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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
First-year spectroscopy for the sloan digital sky survey-ii supernova survey
Astronomical Journal, Volume 135, No. 5, Year 2008
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This paper presents spectroscopy of supernovae (SNe) discovered in the first season of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II SN Survey. This program searches for and measures multi-band light curves of SNe in the redshift range z = 0.05-0.4, complementing existing surveys at lower and higher redshifts. Our goal is to better characterize the SN population, with a particular focus on SNe Ia, improving their utility as cosmological distance indicators and as probes of dark energy. Our SN spectroscopy program features rapid-response observations using telescopes of a range of apertures, and provides confirmation of the SN and host-galaxy types as well as precise redshifts. We describe here the target identification and prioritization, data reduction, redshift measurement, and classification of 129 SNe Ia, 16 spectroscopically probable SNe Ia, 7 SNe Ib/c, and 11 SNe II from the first season. We also describe our efforts to measure and remove the substantial host-galaxy contamination existing in the majority of our SN spectra. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zheng, C.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Romani, Roger W.R.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Sako, Masao
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Marriner, John P.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Bassett, Bruce A.C.C.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, Cape Town
South African Astronomical Observatory
Becker, Andrew C.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Choi, Changsu
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Cinabro, David A.
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University
Dejongh, Fritz
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
DePoy, Darren L.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Dilday, Benjamin
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
United States, Chicago
The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Doi, Mamoru
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Frieman, Joshua A.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Chicago
The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Garnavich, Peter M.
United States, Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Hogan, Craig J.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Holtzman, Jon A.
United States, Las Cruces
New Mexico State University
Im, Myungshin
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Jha, Saurabh W.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Kessler, Richard S.
United States, Chicago
The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Konishi, Kohki
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Lampeitl, Hubert
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Marshall, Jennifer L.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
McGinnis, David
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Miknaitis, Gajus
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Nichol, Robert C.
United Kingdom, Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Prieto, José Luis
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Riess, Adam G.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Richmond, Michael W.
United States, Rochester
Rochester Institute of Technology
P. Schneider, Donald P.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Smith, Matthew W.L.
United Kingdom, Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Takanashi, Naohiro
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Tokita, Kouichi
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
van der Heyden, Kurt J.
South Africa, Cape Town
South African Astronomical Observatory
Yasuda, Naoki
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Assef, Roberto J.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Barentine, John C.
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Bender, Ralf
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Blandford, Rogerd D.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bremer, Malcolm N.
United Kingdom, Bristol
University of Bristol
Brewington, Howard J.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Collins, Christopher A.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
Crotts, Arlin
United States, New York
Columbia University
Dembicky, Jack
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Eastman, Jason D.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Edge, Alastair C.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Elson, Edward C.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, Cape Town
South African Astronomical Observatory
Eyler, Michael E.
United States, Annapolis
Us Naval Academy
Filippenko, Alexei V.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Foley, Ryan J.F.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Frank, Stephan
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Goobar, Ariel M.
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Harvanek, Michael
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
United States, Flagstaff
Lowell Observatory
Hopp, Ulrich
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Ihara, Yutaka
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Kahn, Steven M.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Ketzeback, William
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Kleinman, Scott J.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Japan, Mitaka
National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Kollatschny, Wolfram
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Krzesiński, Jurek
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny Im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej
Leloudas, Giorgos
Denmark, Copenhagen
Niels Bohr Institutet
Long, Daniel C.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Lucey, John R.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Malanushenko, Elena
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Malanushenko, Viktor P.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
McMillan, Russet J.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Morgan, Christopher W.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
United States, Annapolis
Us Naval Academy
Morokuma, Tomoki
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Japan, Mitaka
National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Nitta, Atsuko
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
United States, Hilo
Gemini Observatory
Östman, Linda
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Pan, Kaike
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Römer, Anita Kathy
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Saurage, Gabrelle
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Schlesinger, Katie
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Snedden, Stephanie A.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Sollerman, Jesper
Denmark, Copenhagen
Niels Bohr Institutet
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Stritzinger, Maximilian D.
Denmark, Copenhagen
Niels Bohr Institutet
Watson, Linda C.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Watters, Shannon
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Wheeler, J. Craig
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
York, Donald G.
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Statistics
Citations: 80
Authors: 80
Affiliations: 38
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/0004-6256/135/5/1766
ISSN:
00046256
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