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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

The Astronomical Journal · 2000 · Vol. 120(3) · pp. 1579–1587

Donald G. York✉(University of Chicago)Jennifer Adelman(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)John E. Anderson(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Scott F. Anderson(University of Washington)James Annis(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Neta A. Bahcall(Princeton University)Jon Arne Bakken(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Robert H. Barkhouser(Johns Hopkins University)Steven Bastian(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Eileen Berman(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)William N. Boroski(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)S. Bracker(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Charlie Briegel(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)John W. Briggs(W.M. Keck Observatory)J. BrinkmannRóbert Brunner(California Institute of Technology)Scott Burles(University of Chicago)Larry Carey(University of Washington)Michael A. Carr(Princeton University)F. J. Castander(Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées)Bing Chen(Johns Hopkins University)P. Colestock(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Andrew J. Connolly(University of Pittsburgh)James H. Crocker(Johns Hopkins University)István Csabai(Eötvös Loránd University)Paul C. Czarapata(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)John E. DavisMamoru Doi(Tokyo University of Science)T. Dombeck(University of Chicago)Daniel J. Eisenstein(University of Chicago)N. Ellman(Yale University)Brian Elms(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)Michael L. Evans(University of Washington)Xiaohui Fan(Princeton University)Glenn R. Federwitz(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Larry Fiscelli(University of Chicago)S. D. Friedman(Johns Hopkins University)Joshua A. Frieman(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. Fukugita(The University of Tokyo)Bruce GillespieJames E. Gunn(Princeton University)Vijay K. Gurbani(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)E. de Haas(Princeton University)M. Haldeman(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Frederick H. Harris(United States Naval Observatory)J. J. E. HayesTimothy M. Heckman(Johns Hopkins University)G. S. Hennessy(United States Naval Observatory)Robert B. Hindsley(United States Naval Research Laboratory)S. Holm(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)D. Holmgren(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Chi-hao Huang(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Charles L. H. Hull(Carnegie Observatories)D. Husby(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Shin-ichi Ichikawa(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)Takashi Ichikawa(Tohoku University)Željko Ivezić(Princeton University)S. Kent(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Rita S. J. Kim(Princeton University)E. KinneyMark A. KlaeneA. Nitta KleinmanS. J. KleinmanG. R. Knapp(Princeton University)J. Korienek(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Richard G. Kron(University of Chicago)Peter Kunszt(Johns Hopkins University)D. Q. Lamb(University of Chicago)B. Lee(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)R. French Leger(University of Washington)Siriluk Limmongkol(University of Washington)C. Lindenmeyer(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Daniel C. LongCraig LoomisJ. Loveday(University of Chicago)Rich LucinioRobert H. Lupton(Princeton University)B. MacKinnon(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Edward J. Mannery(University of Washington)P. Mantsch(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)B. Margon(University of Washington)P. McGehee(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Timothy A. McKay(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)Avery Meiksin(Royal Observatory)Aronne Merelli(Carnegie Mellon University)D. G. Monet(United States Naval Observatory)Jeffrey A. Munn(United States Naval Observatory)Vijay K. Narayanan(Princeton University)Thomas Nash(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Eric H. Neilsen(Johns Hopkins University)R. Neswold(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Heidi Jo Newberg(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)R. C. Nichol(Carnegie Mellon University)Tom Nicinski(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. Nonino(Trieste Astronomical Observatory)Norio Okada(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)Sadanori Okamura(The University of Tokyo)Jeremiah P. Ostriker(Princeton University)Russell Owen(University of Washington)A. George Pauls(Princeton University)J. Peoples(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Roy Peterson(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Donald Petravick(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Jeffrey R. Pier(United States Naval Observatory)Adrian Pope(Carnegie Mellon University)R. Pordes(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Angela Prosapio(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)R. Rechenmacher(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Thomas Quinn(University of Washington)Gordon T. Richards(University of Chicago)M. Richmond(Rochester Institute of Technology)Claudio Rivetta(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Constance M. Rockosi(University of Chicago)Kurt Ruthmansdorfer(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Dale Sandford(W.M. Keck Observatory)David J. Schlegel(Princeton University)Donald P. Schneider(Pennsylvania State University)M. Sekiguchi(The University of Tokyo)G. Sergey(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Kazuhiro Shimasaku(The University of Tokyo)Walter A. Siegmund(University of Washington)Stephen A. Smee(Johns Hopkins University)J. A. Smith(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)S. SneddenR. Stone(United States Naval Observatory)Chris Stoughton(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Michael A. Strauss(Princeton University)C. W. Stubbs(University of Washington)Mark SubbaRao(University of Chicago)Alexander S. Szalay(Johns Hopkins University)István Szapudi(Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics)G. Szokoly(Johns Hopkins University)A. Thakar(Johns Hopkins University)Christy Tremonti(Johns Hopkins University)D. L. Tucker(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Alan Uomoto(Johns Hopkins University)Dan Vanden Berk(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Michael S. Vogeley(Drexel University)Patrick Waddell(University of Washington)Shu-i Wang(University of Chicago)Masaru Watanabe(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science)David H. Weinberg(The Ohio State University)B. Yanny(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Naoki Yasuda(National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

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Abstract

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.

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSkyGalaxyAstronomyQuasarPhysicsAstrophysicsActive galactic nucleusDocumentationRemote sensingGeography

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