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2. The Fifteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release of MaNGA-derived Quantities, Data Visualization Tools, and Stellar Library

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Aguado, DS, Ahumada, R, Almeida, A, Anderson, SF, Andrews, BH, Anguiano, B, Ortiz, EA, Aragón-Salamanca, A, Argudo-Fernández, M, Aubert, M, Avila-Reese, V, Badenes, C, Barboza Rembold, S, Barger, K, Barrera-Ballesteros, J, Bates, D, Bautista, J, Beaton, RL, Beers, TC, Belfiore, F, Bernardi, M, Bershady, M, Beutler, F, Bird, J, Bizyaev, D, Blanc, GA, Blanton, MR, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Boquien, M, Borissova, J, Bovy, J, Nielsen Brandt, W, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Bundy, K, Burgasser, A, Byler, N, Cano Diaz, M, Cappellari, M, Carrera, R, Cervantes Sodi, B, Chen, Y, Cherinka, B, Doohyun Choi, P, Chung, H, Coffey, D, Comerford, JM, Comparat, J, Covey, K, Da Silva Ilha, G, Da Costa, L, Sophia Dai, Y, Damke, G, Darling, J, Davies, R, Dawson, K, De Sainte Agathe, V, Deconto Machado, A, Del Moro, A, De Lee, N, Diamond-Stanic, AM, Dominguez Sánchez, H, Donor, J, Drory, N, Du Mas Des Bourboux, H, Duckworth, C, Dwelly, T, Ebelke, G, Emsellem, E, Escoffier, S, Fernández-Trincado, JG, Feuillet, D, Fischer, JL, Fleming, SW, Fraser-Mckelvie, A, Freischlad, G, Frinchaboy, PM, Fu, H, Galbany, L, Garcia-Dias, R, Garcia-Hernández, DA, Alberto Garma Oehmichen, L, Antonio Geimba Maia, M, Gil-Marin, H, Grabowski, K, Gu, M, Guo, H, Ha, J, Harrington, E, Hasselquist, S, Hayes, CR, Hearty, F, Hernandez Toledo, H, Hicks, H, Hogg, DW, Holley-Bockelmann, K, Holtzman, JA, Hsieh, BC, and Hunt, JAS

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atlases, catalogs, surveys, astro-ph.IM, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Abstract

Twenty years have passed since first light for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Here, we release data taken by the fourth phase of SDSS (SDSS-IV) across its first three years of operation (2014 July-2017 July). This is the third data release for SDSS-IV, and the 15th from SDSS (Data Release Fifteen; DR15). New data come from MaNGA - we release 4824 data cubes, as well as the first stellar spectra in the MaNGA Stellar Library (MaStar), the first set of survey-supported analysis products (e.g., stellar and gas kinematics, emission-line and other maps) from the MaNGA Data Analysis Pipeline, and a new data visualization and access tool we call "Marvin." The next data release, DR16, will include new data from both APOGEE-2 and eBOSS; those surveys release no new data here, but we document updates and corrections to their data processing pipelines. The release is cumulative; it also includes the most recent reductions and calibrations of all data taken by SDSS since first light. In this paper, we describe the location and format of the data and tools and cite technical references describing how it was obtained and processed. The SDSS website (www.sdss.org) has also been updated, providing links to data downloads, tutorials, and examples of data use. Although SDSS-IV will continue to collect astronomical data until 2020, and will be followed by SDSS-V (2020-2025), we end this paper by describing plans to ensure the sustainability of the SDSS data archive for many years beyond the collection of data.

Published
2019

4. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Catalog: Fourteenth Data Release

Author

Pâris, I., Petitjean, P., Aubourg, E., Myers, A. D., Streblyanska, A., Lyke, B. W., Anderson, S. F., Armengaud, E., Bautista, J., Blanton, M. R., Blomqvist, M., Brinkmann, J., Brownstein, J. R., Brandt, W. N., Burtin, E., Dawson, K., de la Torre, S., Georgakakis, A., Gil-Marin, H., Green, P. J., Hall, P. B., Kneib, J. -P., LaMassa, S. M., Goff, J. -M. Le, MacLeod, C., Mariappan, V., McGreer, I. D., Merloni, A., Noterdaeme, P., Delabrouille, N. Palanque, Percival, W. J., Ross, A. J., Rossi, G., Schneider, D. P., Seo, H. -J., Tojeiro, R., Weaver, B. A., Weijmans, A. -M., Yèche, C., Zarrouk, P., and Zhao, G. -B.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract

We present the Data Release 14 Quasar catalog (DR14Q) from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV (SDSS-IV). This catalog includes all SDSS-IV/eBOSS objects that were spectroscopically targeted as quasar candidates and that are confirmed as quasars via a new automated procedure combined with a partial visual inspection of spectra, have luminosities $M_{\rm i} \left[ z=2 \right] < -20.5$ (in a $\Lambda$CDM cosmology with $H_0 = 70 \ {\rm km \ s^{-1} \ Mpc ^{-1}}$, $\Omega_{\rm M} = 0.3$, and $\Omega_{\rm \Lambda} = 0.7$), and either display at least one emission line with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) larger than $500 \ {\rm km \ s^{-1}}$ or, if not, have interesting/complex absorption features. The catalog also includes previously spectroscopically-confirmed quasars from SDSS-I, II and III. The catalog contains 526,356 quasars 144,046 are new discoveries since the beginning of SDSS-IV) detected over 9,376 deg$^2$ (2,044 deg$^2$ having new spectroscopic data available) with robust identification and redshift measured by a combination of principal component eigenspectra. The catalog is estimated to have about 0.5% contamination. The catalog identifies 21,877 broad absorption line quasars and lists their characteristics. For each object, the catalog presents SDSS five-band CCD-based photometry with typical accuracy of 0.03 mag. The catalog also contains X-ray, ultraviolet, near-infrared, and radio emission properties of the quasars, when available, from other large-area surveys., Comment: Accepted for publication in A&A. The catalog is available at https://data.sdss.org/sas/dr14/eboss/qso/DR14Q/DR14Q_v4_4.fits

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2017
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5. The fourteenth data release of the sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the extended baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey and from the second phase of the apache point observatory galactic evolution experiment

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Abolfathi, B, Aguado, DS, Aguilar, G, Prieto, CA, Almeida, A, Ananna, TT, Anders, F, Anderson, SF, Andrews, BH, Anguiano, B, Aragón-Salamanca, A, Argudo-Fernández, M, Armengaud, E, Ata, M, Aubourg, E, Avila-Reese, V, Badenes, C, Bailey, S, Balland, C, Barger, KA, Barrera-Ballesteros, J, Bartosz, C, Bastien, F, Bates, D, Baumgarten, F, Bautista, J, Beaton, R, Beers, TC, Belfiore, F, Bender, CF, Bernardi, M, Bershady, MA, Beutler, F, Bird, JC, Bizyaev, D, Blanc, GA, Blanton, MR, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Boquien, M, Borissova, J, Bovy, J, Bradna Diaz, CA, Nielsen Brandt, W, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Bundy, K, Burgasser, AJ, Burtin, E, Busca, NG, Canãs, CI, Cano-Diáz, M, Cappellari, M, Carrera, R, Casey, AR, Sodi, BC, Chen, Y, Cherinka, B, Chiappini, C, Choi, PD, Chojnowski, D, Chuang, CH, Chung, H, Clerc, N, Cohen, RE, Comerford, JM, Comparat, J, Do Nascimento, JC, Da Costa, L, Cousinou, MC, Covey, K, Crane, JD, Cruz-Gonzalez, I, Cunha, K, Ilha, GDS, Damke, GJ, Darling, J, Davidson, JW, Dawson, K, De Icaza Lizaola, MAC, MacOrra, ADL, De La Torre, S, De Lee, N, Sainte Agathe, VD, Deconto MacHado, A, Dell'Agli, F, Delubac, T, Diamond-Stanic, AM, Donor, J, Downes, JJ, Drory, N, Mas Des Bourboux, HD, Duckworth, CJ, Dwelly, T, Dyer, J, Ebelke, G, Eigenbrot, AD, Eisenstein, DJ, Elsworth, YP, and Emsellem, E

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atlases, catalogs, surveys, astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.IM, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Abstract

The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) has been in operation since 2014 July. This paper describes the second data release from this phase, and the 14th from SDSS overall (making this Data Release Fourteen or DR14). This release makes the data taken by SDSS-IV in its first two years of operation (2014-2016 July) public. Like all previous SDSS releases, DR14 is cumulative, including the most recent reductions and calibrations of all data taken by SDSS since the first phase began operations in 2000. New in DR14 is the first public release of data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey; the first data from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory (APO) Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE-2), including stellar parameter estimates from an innovative data-driven machine-learning algorithm known as "The Cannon"; and almost twice as many data cubes from the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey as were in the previous release (N = 2812 in total). This paper describes the location and format of the publicly available data from the SDSS-IV surveys. We provide references to the important technical papers describing how these data have been taken (both targeting and observation details) and processed for scientific use. The SDSS web site (www.sdss.org) has been updated for this release and provides links to data downloads, as well as tutorials and examples of data use. SDSS-IV is planning to continue to collect astronomical data until 2020 and will be followed by SDSS-V.

Published
2018

6. The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Author

Albareti, FD, Prieto, CA, Almeida, A, Anders, F, Anderson, S, Andrews, BH, Aragón-Salamanca, A, Argudo-Fernández, M, Armengaud, E, Aubourg, E, Avila-Reese, V, Badenes, C, Bailey, S, Barbuy, B, Barger, K, Barrera-Ballesteros, J, Bartosz, C, Basu, S, Bates, D, Battaglia, G, Baumgarten, F, Baur, J, Bautista, J, Beers, TC, Belfiore, F, Bershady, M, De Lis, SB, Bird, JC, Bizyaev, D, Blanc, GA, Blanton, M, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Borissova, J, Bovy, J, Brandt, WN, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Bundy, K, Burtin, E, Busca, NG, Chavez, HOC, Diaz, MC, Cappellari, M, Carrera, R, Chen, Y, Cherinka, B, Cheung, E, Chiappini, C, Chojnowski, D, Chuang, CH, Chung, H, Cirolini, RF, Clerc, N, Cohen, RE, Comerford, JM, Comparat, J, Correa Do Nascimento, J, Cousinou, MC, Covey, K, Crane, JD, Croft, R, Cunha, K, Darling, J, Davidson, JW, Dawson, K, Da Costa, L, Da Silva Ilha, G, Machado, AD, Delubac, T, De Lee, N, De La Macorra, A, De La Torre, S, Diamond-Stanic, AM, Donor, J, Downes, JJ, Drory, N, Du, C, Du Mas Des Bourboux, H, Dwelly, T, Ebelke, G, Eigenbrot, A, Eisenstein, DJ, Elsworth, YP, Emsellem, E, Eracleous, M, Escoffier, S, Evans, ML, Falcón-Barroso, J, Fan, X, Favole, G, Fernandez-Alvar, E, Fernandez-Trincado, JG, Feuillet, D, Fleming, SW, Font-Ribera, A, Freischlad, G, Frinchaboy, P, Fu, H, and Gao, Y

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atlases, catalogs, surveys, astro-ph.GA, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Abstract

The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) began observations in 2014 July. It pursues three core programs: the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 (APOGEE-2), Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA), and the Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS). As well as its core program, eBOSS contains two major subprograms: the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey (TDSS) and the SPectroscopic IDentification of ERosita Sources (SPIDERS). This paper describes the first data release from SDSS-IV, Data Release 13 (DR13). DR13 makes publicly available the first 1390 spatially resolved integral field unit observations of nearby galaxies from MaNGA. It includes new observations from eBOSS, completing the Sloan Extended QUasar, Emission-line galaxy, Luminous red galaxy Survey (SEQUELS), which also targeted variability-selected objects and X-ray-selected objects. DR13 includes new reductions of the SDSS-III BOSS data, improving the spectrophotometric calibration and redshift classification, and new reductions of the SDSS-III APOGEE-1 data, improving stellar parameters for dwarf stars and cooler stars. DR13 provides more robust and precise photometric calibrations. Value-added target catalogs relevant for eBOSS, TDSS, and SPIDERS and an updated red-clump catalog for APOGEE are also available. This paper describes the location and format of the data and provides references to important technical papers. The SDSS web site, http://www.sdss.org, provides links to the data, tutorials, examples of data access, and extensive documentation of the reduction and analysis procedures. DR13 is the first of a scheduled set that will contain new data and analyses from the planned ∼6 yr operations of SDSS-IV.

Published
2017

7. Baryon acoustic oscillations from the complete SDSS-III Ly α -quasar cross-correlation function at z = 2.4

Author

Du Mas Des Bourboux, H, Le Goff, JM, Blomqvist, M, Busca, NG, Guy, J, Rich, J, Yèche, C, Bautista, JE, Burtin, É, Dawson, KS, Eisenstein, DJ, Font-Ribera, A, Kirkby, D, Miralda-Escudé, J, Noterdaeme, P, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pâris, I, Petitjean, P, Pérez-Ràfols, I, Pieri, MM, Ross, NP, Schlegel, DJ, Schneider, DP, Slosar, AE, Weinberg, DH, and Zarrouk, P

Subjects
cosmological parameters, dark energy, large-scale structure of Universe, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

We present a measurement of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the cross-correlation of quasars with the Lyα-forest flux transmission at a mean redshift of z = 2.40. The measurement uses the complete Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) data sample: 168 889 forests and 234 367 quasars from the SDSS data release DR12. In addition to the statistical improvement on our previous study using DR11, we have implemented numerous improvements at the analysis level enabling a more accurate measurement of this cross-correlation. We have also developed the first simulations of the cross-correlation that allow us to test different aspects of our data analysis and to search for potential systematic errors in the determination of the BAO peak position. We measure the two ratios DH(z = 2.40) /rd = 9.01 ± 0.36 and DM(z = 2.40) /rd = 35.7 ± 1.7, where the errors include marginalization over the non-linear velocity of quasars and the cross-correlation of metals and quasars, among other effects. These results are within 1.8σ of the prediction of the flat-ΛCDM model describing the observed cosmic microwave background anisotropies. We combine this study with the Lyα-forest auto-correlation function, yielding DH(z = 2.40) /rd = 8.94 ± 0.22 and DM(z = 2.40) /rd = 36.6 ± 1.2, within 2.3σ of the same flat-ΛCDM model.

Published
2017

8. Measurement of baryon acoustic oscillation correlations at z = 2.3 with SDSS DR12 Ly α-Forests

Author

Bautista, JE, Busca, NG, Guy, J, Rich, J, Blomqvist, M, Du Mas Des Bourboux, H, Pieri, MM, Font-Ribera, A, Bailey, S, Delubac, T, Kirkby, D, Le Goff, JM, Margala, D, Slosar, A, Vazquez, JA, Brownstein, JR, Dawson, KS, Eisenstein, DJ, Miralda-Escudé, J, Noterdaeme, P, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pâris, I, Petitjean, P, Ross, NP, Schneider, DP, Weinberg, DH, and Yèche, C

Subjects
cosmological parameters, dark energy, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

We have used flux-transmission correlations in Lyα forests to measure the imprint of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). The study uses spectra of 157 783 quasars in the redshift range 2:1 ≤ z ≤ 3:5 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data release 12 (DR12). Besides the statistical improvements on our previous studies using SDSS DR9 and DR11, we have implemented numerous improvements in the analysis procedure, allowing us to construct a physical model of the correlation function and to investigate potential systematic errors in the determination of the BAO peak position. The Hubble distance, DH = c=H(z), relative to the sound horizon is DH(z = 2:33)=rd = 9:07 ± 0:31. The best-determined combination of comoving angular-diameter distance, DM, and the Hubble distance is found to be D0:7 H D0:3 M =rd = 13:94±0:35. This value is 1:028±0:026 times the prediction of the flat-ΛCDM model consistent with the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy spectrum. The errors include marginalization over the effects of unidentified high-density absorption systems and fluctuations in ultraviolet ionizing radiation. Independently of the CMB measurements, the combination of our results and other BAO observations determine the open-ΛCDM density parameters to be ΩM = 0:296 ± 0:029, ΩΛ = 0:699 ± 0:100 and Ωk = -0:002 ± 0:119.

Published
2017

9. Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe

Author

Blanton, MR, Bershady, MA, Abolfathi, B, Albareti, FD, Prieto, CA, Almeida, A, Alonso-García, J, Anders, F, Anderson, SF, Andrews, B, Aquino-Ortíz, E, Aragón-Salamanca, A, Argudo-Fernández, M, Armengaud, E, Aubourg, E, Avila-Reese, V, Badenes, C, Bailey, S, Barger, KA, Barrera-Ballesteros, J, Bartosz, C, Bates, D, Baumgarten, F, Bautista, J, Beaton, R, Beers, TC, Belfiore, F, Bender, CF, Berlind, AA, Bernardi, M, Beutler, F, Bird, JC, Bizyaev, D, Blanc, GA, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Boquien, M, Borissova, J, Bosch, RVD, Bovy, J, Brandt, WN, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Bundy, K, Burgasser, AJ, Burtin, E, Busca, NG, Cappellari, M, Carigi, MLD, Carlberg, JK, Rosell, AC, Carrera, R, Chanover, NJ, Cherinka, B, Cheung, E, Chew, YGM, Chiappini, C, Choi, PD, Chojnowski, D, Chuang, CH, Chung, H, Cirolini, RF, Clerc, N, Cohen, RE, Comparat, J, Costa, LD, Cousinou, MC, Covey, K, Crane, JD, Croft, RAC, Cruz-Gonzalez, I, Cuadra, DG, Cunha, K, Damke, GJ, Darling, J, Davies, R, Dawson, K, Macorra, ADL, Dell'Agli, F, Lee, ND, Delubac, T, Mille, FD, Diamond-Stanic, A, Cano-Díaz, M, Donor, J, Downes, JJ, Drory, N, Bourboux, HDMD, Duckworth, CJ, Dwelly, T, Dyer, J, Ebelke, G, Eigenbrot, AD, Eisenstein, DJ, Emsellem, E, Eracleous, M, Escoffier, S, Evans, ML, Fan, X, and Fernández-Alvar, E

Subjects
cosmology: observations, galaxies: general, Galaxy: general, instrumentation: spectrographs, stars: general, surveys, astro-ph.GA, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
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 of Milky Way stars at high resolution and high signal-to-noise ratios in the near-infrared. The Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) survey is obtaining spatially resolved spectroscopy for thousands of nearby galaxies (median z ∼ 0.03). The extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) is mapping the galaxy, quasar, and neutral gas distributions between z ~ 0.6 and 3.5 to constrain cosmology using baryon acoustic oscillations, redshift space distortions, and the shape of the power spectrum. Within eBOSS, we are conducting two major subprograms: the SPectroscopic IDentification of eROSITA Sources (SPIDERS), investigating X-ray AGNs and galaxies in X-ray clusters, and the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey (TDSS), obtaining spectra of variable sources. All programs use the 2.5 m Sloan Foundation Telescope at the Apache Point Observatory; observations there began in Summer 2014. APOGEE-2 also operates a second near-infrared spectrograph at the 2.5 m du Pont Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, with observations beginning in early 2017. Observations at both facilities are scheduled to continue through 2020. In keeping with previous SDSS policy, SDSS-IV provides regularly scheduled public data releases; the first one, Data Release 13, was made available in 2016 July.

Published
2017

11. The wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation

Author

Jin, S, Trager, S, Dalton, G, Aguerri, J, Drew, J, Falcón-Barroso, J, Gänsicke, B, Hill, V, Iovino, A, Pieri, M, Poggianti, B, Smith, D, Vallenari, A, Abrams, D, Aguado, D, Antoja, T, Aragón-Salamanca, A, Ascasibar, Y, Babusiaux, C, Balcells, M, Barrena, R, Battaglia, G, Belokurov, V, Bensby, T, Bonifacio, P, Bragaglia, A, Carrasco, E, Carrera, R, Cornwell, D, Domínguez-Palmero, L, Duncan, K, Famaey, B, Fari na, C, Gonzalez, O, Guest, S, Hatch, N, Hess, K, Hoskin, M, Irwin, M, Knapen, J, Koposov, S, Kuchner, U, Laigle, C, Lewis, J, Longhetti, M, Lucatello, S, Méndez-Abreu, J, Mercurio, A, Molaeinezhad, A, Monguió, M, Morrison, S, Murphy, D, de Arriba, L, Pérez, I, Pérez-Ràfols, I, Picó, S, Raddi, R, Romero-Gómez, M, Royer, F, Siebert, A, Seabroke, G, Som, D, Terrett, D, Thomas, G, Wesson, R, Worley, C, Alfaro, E, Prieto, C, Alonso-Santiago, J, Amos, N, Ashley, R, Balaguer-Nú nez, L, Balbinot, E, Bellazzini, M, Benn, C, Berlanas, S, Bernard, E, Best, P, Bettoni, D, Bianco, A, Bishop, G, Blomqvist, M, Boeche, C, Bolzonella, M, Bonoli, S, Bosma, A, Britavskiy, N, Busarello, G, Caffau, E, Cantat-Gaudin, T, Castro-Ginard, A, Couto, G, Carbajo-Hijarrubia, J, Carter, D, Casamiquela, L, Conrado, A, Corcho-Caballero, P, Costantin, L, Deason, A, de Burgos, A, De Grandi, S, Di Matteo, P, Domínguez-Gómez, J, Dorda, R, Drake, A, Dutta, R, Erkal, D, Feltzing, S, Ferré-Mateu, A, Feuillet, D, Figueras, F, Fossati, M, Franciosini, E, Frasca, A, Fumagalli, M, Gallazzi, A, García-Benito, R, Fusillo, N, Gebran, M, Gilbert, J, Gledhill, T, Delgado, R, Greimel, R, Guarcello, M, Guerra, J, Gullieuszik, M, Haines, C, Hardcastle, M, Harris, A, Haywood, M, Helmi, A, Hernandez, N, Herrero, A, Hughes, S, Irsic, V, Jablonka, P, Jarvis, M, Jordi, C, Kondapally, R, Kordopatis, G, Krogager, J, Barbera, F, Lam, M, Larsen, S, Lemasle, B, Lewis, I, Lhomé, E, Lind, K, Lodi, M, Longobardi, A, Lonoce, I, Magrini, L, Apellániz, J, Marchal, O, Marco, A, Martin, N, Matsuno, T, Maurogordato, S, Merluzzi, P, Miralda-Escudé, J, Molinari, E, Monari, G, Morelli, L, Mottram, C, Naylor, T, Negueruela, I, Onorbe, J, Pancino, E, Peirani, S, Peletier, R, Pozzetti, L, Rainer, M, Ramos, P, Read, S, Rossi, E, Röttgering, H, Rubi no-Martín, J, Montes, J, Juan, J, Sanna, N, Schallig, E, Schiavon, R, Schultheis, M, Serra, P, Shimwell, T, Simón-Díaz, S, Smith, R, Sordo, R, Sorini, D, Soubiran, C, Starkenburg, E, Steele, I, Stott, J, Stuik, R, Tolstoy, E, Tortora, C, Tsantaki, M, Van der Swaelmen, M, van Weeren, R, Vergani, D, Verheijen, M, Verro, K, Vink, J, Vioque, M, Walcher, C, Walton, N, Wegg, C, Weijmans, A, Williams, W, Wilson, A, Wright, N, Xylakis-Dornbusch, T, Youakim, K, Zibetti, S, Zurita, C, Jin, Shoko, Trager, Scott C, Dalton, Gavin B, Aguerri, J Alfonso L, Drew, J E, Falcón-Barroso, Jesús, Gänsicke, Boris T, Hill, Vanessa, Iovino, Angela, Pieri, Matthew M, Poggianti, Bianca M, Smith, D J B, Vallenari, Antonella, Abrams, Don Carlos, Aguado, David S, Antoja, Teresa, Aragón-Salamanca, Alfonso, Ascasibar, Yago, Babusiaux, Carine, Balcells, Marc, Battaglia, Giuseppina, Belokurov, Vasily, Bensby, Thomas, Bonifacio, Piercarlo, Bragaglia, Angela, Carrasco, Esperanza, Carrera, Ricardo, Cornwell, Daniel J, Domínguez-Palmero, Lilian, Duncan, Kenneth J, Famaey, Benoit, Fari na, Cecilia, Gonzalez, Oscar A, Guest, Steve, Hatch, Nina A, Hess, Kelley M, Hoskin, Matthew J, Irwin, Mike, Knapen, Johan H, Koposov, Sergey E, Kuchner, Ulrike, Laigle, Clotilde, Lewis, Jim, Longhetti, Marcella, Lucatello, Sara, Méndez-Abreu, Jairo, Mercurio, Amata, Molaeinezhad, Alireza, Monguió, Maria, Morrison, Sean, Murphy, David N A, de Arriba, Luis Peralta, Pérez, Isabel, Pérez-Ràfols, Ignasi, Picó, Sergio, Raddi, Roberto, Romero-Gómez, Mercè, Royer, Frédéric, Siebert, Arnaud, Seabroke, George M, Som, Debopam, Terrett, David, Thomas, Guillaume, Wesson, Roger, Worley, C Clare, Alfaro, Emilio J, Prieto, Carlos Allende, Alonso-Santiago, Javier, Amos, Nicholas J, Ashley, Richard P, Balaguer-Nú nez, Lola, Balbinot, Eduardo, Bellazzini, Michele, Benn, Chris R, Berlanas, Sara R, Bernard, Edouard J, Best, Philip, Bettoni, Daniela, Bianco, Andrea, Bishop, Georgia, Blomqvist, Michael, Boeche, Corrado, Bolzonella, Micol, Bonoli, Silvia, Bosma, Albert, Britavskiy, Nikolay, Busarello, Gianni, Caffau, Elisabetta, Cantat-Gaudin, Tristan, Castro-Ginard, Alfred, Couto, Guilherme, Carbajo-Hijarrubia, Juan, Carter, David, Casamiquela, Laia, Conrado, Ana M, Corcho-Caballero, Pablo, Costantin, Luca, Deason, Alis, de Burgos, Abel, De Grandi, Sabrina, Di Matteo, Paola, Domínguez-Gómez, Jesús, Dorda, Ricardo, Drake, Alyssa, Dutta, Rajeshwari, Erkal, Denis, Feltzing, Sofia, Ferré-Mateu, Anna, Feuillet, Diane, Figueras, Francesca, Fossati, Matteo, Franciosini, Elena, Frasca, Antonio, Fumagalli, Michele, Gallazzi, Anna, García-Benito, Rubén, Fusillo, Nicola Gentile, Gebran, Marwan, Gilbert, James, Gledhill, T M, Delgado, Rosa M González, Greimel, Robert, Guarcello, Mario Giuseppe, Guerra, Jose, Gullieuszik, Marco, Haines, Christopher P, Hardcastle, Martin J, Harris, Amy, Haywood, Misha, Helmi, Amina, Hernandez, Nauzet, Herrero, Artemio, Hughes, Sarah, Irsic, Vid, Jablonka, Pascale, Jarvis, Matt J, Jordi, Carme, Kondapally, Rohit, Kordopatis, Georges, Krogager, Jens-Kristian, Barbera, Francesco La, Lam, Man I, Larsen, Søren S, Lemasle, Bertrand, Lewis, Ian J, Lhomé, Emilie, Lind, Karin, Lodi, Marcello, Longobardi, Alessia, Lonoce, Ilaria, Magrini, Laura, Apellániz, Jesús Maíz, Marchal, Olivier, Marco, Amparo, Martin, Nicolas F, Matsuno, Tadafumi, Maurogordato, Sophie, Merluzzi, Paola, Miralda-Escudé, Jordi, Molinari, Emilio, Monari, Giacomo, Morelli, Lorenzo, Mottram, Christopher J, Naylor, Tim, Negueruela, Ignacio, Onorbe, Jose, Pancino, Elena, Peirani, Sébastien, Peletier, Reynier F, Pozzetti, Lucia, Rainer, Monica, Ramos, Pau, Read, Shaun C, Rossi, Elena Maria, Röttgering, Huub J A, Rubi no-Martín, Jose Alberto, Montes, Jose Sabater, Juan, José San, Sanna, Nicoletta, Schallig, Ellen, Schiavon, Ricardo P, Schultheis, Mathias, Serra, Paolo, Shimwell, Timothy W, Simón-Díaz, Sergio, Smith, Russell J, Sordo, Rosanna, Sorini, Daniele, Soubiran, Caroline, Starkenburg, Else, Steele, Iain A, Stott, John, Stuik, Remko, Tolstoy, Eline, Tortora, Crescenzo, Tsantaki, Maria, Van der Swaelmen, Mathieu, van Weeren, Reinout J, Vergani, Daniela, Verheijen, Marc A W, Verro, Kristiina, Vink, Jorick S, Vioque, Miguel, Walcher, C Jakob, Walton, Nicholas A, Wegg, Christopher, Weijmans, Anne-Marie, Williams, Wendy L, Wilson, Andrew J, Wright, Nicholas J, Xylakis-Dornbusch, Theodora, Youakim, Kris, Zibetti, Stefano, Zurita, Cristina, Jin, S, Trager, S, Dalton, G, Aguerri, J, Drew, J, Falcón-Barroso, J, Gänsicke, B, Hill, V, Iovino, A, Pieri, M, Poggianti, B, Smith, D, Vallenari, A, Abrams, D, Aguado, D, Antoja, T, Aragón-Salamanca, A, Ascasibar, Y, Babusiaux, C, Balcells, M, Barrena, R, Battaglia, G, Belokurov, V, Bensby, T, Bonifacio, P, Bragaglia, A, Carrasco, E, Carrera, R, Cornwell, D, Domínguez-Palmero, L, Duncan, K, Famaey, B, Fari na, C, Gonzalez, O, Guest, S, Hatch, N, Hess, K, Hoskin, M, Irwin, M, Knapen, J, Koposov, S, Kuchner, U, Laigle, C, Lewis, J, Longhetti, M, Lucatello, S, Méndez-Abreu, J, Mercurio, A, Molaeinezhad, A, Monguió, M, Morrison, S, Murphy, D, de Arriba, L, Pérez, I, Pérez-Ràfols, I, Picó, S, Raddi, R, Romero-Gómez, M, Royer, F, Siebert, A, Seabroke, G, Som, D, Terrett, D, Thomas, G, Wesson, R, Worley, C, Alfaro, E, Prieto, C, Alonso-Santiago, J, Amos, N, Ashley, R, Balaguer-Nú nez, L, Balbinot, E, Bellazzini, M, Benn, C, Berlanas, S, Bernard, E, Best, P, Bettoni, D, Bianco, A, Bishop, G, Blomqvist, M, Boeche, C, Bolzonella, M, Bonoli, S, Bosma, A, Britavskiy, N, Busarello, G, Caffau, E, Cantat-Gaudin, T, Castro-Ginard, A, Couto, G, Carbajo-Hijarrubia, J, Carter, D, Casamiquela, L, Conrado, A, Corcho-Caballero, P, Costantin, L, Deason, A, de Burgos, A, De Grandi, S, Di Matteo, P, Domínguez-Gómez, J, Dorda, R, Drake, A, Dutta, R, Erkal, D, Feltzing, S, Ferré-Mateu, A, Feuillet, D, Figueras, F, Fossati, M, Franciosini, E, Frasca, A, Fumagalli, M, Gallazzi, A, García-Benito, R, Fusillo, N, Gebran, M, Gilbert, J, Gledhill, T, Delgado, R, Greimel, R, Guarcello, M, Guerra, J, Gullieuszik, M, Haines, C, Hardcastle, M, Harris, A, Haywood, M, Helmi, A, Hernandez, N, Herrero, A, Hughes, S, Irsic, V, Jablonka, P, Jarvis, M, Jordi, C, Kondapally, R, Kordopatis, G, Krogager, J, Barbera, F, Lam, M, Larsen, S, Lemasle, B, Lewis, I, Lhomé, E, Lind, K, Lodi, M, Longobardi, A, Lonoce, I, Magrini, L, Apellániz, J, Marchal, O, Marco, A, Martin, N, Matsuno, T, Maurogordato, S, Merluzzi, P, Miralda-Escudé, J, Molinari, E, Monari, G, Morelli, L, Mottram, C, Naylor, T, Negueruela, I, Onorbe, J, Pancino, E, Peirani, S, Peletier, R, Pozzetti, L, Rainer, M, Ramos, P, Read, S, Rossi, E, Röttgering, H, Rubi no-Martín, J, Montes, J, Juan, J, Sanna, N, Schallig, E, Schiavon, R, Schultheis, M, Serra, P, Shimwell, T, Simón-Díaz, S, Smith, R, Sordo, R, Sorini, D, Soubiran, C, Starkenburg, E, Steele, I, Stott, J, Stuik, R, Tolstoy, E, Tortora, C, Tsantaki, M, Van der Swaelmen, M, van Weeren, R, Vergani, D, Verheijen, M, Verro, K, Vink, J, Vioque, M, Walcher, C, Walton, N, Wegg, C, Weijmans, A, Williams, W, Wilson, A, Wright, N, Xylakis-Dornbusch, T, Youakim, K, Zibetti, S, Zurita, C, Jin, Shoko, Trager, Scott C, Dalton, Gavin B, Aguerri, J Alfonso L, Drew, J E, Falcón-Barroso, Jesús, Gänsicke, Boris T, Hill, Vanessa, Iovino, Angela, Pieri, Matthew M, Poggianti, Bianca M, Smith, D J B, Vallenari, Antonella, Abrams, Don Carlos, Aguado, David S, Antoja, Teresa, Aragón-Salamanca, Alfonso, Ascasibar, Yago, Babusiaux, Carine, Balcells, Marc, Battaglia, Giuseppina, Belokurov, Vasily, Bensby, Thomas, Bonifacio, Piercarlo, Bragaglia, Angela, Carrasco, Esperanza, Carrera, Ricardo, Cornwell, Daniel J, Domínguez-Palmero, Lilian, Duncan, Kenneth J, Famaey, Benoit, Fari na, Cecilia, Gonzalez, Oscar A, Guest, Steve, Hatch, Nina A, Hess, Kelley M, Hoskin, Matthew J, Irwin, Mike, Knapen, Johan H, Koposov, Sergey E, Kuchner, Ulrike, Laigle, Clotilde, Lewis, Jim, Longhetti, Marcella, Lucatello, Sara, Méndez-Abreu, Jairo, Mercurio, Amata, Molaeinezhad, Alireza, Monguió, Maria, Morrison, Sean, Murphy, David N A, de Arriba, Luis Peralta, Pérez, Isabel, Pérez-Ràfols, Ignasi, Picó, Sergio, Raddi, Roberto, Romero-Gómez, Mercè, Royer, Frédéric, Siebert, Arnaud, Seabroke, George M, Som, Debopam, Terrett, David, Thomas, Guillaume, Wesson, Roger, Worley, C Clare, Alfaro, Emilio J, Prieto, Carlos Allende, Alonso-Santiago, Javier, Amos, Nicholas J, Ashley, Richard P, Balaguer-Nú nez, Lola, Balbinot, Eduardo, Bellazzini, Michele, Benn, Chris R, Berlanas, Sara R, Bernard, Edouard J, Best, Philip, Bettoni, Daniela, Bianco, Andrea, Bishop, Georgia, Blomqvist, Michael, Boeche, Corrado, Bolzonella, Micol, Bonoli, Silvia, Bosma, Albert, Britavskiy, Nikolay, Busarello, Gianni, Caffau, Elisabetta, Cantat-Gaudin, Tristan, Castro-Ginard, Alfred, Couto, Guilherme, Carbajo-Hijarrubia, Juan, Carter, David, Casamiquela, Laia, Conrado, Ana M, Corcho-Caballero, Pablo, Costantin, Luca, Deason, Alis, de Burgos, Abel, De Grandi, Sabrina, Di Matteo, Paola, Domínguez-Gómez, Jesús, Dorda, Ricardo, Drake, Alyssa, Dutta, Rajeshwari, Erkal, Denis, Feltzing, Sofia, Ferré-Mateu, Anna, Feuillet, Diane, Figueras, Francesca, Fossati, Matteo, Franciosini, Elena, Frasca, Antonio, Fumagalli, Michele, Gallazzi, Anna, García-Benito, Rubén, Fusillo, Nicola Gentile, Gebran, Marwan, Gilbert, James, Gledhill, T M, Delgado, Rosa M González, Greimel, Robert, Guarcello, Mario Giuseppe, Guerra, Jose, Gullieuszik, Marco, Haines, Christopher P, Hardcastle, Martin J, Harris, Amy, Haywood, Misha, Helmi, Amina, Hernandez, Nauzet, Herrero, Artemio, Hughes, Sarah, Irsic, Vid, Jablonka, Pascale, Jarvis, Matt J, Jordi, Carme, Kondapally, Rohit, Kordopatis, Georges, Krogager, Jens-Kristian, Barbera, Francesco La, Lam, Man I, Larsen, Søren S, Lemasle, Bertrand, Lewis, Ian J, Lhomé, Emilie, Lind, Karin, Lodi, Marcello, Longobardi, Alessia, Lonoce, Ilaria, Magrini, Laura, Apellániz, Jesús Maíz, Marchal, Olivier, Marco, Amparo, Martin, Nicolas F, Matsuno, Tadafumi, Maurogordato, Sophie, Merluzzi, Paola, Miralda-Escudé, Jordi, Molinari, Emilio, Monari, Giacomo, Morelli, Lorenzo, Mottram, Christopher J, Naylor, Tim, Negueruela, Ignacio, Onorbe, Jose, Pancino, Elena, Peirani, Sébastien, Peletier, Reynier F, Pozzetti, Lucia, Rainer, Monica, Ramos, Pau, Read, Shaun C, Rossi, Elena Maria, Röttgering, Huub J A, Rubi no-Martín, Jose Alberto, Montes, Jose Sabater, Juan, José San, Sanna, Nicoletta, Schallig, Ellen, Schiavon, Ricardo P, Schultheis, Mathias, Serra, Paolo, Shimwell, Timothy W, Simón-Díaz, Sergio, Smith, Russell J, Sordo, Rosanna, Sorini, Daniele, Soubiran, Caroline, Starkenburg, Else, Steele, Iain A, Stott, John, Stuik, Remko, Tolstoy, Eline, Tortora, Crescenzo, Tsantaki, Maria, Van der Swaelmen, Mathieu, van Weeren, Reinout J, Vergani, Daniela, Verheijen, Marc A W, Verro, Kristiina, Vink, Jorick S, Vioque, Miguel, Walcher, C Jakob, Walton, Nicholas A, Wegg, Christopher, Weijmans, Anne-Marie, Williams, Wendy L, Wilson, Andrew J, Wright, Nicholas J, Xylakis-Dornbusch, Theodora, Youakim, Kris, Zibetti, Stefano, and Zurita, Cristina

Abstract

WEAVE, the new wide-field, massively multiplexed spectroscopic survey facility for the William Herschel Telescope, saw first light in late 2022. WEAVE comprises a new 2-deg field-of-view prime-focus corrector system, a nearly 1000-multiplex fibre positioner, 20 individually deployable ‘mini’ integral field units (IFUs), and a single large IFU. These fibre systems feed a dual-beam spectrograph covering the wavelength range 366–959 nm at R ∼ 5000, or two shorter ranges at R ∼ 20 000. After summarizing the design and implementation of WEAVE and its data systems, we present the organization, science drivers, and design of a five- to seven-year programme of eight individual surveys to: (i) study our Galaxy’s origins by completing Gaia’s phase-space information, providing metallicities to its limiting magnitude for ∼3 million stars and detailed abundances for ∼1.5 million brighter field and open-cluster stars; (ii) survey ∼0.4 million Galactic-plane OBA stars, young stellar objects, and nearby gas to understand the evolution of young stars and their environments; (iii) perform an extensive spectral survey of white dwarfs; (iv) survey ∼400 neutral-hydrogen-selected galaxies with the IFUs; (v) study properties and kinematics of stellar populations and ionized gas in z < 0.5 cluster galaxies; (vi) survey stellar populations and kinematics in ∼25 000 field galaxies at 0.3 ≲ z ≲ 0.7; (vii) study the cosmic evolution of accretion and star formation using >1 million spectra of LOFAR-selected radio sources; and (viii) trace structures using intergalactic/circumgalactic gas at z > 2. Finally, we describe the WEAVE Operational Rehearsals using the WEAVE Simulator.

Published
2024

12. The SDSS-IV extended baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey: Overview and early data

Author

Dawson, KS, Kneib, JP, Percival, WJ, Alam, S, Albareti, FD, Anderson, SF, Armengaud, E, Aubourg, É, Bailey, S, Bautista, JE, Berlind, AA, Bershady, MA, Beutler, F, Bizyaev, D, Blanton, MR, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Bovy, J, Brandt, WN, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Burtin, E, Busca, NG, Cai, Z, Chuang, CH, Clerc, N, Comparat, J, Cope, F, Croft, RAC, Cruz-Gonzalez, I, Da Costa, LN, Cousinou, MC, Darling, J, De La MacOrra, A, De La Torre, S, Delubac, T, Du Mas Des Bourboux, H, Dwelly, T, Ealet, A, Eisenstein, DJ, Eracleous, M, Escoffier, S, Fan, X, Finoguenov, A, Font-Ribera, A, Frinchaboy, P, Gaulme, P, Georgakakis, A, Green, P, Guo, H, Guy, J, Ho, S, Holder, D, Huehnerhoff, J, Hutchinson, T, Jing, Y, Jullo, E, Kamble, V, Kinemuchi, K, Kirkby, D, Kitaura, FS, Klaene, MA, Laher, RR, Lang, D, Laurent, P, Goff, JML, Li, C, Liang, Y, Lima, M, Lin, Q, Lin, W, Lin, YT, Long, DC, Lundgren, B, MacDonald, N, Maia, MAG, Malanushenko, E, Malanushenko, V, Mariappan, V, McBride, CK, McGreer, ID, Ménard, B, Merloni, A, Meza, A, Montero-Dorta, AD, Muna, D, Myers, AD, Nandra, K, Naugle, T, Newman, JA, Noterdaeme, P, Nugent, P, Ogando, R, Olmstead, MD, Oravetz, A, Oravetz, DJ, Padmanabhan, N, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pan, K, and Parejko, JK

Subjects
cosmology: observations, surveys, astro-ph.CO, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

In a six-year program started in 2014 July, the Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) will conduct novel cosmological observations using the BOSS spectrograph at Apache Point Observatory. These observations will be conducted simultaneously with the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey (TDSS) designed for variability studies and the Spectroscopic Identification of eROSITA Sources (SPIDERS) program designed for studies of X-ray sources. In particular, eBOSS will measure with percent-level precision the distance-redshift relation with baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the clustering of matter. eBOSS will use four different tracers of the underlying matter density field to vastly expand the volume covered by BOSS and map the large-scale-structures over the relatively unconstrained redshift range 0.6 < z < 2.2. Using more than 250,000 new, spectroscopically confirmed luminous red galaxies at a median redshift z = 0.72, we project that eBOSS will yield measurements of the angular diameter distance dA(z) to an accuracy of 1.2% and measurements of H(z) to 2.1% when combined with the z > 0.6 sample of BOSS galaxies. With ∼195,000 new emission line galaxy redshifts, we expect BAO measurements of dA(z) to an accuracy of 3.1% and H(z) to 4.7% at an effective redshift of z = 0.87. A sample of more than 500,000 spectroscopically confirmed quasars will provide the first BAO distance measurements over the redshift range 0.9 < z < 2.2, with expected precision of 2.8% and 4.2% on dA(z) and H(z), respectively. Finally, with 60,000 new quasars and re-observation of 60,000 BOSS quasars, we will obtain new Lyα forest measurements at redshifts z > 2.1; these new data will enhance the precision of dA(z) and H(z) at z > 2.1 by a factor of 1.44 relative to BOSS. Furthermore, eBOSS will provide improved tests of General Relativity on cosmological scales through redshift-space distortion measurements, improved tests for non-Gaussianity in the primordial density field, and new constraints on the summed mass of all neutrino species. Here, we provide an overview of the cosmological goals, spectroscopic target sample, demonstration of spectral quality from early data, and projected cosmological constraints from eBOSS.

Published
2016

13. Cosmological implications of baryon acoustic oscillation measurements

Author

Aubourg, É, Bailey, S, Bautista, JE, Beutler, F, Bhardwaj, V, Bizyaev, D, Blanton, M, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Bovy, J, Brewington, H, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Burden, A, Busca, NG, Carithers, W, Chuang, CH, Comparat, J, Croft, RAC, Cuesta, AJ, Dawson, KS, Delubac, T, Eisenstein, DJ, Font-Ribera, A, Ge, J, Le Goff, JM, Gontcho, SGA, Gott, JR, Gunn, JE, Guo, H, Guy, J, Hamilton, JC, Ho, S, Honscheid, K, Howlett, C, Kirkby, D, Kitaura, FS, Kneib, JP, Lee, KG, Long, D, Lupton, RH, Magaña, MV, Malanushenko, V, Malanushenko, E, Manera, M, Maraston, C, Margala, D, McBride, CK, Miralda-Escudé, J, Myers, AD, Nichol, RC, Noterdaeme, P, Nuza, SE, Olmstead, MD, Oravetz, D, Pâris, I, Padmanabhan, N, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pan, K, Pellejero-Ibanez, M, Percival, WJ, Petitjean, P, Pieri, MM, Prada, F, Reid, B, Rich, J, Roe, NA, Ross, AJ, Ross, NP, Rossi, G, Rubiño-Martín, JA, Sánchez, AG, Samushia, L, Santos, RTG, Scóccola, CG, Schlegel, DJ, Schneider, DP, Seo, HJ, Sheldon, E, Simmons, A, Skibba, RA, Slosar, A, Strauss, MA, Thomas, D, Tinker, JL, Tojeiro, R, Vazquez, JA, Viel, M, Wake, DA, Weaver, BA, Weinberg, DH, Wood-Vasey, WM, Yèche, C, Zehavi, I, and Zhao, GB

Subjects
astro-ph.CO, gr-qc, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

We derive constraints on cosmological parameters and tests of dark energy models from the combination of baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) measurements with cosmic microwave background (CMB) data and a recent reanalysis of Type Ia supernova (SN) data. In particular, we take advantage of high-precision BAO measurements from galaxy clustering and the Lyman-α forest (LyaF) in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS). Treating the BAO scale as an uncalibrated standard ruler, BAO data alone yield a high confidence detection of dark energy; in combination with the CMB angular acoustic scale they further imply a nearly flat universe. Adding the CMB-calibrated physical scale of the sound horizon, the combination of BAO and SN data into an "inverse distance ladder" yields a measurement of H0=67.3±1.1 km s-1 Mpc-1, with 1.7% precision. This measurement assumes standard prerecombination physics but is insensitive to assumptions about dark energy or space curvature, so agreement with CMB-based estimates that assume a flat ΛCDM cosmology is an important corroboration of this minimal cosmological model. For constant dark energy (Λ), our BAO+SN+CMB combination yields matter density Ωm=0.301±0.008 and curvature Ωk=-0.003±0.003. When we allow more general forms of evolving dark energy, the BAO+SN+CMB parameter constraints are always consistent with flat ΛCDM values at ≈1σ. While the overall χ2 of model fits is satisfactory, the LyaF BAO measurements are in moderate (2-2.5σ) tension with model predictions. Models with early dark energy that tracks the dominant energy component at high redshift remain consistent with our expansion history constraints, and they yield a higher H0 and lower matter clustering amplitude, improving agreement with some low redshift observations. Expansion history alone yields an upper limit on the summed mass of neutrino species, mν

Published
2015

14. THE ELEVENTH and TWELFTH DATA RELEASES of the SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA from SDSS-III

Author

Alam, S, Albareti, FD, Prieto, CA, Anders, F, Anderson, SF, Anderton, T, Andrews, BH, Armengaud, E, Aubourg, É, Bailey, S, Basu, S, Bautista, JE, Beaton, RL, Beers, TC, Bender, CF, Berlind, AA, Beutler, F, Bhardwaj, V, Bird, JC, Bizyaev, D, Blake, CH, Blanton, MR, Blomqvist, M, Bochanski, JJ, Bolton, AS, Bovy, J, Bradley, AS, Brandt, WN, Brauer, DE, Brinkmann, J, Brown, PJ, Brownstein, JR, Burden, A, Burtin, E, Busca, NG, Cai, Z, Capozzi, D, Rosell, AC, Carr, MA, Carrera, R, Chambers, KC, Chaplin, WJ, Chen, YC, Chiappini, C, Chojnowski, SD, Chuang, CH, Clerc, N, Comparat, J, Covey, K, Croft, RAC, Cuesta, AJ, Cunha, K, Costa, LND, Rio, ND, Davenport, JRA, Dawson, KS, Lee, ND, Delubac, T, Deshpande, R, Dhital, S, Dutra-Ferreira, L, Dwelly, T, Ealet, A, Ebelke, GL, Edmondson, EM, Eisenstein, DJ, Ellsworth, T, Elsworth, Y, Epstein, CR, Eracleous, M, Escoffier, S, Esposito, M, Evans, ML, Fan, X, Fernández-Alvar, E, Feuillet, D, Ak, NF, Finley, H, Finoguenov, A, Flaherty, K, Fleming, SW, Font-Ribera, A, Foster, J, Frinchaboy, PM, Galbraith-Frew, JG, García, RA, García-Hernández, DA, Pérez, AEG, Gaulme, P, Ge, J, Génova-Santos, R, Georgakakis, A, Ghezzi, L, Gillespie, BA, Girardi, L, Goddard, D, Gontcho, SGA, Hernández, JIG, Grebel, EK, and Green, PJ

Subjects
atlases, catalogs, surveys, astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Abstract

The third generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) took data from 2008 to 2014 using the original SDSS wide-field imager, the original and an upgraded multi-object fiber-fed optical spectrograph, a new near-infrared high-resolution spectrograph, and a novel optical interferometer. All of the data from SDSS-III are now made public. In particular, this paper describes Data Release 11 (DR11) including all data acquired through 2013 July, and Data Release 12 (DR12) adding data acquired through 2014 July (including all data included in previous data releases), marking the end of SDSS-III observing. Relative to our previous public release (DR10), DR12 adds one million new spectra of galaxies and quasars from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) over an additional 3000 deg2 of sky, more than triples the number of H-band spectra of stars as part of the Apache Point Observatory (APO) Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), and includes repeated accurate radial velocity measurements of 5500 stars from the Multi-object APO Radial Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS). The APOGEE outputs now include the measured abundances of 15 different elements for each star. In total, SDSS-III added 5200 deg2 of ugriz imaging; 155,520 spectra of 138,099 stars as part of the Sloan Exploration of Galactic Understanding and Evolution 2 (SEGUE-2) survey; 2,497,484 BOSS spectra of 1,372,737 galaxies, 294,512 quasars, and 247,216 stars over 9376 deg2; 618,080 APOGEE spectra of 156,593 stars; and 197,040 MARVELS spectra of 5513 stars. Since its first light in 1998, SDSS has imaged over 1/3 of the Celestial sphere in five bands and obtained over five million astronomical spectra.

Published
2015

15. First-Year Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II (SDSS-II) Supernova Results: Constraints on Non-Standard Cosmological Models

Author

Sollerman, J., Mörtsell, E., Davis, T. M., Blomqvist, M., Bassett, B., Becker, A. C., Cinabro, D., Filippenko, A. V., Foley, R. J., Frieman, J., Garnavich, P., Lampeitl, H., Marriner, J., Miquel, R., Nichol, R. C., Richmond, M. W., Sako, M., Schneider, D. P., Smith, M., Vanderplas, J. T., and Wheeler, J. C.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract

We use the new SNe Ia discovered by the SDSS-II Supernova Survey together with additional supernova datasets as well as observations of the cosmic microwave background and baryon acoustic oscillations to constrain cosmological models. This complements the analysis presented by Kessler et al. in that we discuss and rank a number of the most popular non-standard cosmology scenarios. When this combined data-set is analyzed using the MLCS2k2 light-curve fitter, we find that more exotic models for cosmic acceleration provide a better fit to the data than the Lambda-CDM model. For example, the flat DGP model is ranked higher by our information criteria tests than the standard model. When the dataset is instead analyzed using the SALT-II light-curve fitter, the standard cosmological constant model fares best. Our investigation also includes inhomogeneous Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) models. While our LTB models can be made to fit the supernova data as well as any other model, the extra parameters they require are not supported by our information criteria analysis., Comment: ApJ in press, updated references

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2009
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16. The tenth data release of the Sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the SDSS-iii apache point observatory galactic evolution experiment

Author

Gott, JR, Mack, CE, Ahn, CP, Alexandroff, R, Allende Prieto, C, Anders, F, Anderson, SF, Anderton, T, Andrews, BH, Aubourg, E, Bailey, S, Bastien, FA, Bautista, JE, Beers, TC, Beifiori, A, Bender, CF, Berlind, AA, Beutler, F, Bhardwaj, V, Bird, JC, Bizyaev, D, Blake, CH, Blanton, MR, Blomqvist, M, Bochanski, JJ, Bolton, AS, Borde, A, Bovy, J, Bradley, AS, Brandt, WN, Brauer, D, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Busca, NG, Carithers, W, Carlberg, JK, Carnero, AR, Carr, MA, Chiappini, C, Chojnowski, SD, Chuang, CH, Comparat, J, Crepp, JR, Cristiani, S, Croft, RAC, Cuesta, AJ, Cunha, K, Da Costa, LN, Dawson, KS, De Lee, N, Dean, JDR, Delubac, T, Deshpande, R, Dhital, S, Ealet, A, Ebelke, GL, Edmondson, EM, Eisenstein, DJ, Epstein, CR, Escoffier, S, Esposito, M, Evans, ML, Fabbian, D, Fan, X, Favole, G, Femenía Castellá, B, Fernández Alvar, E, Feuillet, D, Filiz Ak, N, Finley, H, Fleming, SW, Font-Ribera, A, Frinchaboy, PM, Galbraith-Frew, JG, García-Hernández, DA, Pérez, AEG, Ge, J, Génova-Santos, R, Gillespie, BA, Girardi, L, González Hernández, JI, Gunn, JE, Guo, H, Halverson, S, Harding, P, Harris, DW, Hasselquist, S, Hawley, SL, Hayden, M, Hearty, FR, Herrero Davó, A, Ho, S, Hogg, DW, Holtzman, JA, Honscheid, K, Huehnerhoff, J, Ivans, II, Jackson, KM, Jiang, P, and Johnson, JA

Subjects
atlases, catalogs, surveys, astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.CO, astro-ph.GA, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Abstract

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has been in operation since 2000 April. This paper presents the Tenth Public Data Release (DR10) from its current incarnation, SDSS-III. This data release includes the first spectroscopic data from the Apache Point Observatory Galaxy Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), along with spectroscopic data from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) taken through 2012 July. The APOGEE instrument is a near-infrared R 22,500 300 fiber spectrograph covering 1.514-1.696 μm. The APOGEE survey is studying the chemical abundances and radial velocities of roughly 100,000 red giant star candidates in the bulge, bar, disk, and halo of the Milky Way. DR10 includes 178,397 spectra of 57,454 stars, each typically observed three or more times, from APOGEE. Derived quantities from these spectra (radial velocities, effective temperatures, surface gravities, and metallicities) are also included. DR10 also roughly doubles the number of BOSS spectra over those included in the Ninth Data Release. DR10 includes a total of 1,507,954 BOSS spectra comprising 927,844 galaxy spectra, 182,009 quasar spectra, and 159,327 stellar spectra selected over 6373.2 deg2. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..

Published
2014

17. Quasar-Lyman α forest cross-correlation from BOSS DR11: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations

Author

Font-Ribera, A, Kirkby, D, Busca, N, Miralda-Escudé, J, Ross, NP, Slosar, A, Rich, J, Aubourg, E, Bailey, S, Bhardwaj, V, Bautista, J, Beutler, F, Bizyaev, D, Blomqvist, M, Brewington, H, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, JR, Carithers, B, Dawson, KS, Delubac, T, Ebelke, G, Eisenstein, DJ, Ge, J, Kinemuchi, K, Lee, KG, Malanushenko, V, Malanushenko, E, Marchante, M, Margala, D, Muna, D, Myers, AD, Noterdaeme, P, Oravetz, D, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pâris, I, Petitjean, P, Pieri, MM, Rossi, G, Schneider, DP, Simmons, A, Viel, M, Yeche, C, and York, DG

Subjects
Lyman alpha forest, baryon acoustic oscillations, redshift surveys, dark energy experiments, astro-ph.CO, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

We measure the large-scale cross-correlation of quasars with the Lyα forest absorption, using over 164,000 quasars from Data Release 11 of the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey. We extend the previous study of roughly 60,000 quasars from Data Release 9 to larger separations, allowing a measurement of the Baryonic Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) scale along the line of sight c/(H(z = 2.36)rs) = 9.0±0.3 and across the line of sight DA (z = 2.36)/rs = 10.8±0.4, consistent with CMB and other BAO data. Using the best fit value of the sound horizon from Planck data (rs = 147.49 Mpc), we can translate these results to a measurement of the Hubble parameter of H(z = 2.36) = 226±8 km s -1 Mpc-1 and of the angular diameter distance of D A (z = 2.36) = 1590±60 Mpc. The measured cross-correlation function and an update of the code to fit the BAO scale (baofit) are made publicly available.©2014 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl.

Published
2014

19. The one-dimensional Lyα forest power spectrum from BOSS

Author

Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Yèche, C, Borde, A, Le Goff, JM, Rossi, G, Viel, M, Aubourg, E, Bailey, S, Bautista, J, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, A, Bolton, JS, Busca, NG, Carithers, B, Croft, RAC, Dawson, KS, Delubac, T, Font-Ribera, A, Ho, S, Kirkby, D, Lee, KG, Margala, D, Miralda-Escudé, J, Muna, D, Myers, AD, Noterdaeme, P, Pâris, I, Petitjean, P, Pieri, MM, Rich, J, Rollinde, E, Ross, NP, Schlegel, DJ, Schneider, DP, Slosar, A, and Weinberg, DH

Subjects
cosmology: observations, large-scale structure of Universe, intergalactic medium, cosmological parameters, astro-ph.CO, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

We have developed two independent methods for measuring the one-dimensional power spectrum of the transmitted flux in the Lyman-α forest. The first method is based on a Fourier transform and the second on a maximum-likelihood estimator. The two methods are independent and have different systematic uncertainties. Determination of the noise level in the data spectra was subject to a new treatment, because of its significant impact on the derived power spectrum. We applied the two methods to 13 821 quasar spectra from SDSS-III/BOSS DR9 selected from a larger sample of over 60 000 spectra on the basis of their high quality, high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N), and good spectral resolution. The power spectra measured using either approach are in good agreement over all twelve redshift bins from 〈z〉 = 2.2 to 〈z〉 = 4.4, and scales from 0.001 km s-1 to 0.02 km s-1. We determined the methodological andinstrumental systematic uncertainties of our measurements. We provide a preliminary cosmological interpretation of our measurements using available hydrodynamical simulations. The improvement in precision over previously published results from SDSS is a factor 2-3 for constraints on relevant cosmological parameters. For a ΛCDM model and using a constraint on H0 that encompasses measurements based on the local distance ladder and on CMB anisotropies, we infer σ8 = 0.83 ± 0.03 and ns = 0.97 ± 0.02 based on Hi absorption in the range 2.1 < z < 3.7. © ESO, 2013.

Published
2013

20. Baryon acoustic oscillations in the Ly α forest of BOSS quasars*

Author

Busca, NG, Delubac, T, Rich, J, Bailey, S, Font-Ribera, A, Kirkby, D, Le Goff, JM, Pieri, MM, Slosar, A, Aubourg, E, Bautista, JE, Bizyaev, D, Blomqvist, M, Bolton, AS, Bovy, J, Brewington, H, Borde, A, Brinkmann, J, Carithers, B, Croft, RAC, Dawson, KS, Ebelke, G, Eisenstein, DJ, Hamilton, JC, Ho, S, Hogg, DW, Honscheid, K, Lee, KG, Lundgren, B, Malanushenko, E, Malanushenko, V, Margala, D, Maraston, C, Mehta, K, Miralda-Escudé, J, Myers, AD, Nichol, RC, Noterdaeme, P, Olmstead, MD, Oravetz, D, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pan, K, Pâris, I, Percival, WJ, Petitjean, P, Roe, NA, Rollinde, E, Ross, NP, Rossi, G, Schlegel, DJ, Schneider, DP, Shelden, A, Sheldon, ES, Simmons, A, Snedden, S, Tinker, JL, Viel, M, Weaver, BA, Weinberg, DH, White, M, Yèche, C, and York, DG

Subjects
cosmology: observations, dark energy, large-scale structure of Universe, cosmological parameters, astro-ph.CO, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

We report a detection of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) feature in the three-dimensional correlation function of the transmitted flux fraction in the Lya forest of high-redshift quasars. The study uses 48 640 quasars in the redshift range 2.1 = z = 3.5 from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of the third generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III). At a mean redshift z = 2.3, we measure the monopole and quadrupole components of the correlation function for separations in the range 20 h-1 Mpc < r < 200 h-1 Mpc. A peak in the correlation function is seen at a separation equal to (1.01 ± 0.03) times the distance expected for the BAO peak within a concordance .CDM cosmology. This first detection of the BAO peak at high redshift, when the universe was strongly matter dominated, results in constraints on the angular diameter distance DA and the expansion rate H at z = 2.3 that, combined with priors on H0 and the baryon density, require the existence of dark energy. Combined with constraints derived from cosmic microwave background observations, this result implies H(z = 2.3) = (224 ± 8) km s-1 Mpc-1, indicating that the time derivative of the cosmological scale parameter .a = H(z = 2.3)/(1 + z) is significantly greater than that measured with BAO at z ∼ 0.5. This demonstrates that the expansion was decelerating in the range 0.7 < z < 2.3, as expected from the matter domination during this epoch. Combined with measurements of H0, one sees the pattern of deceleration followed by acceleration characteristic of a dark-energy dominated universe. © 2013 ESO.

Published
2013

23. Influence of soil and topography on defoliation intensity during an extended outbreak of the common pine sawfly (Diprion pini L.)

Author

Kosunen M, Kantola T, Starr M, Blomqvist M, Talvitie M, and Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa P

Subjects
C/N Balance, Defoliation, Pine Sawfly, Soil, Topography, Forestry, SD1-669.5
Abstract

Insect herbivore disturbances are likely to intensify as a consequence of climate change. In Finland, outbreaks of the common pine sawfly (Diprion pini L.), which feeds on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles, and resulting damage to forests have already increased. Although drivers of sawfly outbreak dynamics have been investigated, the effects of topography and soil fertility have not been fully elucidated. We studied the effect of elevation, slope and soil properties (carbon and nitrogen contents, C/N ratio, pH, texture and horizon thicknesses) on the defoliation intensity of 28 plots (227-531 m2), located in a 34.5 km2 forested area in eastern Finland suffering from an extended outbreak of D. pini. Plot elevation and slope (relative relief 35 m, maximum elevation 200 m a.s.l.) were derived from a digital elevation model and the soil properties from samples of the humus layer (Of+Oh), (Ah+)E and B horizons of podzol profiles. Defoliation was greater on the more fertile and flatter sites than on less fertile and steeper sites, but independent of elevation. The soil property most strongly correlated to plot mean defoliation was the C/N ratio of the humus layer (Spearman’s ρ = -0.68). However, logistic modelling showed that the thickness of the (Ah+)E-horizon had the highest classification accuracy in predicting the probability of a plot having moderate to severe (>20%) defoliation. Our study showed that forest damage caused by D. pini was related to topography and soil fertility. Taking these factors into account could help in understanding the population dynamics of D. pini, in modeling of insect outbreaks and in forest management planning.

Published
2017
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24. Behaviour management problems in Finnish children with operated congenital heart disease:a practice-based study

Author

Karhumaa, H. (H.), Vähänikkilä, H. (H.), Blomqvist, M. (M.), Pätilä, T. (T.), Anttonen, V. (V.), Karhumaa, H. (H.), Vähänikkilä, H. (H.), Blomqvist, M. (M.), Pätilä, T. (T.), and Anttonen, V. (V.)

Abstract

Purpose: This retrospective, practice-based study investigates behaviour management problems (BMPs) in dental care among Finnish children with operated congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods: All the heart-operated children born between the years 1997 and 1999 were identified in the national ProCardio database (n = 570). Primary dental care records were requested from this population and were eventually received from 211 patients. Information on gender, diagnosis, number of heart operations and perioperative care were collected from the ProCardio database, and the CHDs were categorised as shunting/stenotic/complex/other defects. Data on BMP/dental fear, oral conscious sedation, dental general anaesthesia (DGA) and past and present caries indices at 6, 12 and 15 years (d/D, dmft/DMFT) were assessed. Results: Notes on behaviour management problems or dental fear were found in 19% of the study population. BMPs in dental care were more frequent among boys. Children with re-operations, longer post-operative intensive care stay and hospitalisation, and complications had not more BMP than others. Those children diagnosed with syndromes had more BMP often than the rest. Past and present caries experience were significantly associated with BMP, need of oral conscious sedation and DGA. Oral conscious sedation, nitrogen oxide sedation and dental general anaesthesia were used in 17/211, 2/221 and 24/211 CHD patients, respectively. Conclusions: Dental caries remains a main factor associated with BMP in the CHD population. Need for oral conscious sedation and DGA were rather common. To maintain a good oral health and to avoid development of BMP, CHD children benefit from focus in health promotion and preventive care.

Published
2022

26. Climate change in the Baltic Sea:2021 fact sheet

Author

Ahola, M. (Markus), Bergström, L. (Lena), Blomqvist, M. (Mats), Boedeker, D. (Dieter), Börgel, F. (Florian), Carlén, I. (Ida), Carlund, T. (Thomas), Carstensen, J. (Jacob), Aagaard Christensen, J. P. (Jesper Philip), Futter, M. (Martyn), Gaget, E. (Elie), Glibko, O. (Oksana), Gröger, M. (Matthias), Dierschke, V. (Volker), Dieterich, C. (Christian), Frederiksen, M. (Morten), Galatius, A. (Anders), Gustafsson, B. (Bo), Frauen, C. (Claudia), Halkka, A. (Antti), Halling, C. (Christina), Holfort, J. (Jürgen), Huss, M. (Magnus), Hyytiäinen, K. (Kari), Jürgens, K. (Klaus), Jüssi, M. (Mart), Kallasvuo, M. (Meri), Kankainen, M. (Markus), Karlsson, A. M. (Agnes ML), Karlsson, M. (Martin), Kiessling, A. (Anders), Kjellström, E. (Erik), Kontautas, A. (Antanas), Krause-Jensen, D. (Dorte), Kuliński, K. (Karol), Kuningas, S. (Sanna), Käyhkö, J. (Jukka), Laht, J. (Janika), Laine, A. (Ari), Lange, G. (Gesine), Lappalainen, A. (Antti), Laurila, T. (Terhi), Lehtiniemi, M. (Maiju), Lerche, K.-O. (Knut-Olof), Lips, U. (Urmas), Martin, G. (Georg), McCrackin, M. (Michelle), Meier, H. M. (H.E. Markus), Mustamäki, N. (Noora), Müller-Karulis, B. (Bärbel), Naddafi, R. (Rahmat), Niskanen, L. (Lauri), Nyström Sandman, A. (Antonia), Olsson, J. (Jens), Pavón-Jordán, D. (Diego), Pålsson, J. (Jonas), Rantanen, M. (Mika), Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. (Artūras), Rehder, G. (Gregor), Reißmann, J. H. (Jan H.), Reutgård, M. (Martin), Ross, S. (Stuart), Rutgersson, A. (Anna), Saarinen, J. (Jarkko), Saks, L. (Lauri), Savchuk, O. (Oleg), Sofiev, M. (Mikhail), Spich, K. (Katarzyna), Särkkä, J. (Jani), Viitasalo, M. (Markku), J. V. (Jouni Vielma), Virtasalo, J. (Joonas), Wallin, I. (Isa), Weisse, R. (Ralf), Wikner, J. (Johan), Zhang, W. (Wenyan), Zorita, E. (Eduardo), and Östman, Ö. (Örjan)

Abstract

Climate change effects on the Baltic Sea environment are manifold. It is for example expected that water temperature and sea level will rise, and sea ice cover will decrease. This will affect ecosystems and biota; for example, range shifts are expected for a number of marine species, benthic productivity will decrease, and breeding success of ringed seals will be reduced. The impacts will hence affect the overall ecosystem function and also extend to human uses of the sea; trawling will follow the fish towards southern areas, aquaculture will likely face a shift towards species diversification, and the value of most ecosystem services is expected to change — to name a few. This Climate Change Fact Sheet provides the latest scientific knowledge on how climate change is currently affecting the Baltic Sea and how it is expected to develop in the foreseeable future. It is aimed at guiding policy makers to take climate change into account, but also to the general public. Updated Baltic Sea Climate Change Fact Sheets are expected to be published approximately every seven years.

Published
2021

27. Dental caries and attendance to dental care in Finnish children with operated congenital heart disease:a practice based follow-up study

Author

Karhumaa, H. (H.), Lämsä, E. (E.), Vähänikkilä, H. (H.), Blomqvist, M. (M.), Pätilä, T. (T.), Anttonen, V. (V.), Karhumaa, H. (H.), Lämsä, E. (E.), Vähänikkilä, H. (H.), Blomqvist, M. (M.), Pätilä, T. (T.), and Anttonen, V. (V.)

Abstract

Purpose: Oral health of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is of utmost importance. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dental caries and attendance to dental care in Finnish heart-operated CHD patients born in 1997–1999. Methods: The cohort of children born in 1997–1999 was selected using a national register on all heart-operated children in Finland. Gender, general health problems, diagnosis, type of the heart defect (shunting, stenotic and complex defects), and number of operations were available and included in the analyses. Dental records from primary health care were collected from municipalities with their permission. The data comprised of the number of dental examinations and data on caries status (dt, DT, dmft, DMFT) at the age of 7 (grade 1), 11 (grade 5) and 15 (grade 8) years and at the most recent examination. The control group consisted of dental data on patients born in 1997–1999 provided by the City of Oulu, Finland (n = 3356). Results: Oral patient records of 215/570 children were obtained. The difference between the defect types was statistically significant both for DT (p = 0.046) and DMFT (p = 0.009) at the age of 15 (grade 8). The prevalence of caries did not differ between the study population and the controls. High present and past caries experiences were not associated with higher number of visits to oral health care, especially to oral hygienist, or with oral health promotion. National obligations concerning dental visits were not implemented in all municipalities. Conclusion: There seems to be a need for oral health promotion and preventive means implemented by oral hygienists among those with CHD.

Published
2021

28. Effects of age and soccer expertise on general tests of perceptual and motor performance among adolescent soccer players

Author

Vanttinen, T., Blomqvist, M., Luhtanen, P., and Hakkinen, K.

Subjects
Soccer players -- Analysis, Testosterone -- Analysis, Health, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

This study of perceptual and motor skills in soccer players was conducted on adolescent males. The goals were to monitor the development of general perceptual motor skills in nonsoccer-playing and soccer-playing groups (n=245), to examine the relationship between physical maturity and general perceptual motor skills (n = 41), and to compare the differences in general perceptual motor skills between groups with different soccer expertise (n = 142). The measured variables were simple reaction time, peripheral awareness, eye--hand--foot coordination, and testosterone blood level. The results suggested that general perceptual motor skills improved with age, the development of these skills was related to participants' blood testosterone concentration (especially between 12 and 14 years), and general perceptual motor skills improved with soccer expertise. However, the differences between subelite and elite soccer players were not meaningful enough to encourage practitioners to test general perceptual motor skills on a large scale when evaluating the potential of young players. DOI 10.2466/PMS.110.3.675-692

Published
2010

33. The effect of carbon and germanium on phase transformation of nickel on Si(sub 1-x-y)Ge(sub x)C(sub y) epitaxial layers

Author

Hallstedt, J., Blomqvist, M., Persson, P.O.A., Hultman, L., Radamson, H.H., and Samuel, Ifor D.W.

Subjects
Nickel -- Chemical properties, Germanium -- Chemical properties, Carbon -- Chemical properties, Silicon -- Chemical properties, Phase transformations (Statistical physics) -- Research, Physics
Abstract

The phase transformation and sheet resistance of Nickel on single crystalline SiGe(C) layers after annealing treatments at 360-900 degree Celsius is investigated. A large interfacial roughness was obtained in the Ni(SiGe) layers, whereas the Ni(SiGeC) layers demonstrated a smoother surface.

Published
2004

42. A regional benthic fauna assessment method for the Southern North Sea using Margalef diversity and reference value modelling

Author

van Loon, W.M.G.M., Walvoort, D.J.J., Van Hoey, G., Vina-Herbon, C., Blandon, A., Pesch, R., Schmitt, P., Scholle, J., Heyer, K., Lavaleye, M.S.S., Phillips, G., Duineveld, G.C.A., Blomqvist, M., van Loon, W.M.G.M., Walvoort, D.J.J., Van Hoey, G., Vina-Herbon, C., Blandon, A., Pesch, R., Schmitt, P., Scholle, J., Heyer, K., Lavaleye, M.S.S., Phillips, G., Duineveld, G.C.A., and Blomqvist, M.

Abstract

The aims of this study are to develop an optimized method for regional benthic fauna assessment of the Southern North Sea which (a) is sensitive and precise (quantified as the slope and the R2 value of the pressure-impact relationships, respectively) for the anthropogenic pressures bottom fishing and organic enrichment, (b) is suitable for estimating and modelling reference values, (c) is transparent, (d) can be efficiently applied using dedicated software; and to apply this method to benthic data from the Southern North Sea. Margalef diversity appeared to be the best performing benthic index regarding these criteria, even better than several Multi-Metric Indices (MMIs) containing e.g. AMBI (AZTI Marine Biotic Index) and ITI (Infaunal Trophic Index). Therefore, this relatively simple and very practical index, including a new reference value estimation and modelling method, and BENMMI software were selected as a common OSPAR (Oslo Paris convention) method for the benthic fauna assessment of the Southern North Sea. This method was applied to benthic fauna data from the Southern North Sea collected during the period 2010–2015. The results in general show lower normalized Margalef values in coastal areas, and higher normalized Margalef values in deeper offshore areas. The following benthic indices were compared in this study: species richness, Margalef diversity, SNA index, Shannon index, PIE index, AMBI, ITI. For each assessment area, the least disturbed benthic dataset was selected as an adjacent 6 year period with, on average, the highest Margalef diversity values. For these datasets, the reference values were primarily set as the 99th percentile values of the respective indices. This procedure results in the highest stable reference values that are not outliers. In addition, a variable percentile method was developed, in which the percentile value is adjusted to the average bottom fishing pressure (according to data from the International Council for the Exploration

Published
2018

44. Identification of a large intronic transposal insertion in SLC17A5 causing sialic acid storage disease

Author

Tarailo-Graovac, M. (Maja), Drögemöller, B.I. (Britt I.), Wasserman, W.W. (Wyeth W.), Ross, C.J., Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Darin, N. (Niklas), Kollberg, G. (Gittan), Van Karnebeek, C.D.M. (Clara D. M.), Blomqvist, M. (Maria), Tarailo-Graovac, M. (Maja), Drögemöller, B.I. (Britt I.), Wasserman, W.W. (Wyeth W.), Ross, C.J., Ouweland, A.M.W. (Ans) van den, Darin, N. (Niklas), Kollberg, G. (Gittan), Van Karnebeek, C.D.M. (Clara D. M.), and Blomqvist, M. (Maria)

Abstract

Background: Sialic acid storage diseases are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by accumulation of sialic acid in the lysosome. These disorders are caused by mutations in SLC17A5, the gene encoding sialin, a sialic acid transporter located in the lysosomal membrane. The most common form of sialic acid storage disease is the slowly progressive Salla disease, presenting with hypotonia, ataxia, epilepsy, nystagmus and findings of cerebral and cerebellar atrophy. Hypomyelination and corpus callosum hypoplasia are typical as well. We report a 16 year-old boy with an atypically mild clinical phenotype of sialic acid storage disease characterized by psychomotor retardation and a mixture of spasticity and rigidity but no ataxia, and only weak features of hypomyelination and thinning of corpus callosum on MRI of the brain. Results: The thiobarbituric acid method showed elevated levels of free sialic acid in urine and fibroblasts, indicating sialic acid storage disease. Initial Sanger sequencing of SLC17A5 coding regions did not show any pathogenic variants, although exon 9 could not be sequenced. Whole exome sequencing followed by RNA and genomic DNA analysis identified a homozygous 6040 bp insertion in intron 9 of SLC17A5 corresponding to a long interspersed element-1 retrotransposon (KF425758.1). This insertion adds two splice sites, both resulting in a frameshift which in turn creates a premature stop codon 4 bp into intron 9. Conclusions: This study describes a novel pathogenic variant in SLC17A5, namely an intronic transposal insertion, in a patient with mild biochemical and clinical phenotypes. The presence of a small fraction of normal transcript may explain the mild phenotype. This case illustrates the importance of including lysosomal sialic acid storage disease in the differential diagnosis of developmental delay with postnatal onset and hypomyelination, as well as intronic regions in the genetic investigation of inborn errors of metabolism.

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2017
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46. 10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis (ACST-1): a multicentre randomised trial

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Halliday, A, Harrison, M, Hayter, E, Kong, X, Mansfield, A, Marro, J, Pan, H, Peto, R, Potter, J, Rahimi, K, Rau, A, Robertson, S, Streifler, J, Thomas, D, Fraedrich G, Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial Collaborative G. r. o. u. p., Schmidauer, C, Hölzenbein, Th, Huk, I, Haumer, M, Kretschmer, G, Metz, V, Polterauer, P, Teufelsbauer, H, Cras, P, Hendriks, J, Lauwers, P, Van Schil, P, de Souza EB, Dourado, Me, Gurgel, G, Rocha, Gm, Petrov, V, Slabakov, G, Cooper, Me, Gubitz, G, Holness, R, Howes, W, Langille, R, Legg, K, Nearing, S, Mackean, G, Mackay, M, Phillips, Sj, Sullivan, J, Wood, J, Erdelez, L, Sosa, T, Angelides, Ns, Christopoulos, G, Malikidou, A, Pesta, A, Ambler, Z, Mracek, J, Polivka, J, Rohan, V, Sevcik, P, Simaná, J, Benes, V, Kramár, F, Kaste, M, Lepäntalo, M, Soinne, L, Cardon, Jm, Legalou, A, Gengenbach, B, Pfadenhauer, K, Wölfl, Kd, Flessenkämper, I, Klumpp, Bf, Marsch, J, Kolvenbach, R, Pfeiff, T, Sandmann, W, Beyersdorf, F, Hetzel, A, Sarai, K, Schöllhorn, J, Spillner, G, Lutz, Hj, Böckler, D, Maeder, N, Busse, O, Grönniger, J, Haukamp, F, Balzer, K, Knoob, Hg, Roedig, G, Virreira, L, Franke, S, Moll, R, Schneider, J, Dayantas, J, Sechas, Mn, Tsiaza, S, Kiskinis, D, Apor, A, Dzinich, C, Entz, L, Hüttl, K, Jàrànyi, Z, Mogan, I, Nagy, Z, Szabo, A, Varga, D, Juhász, G, Mátyás, L, Hutchinson, M, Mehigan, D, Aladjem, Z, Harah, E, Elmakias, S, Gurvich, D, Yoffe, B, Ben Meir, H, Dagan, L, Karmeli, R, Keren, G, Shimony, A, Weller, B, Avrahami, R, Koren, R, Streifler, Jy, Tabachnik, S, Zelikovski, A, Angiletta, D, Federico, F, Impedovo, G, Marotta, V, Pascazio, L, Regina, G, Andreoli, A, Pozzati, E, Bonardelli, S, Giulini, Sm, Guarneri, B, Caiazzo, P, Mascoli, F, Becchi, G, Masini, R, Santoro, E, Simoni, G, Ventura, M, Scarpelli, P, Spartera, C, Arena, O, Collice, M, Puttini, M, Romani, F, Santilli, I, Segramora, V, Sterzi, R, Deriu, G, Verlato, F, Cao, Pg, Cieri, Enrico, De Rango, P, Moggi, L, Ricci, S, Antico, A, Spigonardo, F, Malferrari, G, Tusini, N, Vecchiati, E, Cavallaro, A, Kasemi, H, Marino, M, Sbarigia, E, Speziale, F, Zinicola, N, Alò, Fp, Bartolini, M, Carbonari, L, Caporelli, S, Grili Cicilioni, C, Lagalla, G, Ioannidis, G, Pagliariccio, G, Silvestrini, M, Palombo, D, Peinetti, F, Adovasio, R, Chiodo Grandi, F, Mase, G, Zamolo, F, Fregonese, V, Gonano, N, Mozzon, L, Blair, R, Chuen, J, Ferrar, D, Garbowski, M, Hamilton, Mj, Holdaway, C, Muthu, S, Shakibaie, F, Vasudevan, Tm, Kroese, A, Slagsvold, Ce, Dahl, T, Johnsen, Hj, Lange, C, Myhre, Ho, Gniadek, J, Andziak, P, Elwertowski, M, Leszczynski, J, Malek, Ak, Mieszkowski, J, Noszczyk, W, Szostek, M, Toutounchi, S, Correia, C, Pereira, Mc, Akchurin, Rs, Flis, V, Miksic, K, Stirn, B, Tetickovic, E, Cairols, M, Capdevila, Jm, Iborra Ortega, E, Obach, V, Riambau, V, Vidal Barraquer, F, Vila Coll, R, Diaz Vidal, E, Iglesias Negreia JI, Tovar Pardo, A, Iglesias, Rj, Alfageme, Af, Barba Velez, A, Estallo Laliena, L, Garcia Monco JC, Gonzalez, Lr, Corominas, C, Julia, J, Lozano, P, Marti Masso JF, Porta, Rm, Carrera, Ar, Gomez, J, Blomstrand, C, Gelin, J, Holm, J, Karlström, L, Mattsson, E, Bornhov, S, Dahlstrom, J, De Pedis, G, Jensen, Sm, Pärsson, H, Plate, G, Qvarfordt, P, Arvidsson, B, Brattström, L, Forssell, C, Potemkowski, A, Skiöldebrand, C, Stoor, P, Blomqvist, M, Calander, M, Lundgren, F, Almqvist, H, Norgren, L, Norrving, B, Ribbe, E, Thörne, J, Gottsäter, A, Mätzsch, T, Nilsson, Me, Lonsson, M, Stahre, B, Stenberg, B, Konrad, P, Jarl, L, Lundqvist, L, Olofsson, P, Rosfors, S, Swedenborg, J, Takolander, R, Bergqvist, D, Ljungman, C, Kniemeyer, Hw, Widmer, Mk, Kuster, R, Kaiser, R, Nagel, W, Sege, D, Weder, B, De Nie, J, Doelman, J, Yilmaz, N, Buth, J, Stultiens, G, Boiten, J, Boon, A, van der Linden, F, Busman, Dc, Sinnige, Ha, Yo, Ti, de Borst GJ, Eikelboom, Bc, Kappelle, Lj, Moll, F, Dortland, Rw, Westra, Te, Jaber, H, Manaa, J, Meftah, Rb, Nabil, Br, Sraieb, T, Bateman, D, Budd, J, Horrocks, M, Kivela, M, Shaw, L, Walker, R, D'Sa, Aa, Fullerton, K, Hannon, R, Hood, Jm, Lee, B, Mcguigan, K, Morrow, J, Reid, J, Soong, Cv, Simms, M, Baird, R, Campbell, M, Cole, S, Ferguson, It, Lamont, P, Mitchell, D, Sassano, A, Smith, Fc, Blake, K, Kirkpatrick, Pj, Martin, P, Turner, C, Clegg, Jf, Crosley, M, Hall, J, De Cossart, L, Edwards, P, Fletcher, D, Rosser, S, Mccollum, Pt, Davidson, D, Levison, R, Bradbury, Aw, Chalmers, Rt, Dennis, M, Murie, J, Ruckley, Cv, Sandercock, P, Campbell, Wb, Frankel, T, Gardner Thorpe, C, Gutowski, N, Hardie, R, Honan, W, Niblett, P, Peters, A, Ridler, B, Thompson, Jf, Bone, I, Welch, G, Grocott, Ec, Overstall, P, Aldoori, Mi, Dafalla, Be, Bryce, J, Clarke, C, Ming, A, Wilkinson, Ar, Bamford, J, Berridge, D, Scott, J, Abbott, Rj, Naylor, R, Harris, P, Humphrey, P, Adiseshiah, M, Aukett, M, Baker, D, Bishop, Cc, Boutin, A, Brown, M, Burke, P, Burnand, Kg, Colchester, A, Coward, L, Davies, Ah, Espasandin, M, Giddings, Ae, Hamilton, G, Judge, C, Kakkos, S, Mcguiness, C, Morris Vincent, P, Nicolaides, A, Padayachee, Ts, Riordan, H, Sullivan, E, Taylor, P, Thompson, M, Wolfe, Jh, Mccollum, Cn, O'Neill, Pa, Welsh, S, Barnes, J, Cleland, P, Davis, M, Gholkar, A, Jones, R, Jaykishnam, V, Mendelow, Ad, O'Connell, Je, Siddique, Ms, Stansby, G, Vivar, R, Ashley, S, Cosgrove, C, Gibson, J, Wilkins, Dc, Chant, Ad, Frankel, J, Shearman, Cp, Williams, J, Hall, G, Holdsworth, R, Davies, Jn, Mclean, B, Woodburn, Kr, Brown, G, Curley, P, Loizou, L, Chaturvedi, S, Diaz, F, Radak, D, Todorovic, Pr, Kamugasha, D, Baxter, A, Berry, C, Burrett, J, Collins, R, Crowther, J, Davies, C, Farrell, B, Godwin, J, Gray, R, Harwood, C, Hirt, L, Hope, C, Knight, S, Lay, M, Munday, A, Murawska, A, Peto, Cg, Radley, A, Richards, S., Cras, Patrick, van Schil, Paul, et al., Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial (ACST) Collaborative Group, Halliday, A, Harrison, M, Hayter, E, Kong, X, Mansfield, A, Marro, J, Pan, H, Peto, R, Potter, J, Rahimi, K, Rau, A, Robertson, S, Streifler, J, Thomas, D, Adovasio, Roberto, and Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial Collaborative, Group

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Male, Time Factors, medicine.medical_treatment, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Carotid endarterectomy, Aged, 80 and over, Carotid Stenosis, Endarterectomy, Carotid, Female, Humans, Incidence, Middle Aged, Primary Prevention, Stroke, Treatment Outcome, Stroke/epidemiology, law.invention, Randomized controlled trial, law, Aged, 80 and over, Endarterectomy, Carotid, endarterectomy, Carotid Stenosis/mortality, Incidence (epidemiology), Carotid*/mortality, General Medicine, Carotid Stenosis | Internal Carotid Artery | Endarterectomy, medicine.symptom, medicine.medical_specialty, Asymptomatic, Internal medicine, asymptomatic carotid artery stenosi, medicine, asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, business.industry, Carotid Stenosis/complications, Stroke/prevention & control, Perioperative, medicine.disease, Surgery, Stenosis, Human medicine, business
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SummaryBackgroundIf carotid artery narrowing remains asymptomatic (ie, has caused no recent stroke or other neurological symptoms), successful carotid endarterectomy (CEA) reduces stroke incidence for some years. We assessed the long-term effects of successful CEA.MethodsBetween 1993 and 2003, 3120 asymptomatic patients from 126 centres in 30 countries were allocated equally, by blinded minimised randomisation, to immediate CEA (median delay 1 month, IQR 0·3–2·5) or to indefinite deferral of any carotid procedure, and were followed up until death or for a median among survivors of 9 years (IQR 6–11). The primary outcomes were perioperative mortality and morbidity (death or stroke within 30 days) and non-perioperative stroke. Kaplan-Meier percentages and logrank p values are from intention-to-treat analyses. This study is registered, number ISRCTN26156392.Findings1560 patients were allocated immediate CEA versus 1560 allocated deferral of any carotid procedure. The proportions operated on while still asymptomatic were 89·7% versus 4·8% at 1 year (and 92·1% vs 16·5% at 5 years). Perioperative risk of stroke or death within 30 days was 3·0% (95% CI 2·4–3·9; 26 non-disabling strokes plus 34 disabling or fatal perioperative events in 1979 CEAs). Excluding perioperative events and non-stroke mortality, stroke risks (immediate vs deferred CEA) were 4·1% versus 10·0% at 5 years (gain 5·9%, 95% CI 4·0–7·8) and 10·8% versus 16·9% at 10 years (gain 6·1%, 2·7–9·4); ratio of stroke incidence rates 0·54, 95% CI 0·43–0·68, p

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2010
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47. The DESI Experiment Part II: Instrument Design

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DESI Collaboration, Desi, C, Aghamousa, A, Aguilar, J, Ahlen, S, Alam, S, Allen, L, Allende Prieto, C, Annis, J, Bailey, S, Balland, C, Ballester, O, Baltay, C, Beaufore, L, Bebek, C, Beers, T, Bell, E, Bernal, J, Besuner, R, Beutler, F, Blake, Chris, B, Hannes, Blomqvist, M, Blum, R, Bolton, A, Briceno, C, Brooks, D, Brownstein, J, Buckley-Geer, E, Burden, A, Burtin, E, Busca, N, Cahn, R, Cai, Y, Cardiel-Sas, L, Carlberg, R, Carton, P, Casas, R, Castander, F, Cervantes-Cota, J, Claybaugh, T, Close, M, Coker, C, Cole, S, Comparat, J, Cooper, A, Cousinou, M, Crocce, M, Cuby, J, Cunningham, D, Davis, T, Dawson, K, de la Macorra, A, De Vicente, J, Delubac, T, Derwent, M, Dey, A, Dhungana, G, Ding, Z, Doel, P, Duan, Y, Ealet, A, Edelstein, J, Eftekharzadeh, S, Eisenstein, D, Elliott, A, Escoffier, S, Evatt, M, Fagrelius, P, Fan, X, Fanning, K, Farahi, A, Farihi, J, Favole, G, Feng, Y, Fernandez, E, Findlay, J, Finkbeiner, D, Fitzpatrick, M, Flaugher, B, Flender, S, Font-Ribera, A, Forero-Romero, J, Fosalba, P, Frenk, C, Fumagalli, M, Gaensicke, B, Gallo, G, Garcia-Bellido, J, Gaztanaga, E, Pietro Gentile Fusillo, N, Gerard, T, Gershkovich, I, Giannantonio, T, Gillet, D, Gonzalez-de-Rivera, G, Gonzalez-Perez, V, Gott, S, Graur, O, Gutierrez, G, Guy, J, Habib, S, Heetderks, H, Heetderks, I, Heitmann, K, Hellwing, W, Herrera, D, Ho, S, Holland, S, Honscheid, K, Huff, E, Hutchinson, T, Huterer, D, Hwang, H, Illa Laguna, J, Ishikawa, Y, Jacobs, D, Jeffrey, N, Jelinsky, P, Jennings, E, Jiang, L, Jimenez, J, Johnson, J, Joyce, R, Jullo, E, Juneau, S, Kama, S, Karcher, A, Karkar, S, Kehoe, R, Kennamer, N, Kent, S, Kilbinger, M, Kim, A, Kirkby, D, Kisner, T, Kitanidis, E, Kneib, J, Koposov, S, Kovacs, E, Koyama, K, Kremin, A, Kron, R, Kronig, L, Kueter-Young, A, Lacey, C, Lafever, R, Lahav, O, Lambert, A, Lampton, M, Landriau, M, Lang, D, Lauer, T, Le Goff, J, Le Guillou, L, Le Van Suu, A, Lee, J, Lee, S, Leitner, D, Lesser, M, Levi, M, L'Huillier, B, Li, B, Liang, M, Lin, H, Linder, E, Loebman, S, Lukić, Z, Ma, J, Maccrann, N, Magneville, C, Makarem, L, Manera, M, Manser, C, Marshall, R, Martini, P, Massey, R, Matheson, T, Mccauley, J, Mcdonald, P, Mcgreer, I, Meisner, A, Metcalfe, N, Miller, T, Miquel, R, Moustakas, J, Myers, A, Naik, M, Newman, J, Nichol, R, Nicola, A, Nicolati da Costa, L, Nie, J, Niz, G, Norberg, P, Nord, B, Norman, D, Nugent, P, O'Brien, T, Oh, M, Olsen, K, Padilla, C, Padmanabhan, H, Padmanabhan, N, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Palmese, A, Pappalardo, D, Pâris, I, Park, C, Patej, A, Peacock, J, Peiris, H, Peng, X, Percival, W, Perruchot, S, Pieri, M, Pogge, R, Pollack, J, Poppett, C, Prada, F, Prakash, A, Probst, R, Rabinowitz, D, Raichoor, A, Ree, C, Refregier, A, Regal, X, Reid, B, Reil, K, Rezaie, M, Rockosi, C, Roe, N, Ronayette, S, Roodman, A, Ross, A, Ross, N, Rossi, G, Rozo, E, Ruhlmann-Kleider, V, Rykoff, E, Sabiu, C, Samushia, L, Sanchez, E, Sanchez, J, Schlegel, D, Schneider, M, Schubnell, M, Secroun, A, Seljak, U, Seo, H, Serrano, S, Shafieloo, A, Shan, H, Sharples, R, Sholl, M, Shourt, W, Silber, J, Silva, D, Sirk, M, Slosar, A, Smith, A, Smoot, G, Som, D, Song, Y, Sprayberry, D, Staten, R, Stefanik, A, Tarle, G, Sien Tie, S, Tinker, J, Tojeiro, R, Valdes, F, Valenzuela, O, Valluri, M, Vargas-Magana, M, Verde, L, Walker, A, Wang, J, Wang, Y, Weaver, B, Weaverdyck, C, Wechsler, R, Weinberg, D, White, M, Yang, Q, Yeche, C, Zhang, T, Zhao, G, Zheng, Y, Zhou, X, Zhou, Z, Zhu, Y, Zou, H, Zu, Y, DESI Collaboration, Aghamousa, Amir, Aguilar, Jessica, Ahlen, Steve, Alam, Shadab, Allen, Lori E., Allende Prieto, Carlos, Annis, James, Bailey, Stephen, Balland, Christophe, Ballester, Otger, Baltay, Charles, Beaufore, Lucas, Bebek, Chris, Beers, Timothy C., Bell, Eric F., Bernal, José Luis, Besuner, Robert, Beutler, Florian, Chris Bleuler, Blomqvist, Michael, Blum, Robert, Bolton, Adam S., Briceno, Cesar, Brooks, David, Brownstein, Joel R., Buckley-Geer, Elizabeth, Burden, Angela, Burtin, Etienne, Busca, Nicolas G., Cahn, Robert N., Cai, Yan-Chuan, Cardiel-Sas, Laia, Carlberg, Raymond G., Carton, Pierre-Henri, Casas, Ricard, Castander, Francisco J., Cervantes-Cota, Jorge L., Claybaugh, Todd M., Close, Madeline, Coker, Carl T., Cole, Shaun, Comparat, Johan, Cooper, Andrew P., Cousinou, M. -C., Crocce, Martin, Cuby, Jean-Gabriel, Cunningham, Daniel P., Davis, Tamara M., Dawson, Kyle S., de la Macorra, Axel, De Vicente, Juan, Delubac, Timothée, Derwent, Mark, Dey, Arjun, Dhungana, Govinda, Ding, Zhejie, Doel, Peter, Duan, Yutong T., Ealet, Anne, Edelstein, Jerry, Eftekharzadeh, Sarah, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Elliott, Ann, Escoffier, Stéphanie, Evatt, Matthew, Fagrelius, Parker, Fan, Xiaohui, Fanning, Kevin, Farahi, Arya, Farihi, Jay, Favole, Ginevra, Feng, Yu, Fernandez, Enrique, Findlay, Joseph R., Finkbeiner, Douglas P., Fitzpatrick, Michael J., Flaugher, Brenna, Flender, Samuel, Font-Ribera, Andreu, Forero-Romero, Jaime E., Fosalba, Pablo, Frenk, Carlos S., Fumagalli, Michele, Gaensicke, Boris T., Gallo, Giuseppe, Garcia-Bellido, Juan, Gaztanaga, Enrique, Pietro Gentile Fusillo, Nicola, Gerard, Terry, Gershkovich, Irena, Giannantonio, Tommaso, Gillet, Denis, Gonzalez-de-Rivera, Guillermo, Gonzalez-Perez, Violeta, Gott, Shelby, Graur, Or, Gutierrez, Gaston, Guy, Julien, Habib, Salman, Heetderks, Henry, Heetderks, Ian, Heitmann, Katrin, Hellwing, Wojciech A., Herrera, David A., Ho, Shirley, Holland, Stephen, Honscheid, Klaus, Huff, Eric, Hutchinson, Timothy A., Huterer, Dragan, Hwang, Ho Seong, Illa Laguna, Joseph Maria, Ishikawa, Yuzo, Jacobs, Dianna, Jeffrey, Niall, Jelinsky, Patrick, Jennings, Elise, Jiang, Linhua, Jimenez, Jorge, Johnson, Jennifer, Joyce, Richard, Jullo, Eric, Juneau, Stéphanie, Kama, Sami, Karcher, Armin, Karkar, Sonia, Kehoe, Robert, Kennamer, Noble, Kent, Stephen, Kilbinger, Martin, Kim, Alex G., Kirkby, David, Kisner, Theodore, Kitanidis, Ellie, Kneib, Jean-Paul, Koposov, Sergey, Kovacs, Eve, Koyama, Kazuya, Kremin, Anthony, Kron, Richard, Kronig, Luzius, Kueter-Young, Andrea, Lacey, Cedric G., Lafever, Robin, Lahav, Ofer, Lambert, Andrew, Lampton, Michael, Landriau, Martin, Lang, Dustin, Lauer, Tod R., Le Goff, Jean-Marc, Le Guillou, Laurent, Le Van Suu, Auguste, Lee, Jae Hyeon, Lee, Su-Jeong, Leitner, Daniela, Lesser, Michael, Levi, Michael E., L'Huillier, Benjamin, Li, Baojiu, Liang, Ming, Lin, Huan, Linder, Eric, Loebman, Sarah R., Lukić, Zarija, Ma, Jun, MacCrann, Niall, Magneville, Christophe, Makarem, Laleh, Manera, Marc, Manser, Christopher J., Marshall, Robert, Martini, Paul, Massey, Richard, Matheson, Thomas, McCauley, Jeremy, McDonald, Patrick, McGreer, Ian D., Meisner, Aaron, Metcalfe, Nigel, Miller, Timothy N., Miquel, Ramon, Moustakas, John, Myers, Adam, Naik, Milind, Newman, Jeffrey A., Nichol, Robert C., Nicola, Andrina, Nicolati da Costa, Luiz, Nie, Jundan, Niz, Gustavo, Norberg, Peder, Nord, Brian, Norman, Dara, Nugent, Peter, O'Brien, Thomas, Oh, Minji, Olsen, Knut A. G., Padilla, Cristobal, Padmanabhan, Hamsa, Padmanabhan, Nikhil, Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie, Palmese, Antonella, Pappalardo, Daniel, Pâris, Isabelle, Park, Changbom, Patej, Anna, Peacock, John A., Peiris, Hiranya V., Peng, Xiyan, Percival, Will J., Perruchot, Sandrine, Pieri, Matthew M., Pogge, Richard, Pollack, Jennifer E., Poppett, Claire, Prada, Francisco, Prakash, Abhishek, Probst, Ronald G., Rabinowitz, David, Raichoor, Anand, Ree, Chang Hee, Refregier, Alexandre, Regal, Xavier, Reid, Beth, Reil, Kevin, Rezaie, Mehdi, Rockosi, Constance M., Roe, Natalie, Ronayette, Samuel, Roodman, Aaron, Ross, Ashley J., Ross, Nicholas P., Rossi, Graziano, Rozo, Eduardo, Ruhlmann-Kleider, Vanina, Rykoff, Eli S., Sabiu, Cristiano, Samushia, Lado, Sanchez, Eusebio, Sanchez, Javier, Schlegel, David J., Schneider, Michael, Schubnell, Michael, Secroun, Aurélia, Seljak, Uros, Seo, Hee-Jong, Serrano, Santiago, Shafieloo, Arman, Shan, Huanyuan, Sharples, Ray, Sholl, Michael J., Shourt, William V., 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Abstract

DESI (Dark Energy Spectropic Instrument) is a Stage IV ground-based dark energy experiment that will study baryon acoustic oscillations and the growth of structure through redshift-space distortions with a wide-area galaxy and quasar redshift survey. The DESI instrument is a robotically-actuated, fiber-fed spectrograph capable of taking up to 5,000 simultaneous spectra over a wavelength range from 360 nm to 980 nm. The fibers feed ten three-arm spectrographs with resolution $R= lambda/Deltalambda$ between 2000 and 5500, depending on wavelength. The DESI instrument will be used to conduct a five-year survey designed to cover 14,000 deg$^2$. This powerful instrument will be installed at prime focus on the 4-m Mayall telescope in Kitt Peak, Arizona, along with a new optical corrector, which will provide a three-degree diameter field of view. The DESI collaboration will also deliver a spectroscopic pipeline and data management system to reduce and archive all data for eventual public use.

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2016

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