The [CLC][ITAL]u[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]g[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]r[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]i[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]z[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′ Standard-Star System

A. Smith, J.; L. Tucker, D.; Kent, S.; Richmond, M.; Fukugita, M.; Ichikawa, Takashi; Ichikawa, Shinichi; M. Jorgensen, A.; Uomoto, Alan; E. Gunn, James; Hamabe, Masaru; Watanabe, Masaru; Tolea, Alin; A. Henden, A.; Annis, J.; R. Pier, Jeffrey; A. McKay, Timothy; Brinkmann, J.; Chen, Bing; A. Holtzman, Jon; Shimasaku, Kazuhiro; G. York, Donald

doi:10.1086/339311

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The [CLC][ITAL]u[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]g[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]r[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]i[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′[CLC][ITAL]z[/ITAL][/CLC][arcmin]′ Standard-Star System

Published in The Astronomical Journal • Apr 1, 2002

Authors:

J. A. Smith

D. L. Tucker

S. Kent

Abstract

We present the 158 standard stars that define theu'g'r'i'z' photometric system. These stars form the basis for the photometric calibration of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The defining instrument system and filters, the observing process, the reduction techniques, and the software used to create the...

Subject

Physics

Stars

Star (game theory)

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