Michael R. Blanton
A5071423709- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- SAS software applications and methods
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Astro and Planetary Science
New York University
2015-2024
University of Arizona
2012
Gemini North Observatory
2012
PulseRay (United States)
2012
The University of Texas at San Antonio
2012
University of Kentucky
2012
Milbank Memorial Fund
2010-2011
Harris Health System
2010
State University of New York at Potsdam
2009
Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz
2007
This paper describes the Seventh Data Release of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), marking completion original goals SDSS and end phase known as SDSS-II. It includes 11,663 deg2 imaging data, with most ∼2000 increment over previous data release lying in regions low Galactic latitude. The catalog contains five-band photometry for 357 million distinct objects. survey also repeat on a 120° long, 25 wide stripe along celestial equator Southern Cap, some covered by many 90 individual runs. We...
We measure cosmological parameters using the three-dimensional power spectrum $P(k)$ from over 200 000 galaxies in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) combination with Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) and other data. Our results are consistent a ``vanilla'' flat adiabatic cold dark matter model constant without tilt ${(n}_{s}=1),$ running tilt, tensor modes, or massive neutrinos. Adding SDSS information more than halves WMAP-only error bars on some parameters, tightening...
We present the large-scale correlation function measured from a spectroscopic sample of 46,748 luminous red galaxies Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The survey region covers 0.72 h-3 Gpc3 over 3816 deg2 and 0.16 < z 0.47, making it best yet for study structure. find well-detected peak in at 100 h-1 Mpc separation that is an excellent match to predicted shape location imprint recombination-epoch acoustic oscillations on low-redshift clustering matter. This detection demonstrates linear growth...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere collect spectra ≈106 galaxies, 100,000 quasars, 30,000 stars, serendipity targets. In 2001 June, SDSS released to general astronomical community its early data release, roughly 462 deg2 including almost 14 million detected objects 54,008 follow-up spectra. were collected in drift-scan mode five bandpasses (u, g, r, i, z); our 95% completeness...
We develop a new method to constrain the star formation histories, dust attenuation and stellar masses of galaxies. It is based on two absorption-line indices, 4000-Å break strength Balmer index HδA. Together, these indices allow us mean ages galaxies fractional mass formed in bursts over past few Gyr. A comparison with broad-band photometry then yields estimates mass. generate large library Monte Carlo realizations different including starbursts varying range metallicities. use this median...
Building on the legacy of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I and II), SDSS-III is a program four spectroscopic surveys three scientific themes: dark energy cosmological parameters, history structure Milky Way, population giant planets around other stars. In keeping with SDSS tradition, will provide regular public releases all its data, beginning Data Release 8 (DR8), which was made in 2011 January includes SDSS-I SDSS-II images spectra reprocessed latest pipelines calibrations produced for...
We present a one per cent measurement of the cosmic distance scale from detections baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in clustering galaxies Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, which is part Sloan Digital Sky Survey III. Our results come Data Release 11 (DR11) sample, containing nearly million and covering approximately 8500 square degrees redshift range 0.2 < |$z$| 0.7. also compare these with those publicly released DR9 DR10 samples. Assuming concordance Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM)...
We describe the algorithm that selects main sample of galaxies for spectroscopy in Sloan Digital Sky Survey from photometric data obtained by imaging survey. Galaxy properties are measured using Petrosian magnitude system, which measures flux apertures determined shape surface brightness profile. The metric aperture used is essentially independent cosmological dimming, foreground extinction, sky brightness, and galaxy central brightness. consists with r-band r < 17.77 half-light 24.5...
We measure the large-scale real-space power spectrum P(k) using a sample of 205,443 galaxies from Sloan Digital Sky Survey, covering 2417 square degrees with mean redshift z~0.1. employ matrix-based method pseudo-Karhunen-Loeve eigenmodes, producing uncorrelated minimum-variance measurements in 22 k-bands both clustering and its anisotropy due to redshift-space distortions, narrow well-behaved window functions range 0.02 h/Mpc < k 0.3h/Mpc. pay particular attention modeling, quantifying...
The third generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) took data from 2008 to 2014 using original SDSS wide-field imager, and an upgraded multi-object fiber-fed optical spectrograph, a new near-infrared high-resolution novel interferometer. All SDSS-III are now made public. In particular, this paper describes Data Release 11 (DR11) including all acquired through 2013 July, 12 (DR12) adding July (including included in previous releases), marking end observing. Relative our public...
Template fits to observed galaxy fluxes allow calculation of K-corrections and conversions among observations galaxies at various wavelengths. We present a method for creating model-based template sets given set heterogeneous photometric spectroscopic data. Our technique, nonnegative matrix factorization, is akin principal component analysis (PCA), except that it constrained produce templates, can use basis models (rather than the delta-function PCA), naturally handles uncertainties, missing...
Abstract We describe the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV (SDSS-IV), a project encompassing three major spectroscopic programs. The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 (APOGEE-2) is observing hundreds of thousands Milky Way stars at high resolution and signal-to-noise ratios in near-infrared. Mapping Nearby Galaxies (MaNGA) survey obtaining spatially resolved spectroscopy for nearby galaxies (median <?CDATA $z\sim 0.03$?> ). extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic (eBOSS)...
ABSTRACT The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) presents the first spectroscopic data from Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic (BOSS). This ninth release (DR9) of SDSS project includes 535,995 new galaxy spectra (median z ∼ 0.52), 102,100 quasar 2.32), and 90,897 stellar spectra, along with presented in previous releases. These were obtained BOSS spectrograph taken between 2009 December 2011 July. In addition, parameters pipeline, which determines radial velocities, surface temperatures,...
We measure the large-scale real-space power spectrum $P(k)$ using luminous red galaxies (LRGs) in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and use this measurement to sharpen constraints on cosmological parameters from Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). employ a matrix-based estimation method Pseudo-Karhunen-Lo\`eve eigenmodes, producing uncorrelated minimum-variance measurements 20 $k$-bands of both clustering its anisotropy due redshift-space distortions, with narrow well-behaved window...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) started a new phase in August 2008, with instrumentation and surveys focused on Galactic structure chemical evolution, measurements of the baryon oscillation feature clustering galaxies quasar Ly alpha forest, radial velocity search for planets around ~8000 stars. This paper describes first data release SDSS-III (and eighth counting from beginning SDSS). includes five-band imaging roughly 5200 deg^2 Southern Cap, bringing total footprint SDSS to 14,555...
The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) is designed to measure the scale of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in clustering matter over a larger volume than combined efforts all previous spectroscopic surveys large-scale structure. BOSS uses 1.5 million luminous galaxies as faint i = 19.9 10,000 deg2 BAO redshifts z < 0.7. Observations neutral hydrogen Lyα forest more 150,000 quasar spectra (g 22) will constrain redshift range 2.15 3.5. Early results from include first detection...
This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data release, imaging northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains images and parameters roughly 287 million objects over 9583 deg2, including scans a large range latitudes longitudes. also includes 1.27 spectra stars, galaxies, quasars, blank sky (for subtraction) selected 7425 deg2. release much more stellar spectroscopy than was available in previous releases detailed estimates temperatures,...
A survey that can cover the sky in optical bands over wide fields to faint magnitudes with a fast cadence will enable many of exciting science opportunities next decade. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) have an effective aperture 6.7 meters and imaging camera field view 9.6 deg^2, be devoted ten-year 20,000 deg^2 south +15 deg. Each pointing imaged 2000 times fifteen second exposures six broad from 0.35 1.1 microns, total point-source depth r~27.5. LSST Science Book describes basic...
Here we present the New York University Value-Added Galaxy Catalog (NYU-VAGC), a catalog of local galaxies (mostly below redshift about 0.3) based on set publicly-released surveys (including 2dFGRS, 2MASS, PSCz, FIRST, and RC3) matched to Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 2. Excluding areas masked by bright stars, photometric sample covers 3514 square degrees spectroscopic 2627 (with 85% completeness). Earlier, proprietary versions this have formed basis many SDSS investigations...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its Second Data Release. This data release consists of 3324 deg2 five-band (ugriz) imaging with photometry for over 88 million unique objects, 367,360 spectra galaxies, quasars, stars, calibrating blank sky patches selected 2627 this area, tables measured parameters from these data. reach a depth r ≈ 22.2 (95% completeness limit point sources) are photometrically astrometrically calibrated to 2% rms 100 mas per...
We present the cosmological implications from final measurements of clustering using galaxies, quasars, and Ly$\alpha$ forests completed Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) lineage experiments in large-scale structure. These experiments, composed data SDSS, SDSS-II, BOSS, eBOSS, offer independent baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) angular-diameter distances Hubble relative to sound horizon, $r_d$, eight different samples six growth rate parameter, $f\sigma_8$, redshift-space distortions (RSD)....
This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The release includes five-band photometric for 180 million objects selected over 6670 deg2 and 673,280 spectra galaxies, quasars, stars from 4783 those imaging using standard SDSS target selection algorithms. These numbers represent a roughly 27% increment Third Release; previous releases are included in present release. also an additional 131,840...
We use a complete sample of about 140,000 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to study size distribution and its dependence on their luminosity, stellar mass, morphological type.The large SDSS database provides statistics unprecedented accuracy.For each type galaxy, at given luminosity (or mass) is well described by log-normal function, characterized median R dispersion σ ln .For late-type galaxies, there characteristic M r,0 ∼ -20.5 (assuming h = 0.7) corresponding mass 0 10...