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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

Journal Article · · Astron.J.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/301513· OSTI ID:1847339
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) will provide the data to support detailed investigations of the distribution of luminous and nonluminous matter in the universe: a photometrically and astrometrically calibrated digital imaging survey of π sr above about Galactic latitude 30° in five broad optical bands to a depth ofg' ~ 23 mag, and a spectroscopic survey of the approximately 106brightest galaxies and 105brightest quasars found in the photometric object catalog produced by the imaging survey. This paper summarizes the observational parameters and data products of the SDSS and serves as an introduction to extensive technical on-line documentation.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Contributing Organization:
SDSS
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1847339
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-01-319-A; arXiv:astro-ph/0006396; oai:inspirehep.net:541477
Journal Information:
Astron.J., Journal Name: Astron.J. Vol. 120
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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