The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release

Donald P. Schneider; Gordon T. Richards; Xiaohui Fan; Patrick B. Hall; Michael A. Strauss; Daniel E. Vanden Berk; James E. Gunn; Heidi Jo Newberg; Timothy A. Reichard; C. Stoughton; Wolfgang Voges; Brian Yanny; Scott F. Anderson; James Annis; Neta A. Bahcall; Amanda Bauer; Mariangela Bernardi; Michael R. Blanton; William N. Boroski; J. Brinkmann; John W. Briggs; Robert Brunner; Scott Burles; Larry Carey; Francisco J. Castander; A. J. Connolly; István Csabai; Mamoru Doi; Scott Friedman; Joshua A. Frieman; Masataka Fukugita; Timothy M. Heckman; G. S. Hennessy; Robert B. Hindsley; David W. Hogg; Željko Ivezić; Stephen Kent; Gillian R. Knapp; Peter Z. Kunzst; Donald Q. Lamb; R. French Leger; Daniel C. Long; Jon Loveday; Robert H. Lupton; Bruce Margon; Avery Meiksin; Aronne Merelli; Jeffrey A. Munn; Matthew Newcomb; R. C. Nichol; Russell Owen; Jeffrey R. Pier; Adrian Pope; Constance M. Rockosi; David H. Saxe; David Schlegel; Walter A. Siegmund; Stephen Smee; Yehuda Snir; Mark SubbaRao; Alexander S. Szalay; Aniruddha R. Thakar; Alan Uomoto; Patrick Waddell; Donald G. York

doi:10.1086/338434

The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release

Donald P. Schneider, Gordon T. Richards, Xiaohui Fan, Patrick B. Hall, Michael A. Strauss, Daniel E. Vanden Berk, James E. Gunn, Heidi Jo Newberg, Timothy A. Reichard, C. Stoughton, Wolfgang Voges, Brian Yanny, Scott F. Anderson, James Annis, Neta A. Bahcall, Amanda Bauer, Mariangela Bernardi, Michael R. Blanton, William N. Boroski, J. BrinkmannJohn W. Briggs, Robert Brunner, Scott Burles, Larry Carey, Francisco J. Castander, A. J. Connolly, István Csabai, Mamoru Doi, Scott Friedman, Joshua A. Frieman, Masataka Fukugita, Timothy M. Heckman, G. S. Hennessy, Robert B. Hindsley, David W. Hogg, Željko Ivezić, Stephen Kent, Gillian R. Knapp, Peter Z. Kunzst, Donald Q. Lamb, R. French Leger, Daniel C. Long, Jon Loveday, Robert H. Lupton, Bruce Margon, Avery Meiksin, Aronne Merelli, Jeffrey A. Munn, Matthew Newcomb, R. C. Nichol, Russell Owen, Jeffrey R. Pier, Adrian Pope, Constance M. Rockosi, David H. Saxe, David Schlegel, Walter A. Siegmund, Stephen Smee, Yehuda Snir, Mark SubbaRao, Alexander S. Szalay, Aniruddha R. Thakar, Alan Uomoto, Patrick Waddell, Donald G. York

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Abstract

We present the first edition of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Catalog. The catalog consists of the 3814 objects (3000 discovered by the SDSS) in the initial SDSS public data release that have at least one emission line with a full width at half-maximum larger than 1000 km s^-1, luminosities brighter than M_i* = -23, and highly reliable redshifts. The area covered by the catalog is 494 deg²; the majority of the objects were found in SDSS commissioning data using a multicolor selection technique. The quasar redshifts range from 0.15 to 5.03. For each object the catalog presents positions accurate to better than 0″.2 rms per coordinate, five-band (ugriz) CCD-based photometry with typical accuracy of 0.05 mag, radio and X-ray emission properties, and information on the morphology and selection method. Calibrated spectra of all objects in the catalog, covering the wavelength region 3800-9200 Å at a spectral resolution of 1800-2100, are also available. Since the quasars were selected during the commissioning period, a time when the quasar selection algorithm was undergoing frequent revisions, the sample is not homogeneous and is not intended for statistical analysis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	567-577
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astronomical Journal
Volume	123
Issue number	2 1754
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/338434
State	Published - Feb 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Catalogs
Quasars: general
Surveys

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Online availability

10.1086/338434

Library availability

Discover UIUC Full Text

Cite this

Schneider, D. P., Richards, G. T., Fan, X., Hall, P. B., Strauss, M. A., Vanden Berk, D. E., Gunn, J. E., Newberg, H. J., Reichard, T. A., Stoughton, C., Voges, W., Yanny, B., Anderson, S. F., Annis, J., Bahcall, N. A., Bauer, A., Bernardi, M., Blanton, M. R., Boroski, W. N., ... York, D. G. (2002). The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release. Astronomical Journal, 123(2 1754), 567-577. https://doi.org/10.1086/338434

Schneider, DP, Richards, GT, Fan, X, Hall, PB, Strauss, MA, Vanden Berk, DE, Gunn, JE, Newberg, HJ, Reichard, TA, Stoughton, C, Voges, W, Yanny, B, Anderson, SF, Annis, J, Bahcall, NA, Bauer, A, Bernardi, M, Blanton, MR, Boroski, WN, Brinkmann, J, Briggs, JW, Brunner, R, Burles, S, Carey, L, Castander, FJ, Connolly, AJ, Csabai, I, Doi, M, Friedman, S, Frieman, JA, Fukugita, M, Heckman, TM, Hennessy, GS, Hindsley, RB, Hogg, DW, Ivezić, Ž, Kent, S, Knapp, GR, Kunzst, PZ, Lamb, DQ, French Leger, R, Long, DC, Loveday, J, Lupton, RH, Margon, B, Meiksin, A, Merelli, A, Munn, JA, Newcomb, M, Nichol, RC, Owen, R, Pier, JR, Pope, A, Rockosi, CM, Saxe, DH, Schlegel, D, Siegmund, WA, Smee, S, Snir, Y, SubbaRao, M, Szalay, AS, Thakar, AR, Uomoto, A, Waddell, P & York, DG 2002, 'The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release', Astronomical Journal, vol. 123, no. 2 1754, pp. 567-577. https://doi.org/10.1086/338434

@article{b370180c77884b759d35718de6256bd2,

title = "The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release",

abstract = "We present the first edition of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Catalog. The catalog consists of the 3814 objects (3000 discovered by the SDSS) in the initial SDSS public data release that have at least one emission line with a full width at half-maximum larger than 1000 km s-1, luminosities brighter than Mi* = -23, and highly reliable redshifts. The area covered by the catalog is 494 deg2; the majority of the objects were found in SDSS commissioning data using a multicolor selection technique. The quasar redshifts range from 0.15 to 5.03. For each object the catalog presents positions accurate to better than 0″.2 rms per coordinate, five-band (ugriz) CCD-based photometry with typical accuracy of 0.05 mag, radio and X-ray emission properties, and information on the morphology and selection method. Calibrated spectra of all objects in the catalog, covering the wavelength region 3800-9200 {\AA} at a spectral resolution of 1800-2100, are also available. Since the quasars were selected during the commissioning period, a time when the quasar selection algorithm was undergoing frequent revisions, the sample is not homogeneous and is not intended for statistical analysis.",

keywords = "Catalogs, Quasars: general, Surveys",

author = "Schneider, {Donald P.} and Richards, {Gordon T.} and Xiaohui Fan and Hall, {Patrick B.} and Strauss, {Michael A.} and {Vanden Berk}, {Daniel E.} and Gunn, {James E.} and Newberg, {Heidi Jo} and Reichard, {Timothy A.} and C. Stoughton and Wolfgang Voges and Brian Yanny and Anderson, {Scott F.} and James Annis and Bahcall, {Neta A.} and Amanda Bauer and Mariangela Bernardi and Blanton, {Michael R.} and Boroski, {William N.} and J. Brinkmann and Briggs, {John W.} and Robert Brunner and Scott Burles and Larry Carey and Castander, {Francisco J.} and Connolly, {A. J.} and Istv{\'a}n Csabai and Mamoru Doi and Scott Friedman and Frieman, {Joshua A.} and Masataka Fukugita and Heckman, {Timothy M.} and Hennessy, {G. S.} and Hindsley, {Robert B.} and Hogg, {David W.} and {\v Z}eljko Ivezi{\'c} and Stephen Kent and Knapp, {Gillian R.} and Kunzst, {Peter Z.} and Lamb, {Donald Q.} and {French Leger}, R. and Long, {Daniel C.} and Jon Loveday and Lupton, {Robert H.} and Bruce Margon and Avery Meiksin and Aronne Merelli and Munn, {Jeffrey A.} and Matthew Newcomb and Nichol, {R. C.} and Russell Owen and Pier, {Jeffrey R.} and Adrian Pope and Rockosi, {Constance M.} and Saxe, {David H.} and David Schlegel and Siegmund, {Walter A.} and Stephen Smee and Yehuda Snir and Mark SubbaRao and Szalay, {Alexander S.} and Thakar, {Aniruddha R.} and Alan Uomoto and Patrick Waddell and York, {Donald G.}",

year = "2002",

month = feb,

doi = "10.1086/338434",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "123",

pages = "567--577",

journal = "Astronomical Journal",

issn = "0004-6256",

publisher = "IOP Publishing Ltd.",

number = "2 1754",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release

AU - Schneider, Donald P.

AU - Richards, Gordon T.

AU - Fan, Xiaohui

AU - Hall, Patrick B.

AU - Strauss, Michael A.

AU - Vanden Berk, Daniel E.

AU - Gunn, James E.

AU - Newberg, Heidi Jo

AU - Reichard, Timothy A.

AU - Stoughton, C.

AU - Voges, Wolfgang

AU - Yanny, Brian

AU - Anderson, Scott F.

AU - Annis, James

AU - Bahcall, Neta A.

AU - Bauer, Amanda

AU - Bernardi, Mariangela

AU - Blanton, Michael R.

AU - Boroski, William N.

AU - Brinkmann, J.

AU - Briggs, John W.

AU - Brunner, Robert

AU - Burles, Scott

AU - Carey, Larry

AU - Castander, Francisco J.

AU - Connolly, A. J.

AU - Csabai, István

AU - Doi, Mamoru

AU - Friedman, Scott

AU - Frieman, Joshua A.

AU - Fukugita, Masataka

AU - Heckman, Timothy M.

AU - Hennessy, G. S.

AU - Hindsley, Robert B.

AU - Hogg, David W.

AU - Ivezić, Željko

AU - Kent, Stephen

AU - Knapp, Gillian R.

AU - Kunzst, Peter Z.

AU - Lamb, Donald Q.

AU - French Leger, R.

AU - Long, Daniel C.

AU - Loveday, Jon

AU - Lupton, Robert H.

AU - Margon, Bruce

AU - Meiksin, Avery

AU - Merelli, Aronne

AU - Munn, Jeffrey A.

AU - Newcomb, Matthew

AU - Nichol, R. C.

AU - Owen, Russell

AU - Pier, Jeffrey R.

AU - Pope, Adrian

AU - Rockosi, Constance M.

AU - Saxe, David H.

AU - Schlegel, David

AU - Siegmund, Walter A.

AU - Smee, Stephen

AU - Snir, Yehuda

AU - SubbaRao, Mark

AU - Szalay, Alexander S.

AU - Thakar, Aniruddha R.

AU - Uomoto, Alan

AU - Waddell, Patrick

AU - York, Donald G.

PY - 2002/2

Y1 - 2002/2

N2 - We present the first edition of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Catalog. The catalog consists of the 3814 objects (3000 discovered by the SDSS) in the initial SDSS public data release that have at least one emission line with a full width at half-maximum larger than 1000 km s-1, luminosities brighter than Mi* = -23, and highly reliable redshifts. The area covered by the catalog is 494 deg2; the majority of the objects were found in SDSS commissioning data using a multicolor selection technique. The quasar redshifts range from 0.15 to 5.03. For each object the catalog presents positions accurate to better than 0″.2 rms per coordinate, five-band (ugriz) CCD-based photometry with typical accuracy of 0.05 mag, radio and X-ray emission properties, and information on the morphology and selection method. Calibrated spectra of all objects in the catalog, covering the wavelength region 3800-9200 Å at a spectral resolution of 1800-2100, are also available. Since the quasars were selected during the commissioning period, a time when the quasar selection algorithm was undergoing frequent revisions, the sample is not homogeneous and is not intended for statistical analysis.

AB - We present the first edition of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Catalog. The catalog consists of the 3814 objects (3000 discovered by the SDSS) in the initial SDSS public data release that have at least one emission line with a full width at half-maximum larger than 1000 km s-1, luminosities brighter than Mi* = -23, and highly reliable redshifts. The area covered by the catalog is 494 deg2; the majority of the objects were found in SDSS commissioning data using a multicolor selection technique. The quasar redshifts range from 0.15 to 5.03. For each object the catalog presents positions accurate to better than 0″.2 rms per coordinate, five-band (ugriz) CCD-based photometry with typical accuracy of 0.05 mag, radio and X-ray emission properties, and information on the morphology and selection method. Calibrated spectra of all objects in the catalog, covering the wavelength region 3800-9200 Å at a spectral resolution of 1800-2100, are also available. Since the quasars were selected during the commissioning period, a time when the quasar selection algorithm was undergoing frequent revisions, the sample is not homogeneous and is not intended for statistical analysis.

KW - Catalogs

KW - Quasars: general

KW - Surveys

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0000274151&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0000274151&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1086/338434

DO - 10.1086/338434

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:0000274151

SN - 0004-6256

VL - 123

SP - 567

EP - 577

JO - Astronomical Journal

JF - Astronomical Journal

IS - 2 1754

ER -

The sloan digital sky survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Online availability

Library availability

Related links

Fingerprint

Cite this