The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy; Marcel A. Agüeros; Sahar S. Allam; Kurt S.J. Anderson; Scott F. Anderson; James Annis; Neta A. Bahcall; Ivan K. Baldry; J. C. Barentine; Andreas Berlind; Mariangela Bernardi; Michael R. Blanton; William N. Boroski; Howard J. Brewington; Jarle Brinchmann; J. Brinkmann; Robert J. Brunner; Tamás Budavári; Larry N. Carey; Michael A. Carr; Francisco J. Castander; A. J. Connolly; István Csabai; Paul C. Czarapata; Julianne J. Dalcanton; Mamoru Doi; Feng Dong; Daniel J. Eisenstein; Michael L. Evans; Xiaohui Fan; Douglas P. Finkbeiner; Scott D. Friedman; Joshua A. Frieman; Masataka Fukugita; Bruce Gillespie; Karl Glazebrook; Jim Gray; Eva K. Grebel; James E. Gunn; Vijay K. Gurbani; Ernst de Haas; Patrick B. Hall; Frederick H. Harris; Michael Harvanek; Suzanne L. Hawley; Jeffrey Hayes; John S. Hendry; Gregory S. Hennessy; Robert B. Hindsley; Christopher M. Hirata; Craig J. Hogan; David W. Hogg; Donald J. Holmgren; Jon A. Holtzman; Shin ichi Ichikawa; Željko Ivezić; Sebastian Jester; David E. Johnston; Anders M. Jorgensen; Mario Jurić; Stephen M. Kent; S. J. Kleinman; G. R. Knapp; Alexei Y. Kniazev; Richard G. Kron; Jurek Krzesinski; Nikolay Kuropatkin; Donald Q. Lamb; Hubert Lampeitl; Brian C. Lee; R. French Leger; Huan Lin; Daniel C. Long; Jon Loveday; Robert H. Lupton; Bruce Margon; David Martínez-Delgado; Rachel Mandelbaum; Takahiko Matsubara; Peregrine M. McGehee; Timothy A. McKay; Avery Meiksin; Jeffrey A. Munn; Reiko Nakajima; Thomas Nash; Eric H. Neilsen; Heidi J. Newberg; Peter R. Newman; Robert C. Nichol; Tom Nicinski; Maria Nieto-Santisteban; Atsuko Nitta; William O'Mullane; Sadanori Okamura; Russell Owen; Nikhil Padmanabhan; George Pauls; John Peoples; Jeffrey R. Pier; Adrian C. Pope; Dimitri Pourbaix; Thomas R. Quinn; Gordon T. Richards; Michael W. Richmond; Constance M. Rockosi; David J. Schlegel; Donald P. Schneider; Joshua Schroeder; Ryan Scranton; Uroš Seljak; Erin Sheldon; Kazu Shimasaku; J. Allyn Smith; Vernesa Smolić; Stephanie A. Snedden; Chris Stoughton; Michael A. Strauss; Mark Subba Rao; Alexander S. Szalay; István Szapudi; Paula Szkody; Max Tegmark; Aniruddha R. Thakar; Douglas L. Tucker; Alan Uomoto; Daniel E. vanden Berk; Jan Vandenberg; Michael S. Vogeley; Wolfgang Voges; Nicole P. Vogt; Lucianne M. Walkowicz; David H. Weinberg; Andrew A. West; Simon D.M. White; Yongzhong Xu; Brian Yanny; D. R. Yocum; Donald G. York; Idit Zehavi; Stefano Zibetti; Daniel B. Zucker

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The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy, Marcel A. Agüeros, Sahar S. Allam, Kurt S.J. Anderson, Scott F. Anderson, James Annis, Neta A. Bahcall, Ivan K. Baldry, J. C. Barentine, Andreas Berlind, Mariangela Bernardi, Michael R. Blanton, William N. Boroski, Howard J. Brewington, Jarle Brinchmann, J. Brinkmann, Robert J. Brunner, Tamás Budavári, Larry N. Carey, Michael A. CarrFrancisco J. Castander, A. J. Connolly, István Csabai, Paul C. Czarapata, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Mamoru Doi, Feng Dong, Daniel J. Eisenstein, Michael L. Evans, Xiaohui Fan, Douglas P. Finkbeiner, Scott D. Friedman, Joshua A. Frieman, Masataka Fukugita, Bruce Gillespie, Karl Glazebrook, Jim Gray, Eva K. Grebel, James E. Gunn, Vijay K. Gurbani, Ernst de Haas, Patrick B. Hall, Frederick H. Harris, Michael Harvanek, Suzanne L. Hawley, Jeffrey Hayes, John S. Hendry, Gregory S. Hennessy, Robert B. Hindsley, Christopher M. Hirata, Craig J. Hogan, David W. Hogg, Donald J. Holmgren, Jon A. Holtzman, Shin ichi Ichikawa, Željko Ivezić, Sebastian Jester, David E. Johnston, Anders M. Jorgensen, Mario Jurić, Stephen M. Kent, S. J. Kleinman, G. R. Knapp, Alexei Y. Kniazev, Richard G. Kron, Jurek Krzesinski, Nikolay Kuropatkin, Donald Q. Lamb, Hubert Lampeitl, Brian C. Lee, R. French Leger, Huan Lin, Daniel C. Long, Jon Loveday, Robert H. Lupton, Bruce Margon, David Martínez-Delgado, Rachel Mandelbaum, Takahiko Matsubara, Peregrine M. McGehee, Timothy A. McKay, Avery Meiksin, Jeffrey A. Munn, Reiko Nakajima, Thomas Nash, Eric H. Neilsen, Heidi J. Newberg, Peter R. Newman, Robert C. Nichol, Tom Nicinski, Maria Nieto-Santisteban, Atsuko Nitta, William O'Mullane, Sadanori Okamura, Russell Owen, Nikhil Padmanabhan, George Pauls, John Peoples, Jeffrey R. Pier, Adrian C. Pope, Dimitri Pourbaix, Thomas R. Quinn, Gordon T. Richards, Michael W. Richmond, Constance M. Rockosi, David J. Schlegel, Donald P. Schneider, Joshua Schroeder, Ryan Scranton, Uroš Seljak, Erin Sheldon, Kazu Shimasaku, J. Allyn Smith, Vernesa Smolić, Stephanie A. Snedden, Chris Stoughton, Michael A. Strauss, Mark Subba Rao, Alexander S. Szalay, István Szapudi, Paula Szkody, Max Tegmark, Aniruddha R. Thakar, Douglas L. Tucker, Alan Uomoto, Daniel E. vanden Berk, Jan Vandenberg, Michael S. Vogeley, Wolfgang Voges, Nicole P. Vogt, Lucianne M. Walkowicz, David H. Weinberg, Andrew A. West, Simon D.M. White, Yongzhong Xu, Brian Yanny, D. R. Yocum, Donald G. York, Idit Zehavi, Stefano Zibetti, Daniel B. Zucker

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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)
Pages (from-to)	38-48
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume	162
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/497917
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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Adelman-McCarthy, J. K., Agüeros, M. A., Allam, S. S., Anderson, K. S. J., Anderson, S. F., Annis, J., Bahcall, N. A., Baldry, I. K., Barentine, J. C., Berlind, A., Bernardi, M., Blanton, M. R., Boroski, W. N., Brewington, H. J., Brinchmann, J., Brinkmann, J., Brunner, R. J., Budavári, T., Carey, L. N., ... Zucker, D. B. (2006). The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 162(1), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1086/497917

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