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This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data for 180 million objects selected over 6670 deg 2 and 673,280 spectra of galaxies, quasars, and stars selected from 4783 deg 2 of those imaging data using the standard SDSS target selection algorithms. These numbers represent a roughly 27% increment over those of the Third Data Release; all the data from previous data releases are included in the present release. The Fourth Data Release also includes an additional 131,840 spectra of objects selected using a variety of alternative algorithms, to address scientific issues ranging from the kinematics of stars in the Milky Way thick disk to populations of faint galaxies and quasars.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-48 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series |
Volume | 162 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2006 |
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- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
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- Atlases
- Catalogs
- Surveys
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The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. / Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K.; Agüeros, Marcel A.; Allam, Sahar S.; Anderson, Kurt S.J.; Anderson, Scott F.; Annis, James; Bahcall, Neta A.; Baldry, Ivan K.; Barentine, J. C.; Berlind, Andreas; Bernardi, Mariangela; Blanton, Michael R.; Boroski, William N.; Brewington, Howard J.; Brinchmann, Jarle; Brinkmann, J.; Brunner, Robert J.; Budavári, Tamás; Carey, Larry N.; Carr, Michael A.; Castander, Francisco J.; Connolly, A. J.; Csabai, István; Czarapata, Paul C.; Dalcanton, Julianne J.; Doi, Mamoru; Dong, Feng; Eisenstein, Daniel J.; Evans, Michael L.; Fan, Xiaohui; Finkbeiner, Douglas P.; Friedman, Scott D.; Frieman, Joshua A.; Fukugita, Masataka; Gillespie, Bruce; Glazebrook, Karl; Gray, Jim; Grebel, Eva K.; Gunn, James E.; Gurbani, Vijay K.; de Haas, Ernst; Hall, Patrick B.; Harris, Frederick H.; Harvanek, Michael; Hawley, Suzanne L.; Hayes, Jeffrey; Hendry, John S.; Hennessy, Gregory S.; Hindsley, Robert B.; Hirata, Christopher M.; Hogan, Craig J.; Hogg, David W.; Holmgren, Donald J.; Holtzman, Jon A.; Ichikawa, Shin ichi; Ivezić, Željko; Jester, Sebastian; Johnston, David E.; Jorgensen, Anders M.; Jurić, Mario; Kent, Stephen M.; Kleinman, S. J.; Knapp, G. R.; Kniazev, Alexei Y.; Kron, Richard G.; Krzesinski, Jurek; Kuropatkin, Nikolay; Lamb, Donald Q.; Lampeitl, Hubert; Lee, Brian C.; Leger, R. French; Lin, Huan; Long, Daniel C.; Loveday, Jon; Lupton, Robert H.; Margon, Bruce; Martínez-Delgado, David; Mandelbaum, Rachel; Matsubara, Takahiko; McGehee, Peregrine M.; McKay, Timothy A.; Meiksin, Avery; Munn, Jeffrey A.; Nakajima, Reiko; Nash, Thomas; Neilsen, Eric H.; Newberg, Heidi J.; Newman, Peter R.; Nichol, Robert C.; Nicinski, Tom; Nieto-Santisteban, Maria; Nitta, Atsuko; O'Mullane, William; Okamura, Sadanori; Owen, Russell; Padmanabhan, Nikhil; Pauls, George; Peoples, John; Pier, Jeffrey R.; Pope, Adrian C.; Pourbaix, Dimitri; Quinn, Thomas R.; Richards, Gordon T.; Richmond, Michael W.; Rockosi, Constance M.; Schlegel, David J.; Schneider, Donald P.; Schroeder, Joshua; Scranton, Ryan; Seljak, Uroš; Sheldon, Erin; Shimasaku, Kazu; Smith, J. Allyn; Smolić, Vernesa; Snedden, Stephanie A.; Stoughton, Chris; Strauss, Michael A.; Rao, Mark Subba; Szalay, Alexander S.; Szapudi, István; Szkody, Paula; Tegmark, Max; Thakar, Aniruddha R.; Tucker, Douglas L.; Uomoto, Alan; vanden Berk, Daniel E.; Vandenberg, Jan; Vogeley, Michael S.; Voges, Wolfgang; Vogt, Nicole P.; Walkowicz, Lucianne M.; Weinberg, David H.; West, Andrew A.; White, Simon D.M.; Xu, Yongzhong; Yanny, Brian; Yocum, D. R.; York, Donald G.; Zehavi, Idit; Zibetti, Stefano; Zucker, Daniel B.
In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 162, No. 1, 01.2006, p. 38-48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
TY - JOUR
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AU - Agüeros, Marcel A.
AU - Allam, Sahar S.
AU - Anderson, Kurt S.J.
AU - Anderson, Scott F.
AU - Annis, James
AU - Bahcall, Neta A.
AU - Baldry, Ivan K.
AU - Barentine, J. C.
AU - Berlind, Andreas
AU - Bernardi, Mariangela
AU - Blanton, Michael R.
AU - Boroski, William N.
AU - Brewington, Howard J.
AU - Brinchmann, Jarle
AU - Brinkmann, J.
AU - Brunner, Robert J.
AU - Budavári, Tamás
AU - Carey, Larry N.
AU - Carr, Michael A.
AU - Castander, Francisco J.
AU - Connolly, A. J.
AU - Csabai, István
AU - Czarapata, Paul C.
AU - Dalcanton, Julianne J.
AU - Doi, Mamoru
AU - Dong, Feng
AU - Eisenstein, Daniel J.
AU - Evans, Michael L.
AU - Fan, Xiaohui
AU - Finkbeiner, Douglas P.
AU - Friedman, Scott D.
AU - Frieman, Joshua A.
AU - Fukugita, Masataka
AU - Gillespie, Bruce
AU - Glazebrook, Karl
AU - Gray, Jim
AU - Grebel, Eva K.
AU - Gunn, James E.
AU - Gurbani, Vijay K.
AU - de Haas, Ernst
AU - Hall, Patrick B.
AU - Harris, Frederick H.
AU - Harvanek, Michael
AU - Hawley, Suzanne L.
AU - Hayes, Jeffrey
AU - Hendry, John S.
AU - Hennessy, Gregory S.
AU - Hindsley, Robert B.
AU - Hirata, Christopher M.
AU - Hogan, Craig J.
AU - Hogg, David W.
AU - Holmgren, Donald J.
AU - Holtzman, Jon A.
AU - Ichikawa, Shin ichi
AU - Ivezić, Željko
AU - Jester, Sebastian
AU - Johnston, David E.
AU - Jorgensen, Anders M.
AU - Jurić, Mario
AU - Kent, Stephen M.
AU - Kleinman, S. J.
AU - Knapp, G. R.
AU - Kniazev, Alexei Y.
AU - Kron, Richard G.
AU - Krzesinski, Jurek
AU - Kuropatkin, Nikolay
AU - Lamb, Donald Q.
AU - Lampeitl, Hubert
AU - Lee, Brian C.
AU - Leger, R. French
AU - Lin, Huan
AU - Long, Daniel C.
AU - Loveday, Jon
AU - Lupton, Robert H.
AU - Margon, Bruce
AU - Martínez-Delgado, David
AU - Mandelbaum, Rachel
AU - Matsubara, Takahiko
AU - McGehee, Peregrine M.
AU - McKay, Timothy A.
AU - Meiksin, Avery
AU - Munn, Jeffrey A.
AU - Nakajima, Reiko
AU - Nash, Thomas
AU - Neilsen, Eric H.
AU - Newberg, Heidi J.
AU - Newman, Peter R.
AU - Nichol, Robert C.
AU - Nicinski, Tom
AU - Nieto-Santisteban, Maria
AU - Nitta, Atsuko
AU - O'Mullane, William
AU - Okamura, Sadanori
AU - Owen, Russell
AU - Padmanabhan, Nikhil
AU - Pauls, George
AU - Peoples, John
AU - Pier, Jeffrey R.
AU - Pope, Adrian C.
AU - Pourbaix, Dimitri
AU - Quinn, Thomas R.
AU - Richards, Gordon T.
AU - Richmond, Michael W.
AU - Rockosi, Constance M.
AU - Schlegel, David J.
AU - Schneider, Donald P.
AU - Schroeder, Joshua
AU - Scranton, Ryan
AU - Seljak, Uroš
AU - Sheldon, Erin
AU - Shimasaku, Kazu
AU - Smith, J. Allyn
AU - Smolić, Vernesa
AU - Snedden, Stephanie A.
AU - Stoughton, Chris
AU - Strauss, Michael A.
AU - Rao, Mark Subba
AU - Szalay, Alexander S.
AU - Szapudi, István
AU - Szkody, Paula
AU - Tegmark, Max
AU - Thakar, Aniruddha R.
AU - Tucker, Douglas L.
AU - Uomoto, Alan
AU - vanden Berk, Daniel E.
AU - Vandenberg, Jan
AU - Vogeley, Michael S.
AU - Voges, Wolfgang
AU - Vogt, Nicole P.
AU - Walkowicz, Lucianne M.
AU - Weinberg, David H.
AU - West, Andrew A.
AU - White, Simon D.M.
AU - Xu, Yongzhong
AU - Yanny, Brian
AU - Yocum, D. R.
AU - York, Donald G.
AU - Zehavi, Idit
AU - Zibetti, Stefano
AU - Zucker, Daniel B.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data for 180 million objects selected over 6670 deg 2 and 673,280 spectra of galaxies, quasars, and stars selected from 4783 deg 2 of those imaging data using the standard SDSS target selection algorithms. These numbers represent a roughly 27% increment over those of the Third Data Release; all the data from previous data releases are included in the present release. The Fourth Data Release also includes an additional 131,840 spectra of objects selected using a variety of alternative algorithms, to address scientific issues ranging from the kinematics of stars in the Milky Way thick disk to populations of faint galaxies and quasars.
AB - This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data for 180 million objects selected over 6670 deg 2 and 673,280 spectra of galaxies, quasars, and stars selected from 4783 deg 2 of those imaging data using the standard SDSS target selection algorithms. These numbers represent a roughly 27% increment over those of the Third Data Release; all the data from previous data releases are included in the present release. The Fourth Data Release also includes an additional 131,840 spectra of objects selected using a variety of alternative algorithms, to address scientific issues ranging from the kinematics of stars in the Milky Way thick disk to populations of faint galaxies and quasars.
KW - Atlases
KW - Catalogs
KW - Surveys
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