Astrophysical: Methods

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    The SDSS-III APOGEE Spectral Line List for H-band Spectroscopy
    We present the H-band spectral line lists adopted by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE). The APOGEE line lists comprise...
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    The SDSS-III BOSS quasar lens survey: discovery of 13 gravitationally lensed quasars
    We report the discovery of 13 confirmed two-image quasar lenses from a systematic search for gravitationally lensed quasars in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation...
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    The SDSS-IV Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Quasar Target Selection
    As part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) IV the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) will improve measurements of the cosmological...
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    The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. I. Description and Comparison of Individual Methods
    We describe the development and implementation of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Exploration and Understanding (SEGUE) Stellar Parameter Pipeline (SSPP). The...
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    The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. II. Validation with Galactic Globular and Open Clusters
    We validate the accuracy and precision of the current SEGUE (Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration) Stellar Parameter Pipeline (SSPP)...
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    The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. III. Comparison with High-Resolution Spectroscopy of SDSS/SEGUE Field Stars
    We report high-resolution spectroscopy of 125 field stars previously observed as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and its program for Galactic studies, the...
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    The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. V. Estimation of Alpha-element Abundance Ratios from Low-resolution SDSS/SEGUE Stellar Spectra
    We present a method for the determination of [α/Fe] ratios from low-resolution (R = 2000) SDSS/SEGUE stellar spectra. By means of a star-by-star comparison with...
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    The sensitivity of harassment to orbit: mass loss from early-type dwarfs in galaxy clusters
    We conduct a comprehensive numerical study of the orbital dependence of harassment on early-type dwarfs consisting of 168 different orbits within a realistic...
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    The Sloan Digital Sky Survey extended point spread functions
    A robust and extended characterization of the point spread function (PSF) is crucial to extract the photometric information produced by deep imaging surveys...