articleThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesAug 27, 2020BRONZE OA

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Catalog: Sixteenth Data Release

BWBrad W. LykeANAlexandra N. HigleyJNJ. N. McLaneDPDanielle P. SchurhammerADAdam D. Myers

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Abstract

Abstract We present the final Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV (SDSS-IV) quasar catalog from Data Release 16 of the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS). This catalog comprises the largest selection of spectroscopically confirmed quasars to date. The full catalog includes two subcatalogs (the current versions are DR16Q_v4 and DR16Q_Superset_v3 at https://data.sdss.org/sas/dr16/eboss/qso/DR16Q/ ): a “superset” of all SDSS-IV/eBOSS objects targeted as quasars containing 1,440,615 observations and a quasar-only catalog containing 750,414 quasars, including 225,082 new quasars appearing in an SDSS data release for the first time, as well as known quasars from SDSS-I/II/III. We present automated…

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  • BW
    Brad W. LykeCorresponding

    University of Wyoming

  • AN
    Alexandra N. Higley

    University of Wyoming

  • JN
    J. N. McLane

    University of Wyoming

  • DP
    Danielle P. Schurhammer

    University of Wyoming

  • AD
    Adam D. Myers

    University of Wyoming

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  • Quasar
  • Redshift
  • Sky
  • Galaxy
  • OVV quasar
  • Red shift
  • Active galactic nucleus
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