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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II supernova survey: Technical summary
Astronomical Journal, Volume 135, No. 1, Year 2008
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II (SDSS-II) has embarked on a multi-year project to identify and measure light curves for intermediate-redshift (0.05 < z < 0.35) Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using repeated five-band (ugriz) imaging over an area of 300 sq. deg. The survey region is a stripe 2.5° wide centered on the celestial equator in the Southern Galactic Cap that has been imaged numerous times in earlier years, enabling construction of a deep reference image for the discovery of new objects. Supernova imaging observations are being acquired between September 1 and November 30 of 2005-7. During the first two seasons, each region was imaged on average every five nights. Spectroscopic follow-up observations to determine supernova type and redshift are carried out on a large number of telescopes. In its first two three-month seasons, the survey has discovered and measured light curves for 327 spectroscopically confirmed SNe Ia, 30 probable SNe Ia, 14 confirmed SNe Ib/c, 32 confirmed SNe II, plus a large number of photometrically identified SNe Ia, 94 of which have host-galaxy spectra taken so far. This paper provides an overview of the project and briefly describes the observations completed during the first two seasons of operation. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
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
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 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Doi, Mamoru
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
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
Marriner, John P.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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
Romani, Roger W.R.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Sako, Masao
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
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
Zheng, C.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Annis, James T.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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
Boroski, William N.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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
Edmondson, Edward M.
United Kingdom, Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Elson, Edward C.
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
Gueth, Tina
United States, Las Cruces
New Mexico State University
Gunn, James E.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University Observatory
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
Ivezic, Zeljko
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kahn, Steven M.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Kaplan, Jared
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University Jefferson Physical Laboratory
Kent, Stephen M.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
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
Krön, Richard G.
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Krzesiński, Jurek
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny Im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej
Lamenti, Dennis
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco State University
Leloudas, Giorgos
Denmark, Copenhagen
Niels Bohr Institutet
Lin, Huan
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Long, Daniel C.
United States, Sunspot
Apache Point Observatory
Lucey, John R.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Lupton, Robert H.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University Observatory
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
Mendez, Javier
Spain, Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
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
Rockosi, Constance M.
United States, Mount Hamilton
Lick Observatory
Römer, Anita Kathy
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Ruíz-Lapuente, Pilar
Spain, Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
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
Stoughton, Chris
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Stritzinger, Maximilian D.
Denmark, Copenhagen
Niels Bohr Institutet
SubbaRao, Mark U.
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago
Tucker, Douglas L.
United States, Batavia
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Väisänen, Petri S.M.
South Africa, Cape Town
South African Astronomical Observatory
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
Statistics
Citations: 99
Authors: 99
Affiliations: 43
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/338
ISSN:
00046256
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
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