Journal article
SEGUE: A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240,000 STARS WITH g=14-20
The Astronomical journal, v 137(5), pp 4377-4399
01 May 2009
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Abstract
The Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE) Survey obtained approximate to 240,000 moderate-resolution (R similar to 1800) spectra from 3900 angstrom to 9000 angstrom of fainter Milky Way stars (14.0 < g < 20.3) of a wide variety of spectral types, both main-sequence and evolved objects, with the goal of studying the kinematics and populations of our Galaxy and its halo. The spectra are clustered in 212 regions spaced over three quarters of the sky. Radial velocity accuracies for stars are sigma(RV) similar to 4 km s(-1) at g < 18, degrading to s(RV) similar to 15 km s(-1) at g similar to 20. For stars with signal-to-noise ratio > 10 per resolution element, stellar atmospheric parameters are estimated, including metallicity, surface gravity, and effective temperature. SEGUE obtained 3500 deg(2) of additional ugriz imaging (primarily at low Galactic latitudes) providing precise multicolor photometry (sigma(g, r, i) similar to 2%), (sigma(u, z) similar to 3%) and astrometry (approximate to 0 ''.1) for spectroscopic target selection. The stellar spectra, imaging data, and derived parameter catalogs for this survey are publicly available as part of Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7.
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- Title
- SEGUE: A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240,000 STARS WITH g=14-20
- Creators
- Brian Yanny - FermilabConstance Rockosi - University of California, Santa CruzHeidi Jo Newberg - Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteGillian R. Knapp - Princeton UniversityJennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy - FermilabBonnie Alcorn - FermilabSahar Allam - FermilabCarlos Allende Prieto - University College LondonDeokkeun An - The Ohio State UniversityKurt S. J. Anderson - New Mexico State UniversityScott Anderson - University of WashingtonCoryn A. L. Bailer-Jones - Max Planck SocietySteve Bastian - FermilabTimothy C. Beers - Joint Institute for Nuclear AstrophysicsEric Bell - Max Planck SocietyVasily Belokurov - University of CambridgeDmitry Bizyaev - Apache CorporationNorm Blythe - Apache CorporationJohn J. Bochanski - University of WashingtonWilliam N. Boroski - FermilabJarle Brinchmann - University of PortoJ. Brinkmann - Apache CorporationHoward Brewington - Apache CorporationLarry Carey - University of WashingtonKyle M. Cudworth - University of ChicagoMichael Evans - University of WashingtonN. W. Evans - University of CambridgeEvalyn Gates - University of ChicagoB. T. Gaensicke - Univ Warwick, Dept Phys, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, EnglandBruce Gillespie - Apache CorporationGerald Gilmore - University of CambridgeAda Nebot Gomez-Moran - Astrophys Inst Potsdam, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyEva K. Grebel - Heidelberg UniversityJim Greenwell - University of WashingtonJames E. Gunn - Princeton UniversityCathy Jordan - Apache CorporationWendell Jordan - Apache CorporationPaul Harding - Case Western Reserve UniversityHugh Harris - US Naval Observ, Flagstaff Stn, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USAJohn S. Hendry - FermilabDiana Holder - Apache CorporationInese I. Ivans - Princeton UniversityZeljko Ivezic - University of WashingtonSebastian Jester - Max Planck SocietyJennifer A. Johnson - The Ohio State UniversityStephen M. Kent - FermilabScot Kleinman - Apache CorporationAlexei Kniazev - Max Planck SocietyJurek Krzesinski - Apache CorporationRichard Kron - University of ChicagoNikolay Kuropatkin - FermilabSvetlana Lebedeva - FermilabYoung Sun Lee - Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ctr Study Cosm Evolut, E Lansing, MI 48824 USAR. French Leger - FermilabSebastien Lepine - American Museum of Natural HistorySteve Levine - US Naval Observ, Flagstaff Stn, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USAHuan Lin - FermilabDaniel C. Long - Apache Point Observ, Sunspot, NM 88349 USACraig Loomis - Princeton UniversityRobert Lupton - Princeton UniversityOlena Malanushenko - Apache CorporationViktor Malanushenko - Apache CorporationBruce Margon - University of California, Santa CruzDavid Martinez-Delgado - Max Planck SocietyPeregrine McGehee - California Institute of TechnologyDave Monet - US Naval Observ, Flagstaff Stn, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USAHeather L. Morrison - Case Western Reserve UniversityJeffrey A. Munn - US Naval Observ, Flagstaff Stn, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USAEric H. Neilsen - Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL 60510 USAAtsuko Nitta - Apache CorporationJohn E. Norris - Australian National UniversityDan Oravetz - Apache Point Observ, Sunspot, NM 88349 USARussell Owen - University of WashingtonNikhil Padmanabhan - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryKaike Pan - Apache CorporationR. S. Peterson - FermilabJeffrey R. Pier - US Naval Observ, Flagstaff Stn, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USAJared Platson - FermilabPaola Re Fiorentin - Max Planck SocietyGordon T. Richards - Drexel UniversityHans-Walter Rix - Max Planck SocietyDavid J. Schlegel - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDonald P. Schneider - Pennsylvania State UniversityMatthias R. Schreiber - Valparaiso UniversityAxel Schwope - Astrophys Inst Potsdam, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyValena Sibley - FermilabAudrey Simmons - Apache CorporationStephanie A. Snedden - Apache CorporationJ. Allyn Smith - Austin Peay State UniversityLarry Stark - University of WashingtonFritz Stauffer - Apache CorporationM. Steinmetz - Astrophys Inst Potsdam, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyC. Stoughton - FermilabMark SubbaRao - University of ChicagoAlex Szalay - Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ctr Astrophys Sci, Baltimore, MD 21218 USAPaula Szkody - University of WashingtonAniruddha R. Thakar - Johns Hopkins UniversitySivarani Thirupathi - Joint Institute for Nuclear AstrophysicsDouglas Tucker - FermilabAlan Uomoto - Carnegie Institution for ScienceDan Vanden Berk - Penn State Univ, Dept Astron & Astrophys, University Pk, PA 16802 USASimon Vidrih - Heidelberg UniversityYogesh Wadadekar - Princeton UniversityShannon Watters - Apache CorporationRon Wilhelm - Texas Tech UniversityRosemary F. G. Wyse - Johns Hopkins UniversityJean Yarger - Apache CorporationDan Zucker - Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Cambridge CB3 0HA, EnglandFermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Publication Details
- The Astronomical journal, v 137(5), pp 4377-4399
- Publisher
- Iop Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 23
- Grant note
- NAG 5-13057; NAG 5-13147 / NASA; National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) ST/F002599/1 / Science and Technology Facilities Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) PP/D006570/1 / UK Space Agency PP/E001068/1 / STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) PHY 02-16783 / Physics Frontiers Center/Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA) U. S. National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) ELSA MRTN-CT-2006-033481 / Marie Curie Research Training Network; European Commission
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- English and Philosophy; Physics; Physician Assistant
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000265019900021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84873563876
- Other Identifier
- 991019168193104721
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