie C.
AU - Rocha-Pinto, Helio J.
AU - Rockosi, Constance M.
AU - Roe, Natalie A.
AU - Rollinde, Emmanuel
AU - Ross, Ashley J.
AU - Ross, Nicholas P.
AU - Rossetto, Bruno M.
AU - Snchez, Ariel G.
AU - Sayres, Conor
AU - Schlegel, David J.
AU - Schlesinger, Katharinej
AU - Schmidt, Sarah J.
AU - Schneider, Donald P.
AU - Sheldon, Erin
AU - Shu, Yiping
AU - Simmerer, Jennifer
AU - Simmons, Audrey E.
AU - Sivarani, Thirupathi
AU - Snedden, Stephanie A.
AU - Sobeck, Jennifer S.
AU - Steinmetz, Matthias
AU - Strauss, Michael A.
AU - Szalay, Alexander S.
AU - Tanaka, Masayuki
AU - Thakar, Aniruddha R.
AU - Thomas, Daniel
AU - Tinker, Jeremy L.
AU - Tofflemire, Benjamin M.
AU - Tojeiro, Rita
AU - Tremonti, Christy A.
AU - Vandenberg, Jan
AU - Vargas Magãa, M.
AU - Verde, Licia
AU - Vogt, Nicole P.
AU - Wake, David A.
AU - Wang, Ji
AU - Weaver, Benjamina
AU - Weinberg, David H.
AU - White, Martin
AU - White, Simon D.M.
AU - Yanny, Brian
AU - Yasuda, Naoki
AU - Yeche, Christophe
AU - Zehavi, Idit
PY - 2011/4
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N2 - The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) started a new phase in 2008 August, with new instrumentation and new surveys focused on Galactic structure and chemical evolution, measurements of the baryon oscillation feature in the clustering of galaxies and the quasar Lyα forest, and a radial velocity search for planets around 8000 stars. This paper describes the first data release of SDSS-III (and the eighth counting from the beginning of the SDSS). The release includes five-band imaging of roughly 5200 deg2 in the southern Galactic cap, bringing the total footprint of the SDSS imaging to 14,555 deg2, or over a third of the Celestial Sphere. All the imaging data have been reprocessed with an improved sky-subtraction algorithm and a final, self-consistent photometric recalibration and flat-field determination. This release also includes all data from the second phase of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE-2), consisting of spectroscopy of approximately 118,000 stars at both high and low Galactic latitudes. All the more than half a million stellar spectra obtained with the SDSS spectrograph have been reprocessed through an improved stellar parameter pipeline, which has better determination of metallicity for high-metallicity stars.
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