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APOGEE Data and Spectral Analysis from SDSS Data Release 16: Seven Years of Observations Including First Results from APOGEE-South
Malmö University, Faculty of Technology and Society (TS), Department of Materials Science and Applied Mathematics (MTM). Lund Observatory, Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, Lund University, Box 43, Lund, SE-22100, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4912-8609
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 88003, NM, United States.
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna, Tenerife, E-38205, Spain; Universidad de la Laguna, Dpto. Astrofísica, La Laguna, Tenerife, E-38206, Spain.
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, 85721-0065, AZ, United States; Observatório Nacional, Rua General José Cristino, 77, São Cristóvão, RJ, Rio de Janeiro, 20921-400, Brazil.
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2020 (English)In: Astronomical Journal, ISSN 0004-6256, E-ISSN 1538-3881, Vol. 160, no 3, article id 120Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The spectral analysis and data products in Data Release 16 (DR16; 2019 December) from the high-resolution near-infrared Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)-2/Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)-IV survey are described. Compared to the previous APOGEE data release (DR14; 2017 July), APOGEE DR16 includes about 200,000 new stellar spectra, of which 100,000 are from a new southern APOGEE instrument mounted on the 2.5 m du Pont telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. DR16 includes all data taken up to 2018 August, including data released in previous data releases. All of the data have been re-reduced and re-analyzed using the latest pipelines, resulting in a total of 473,307 spectra of 437,445 stars. Changes to the analysis methods for this release include, but are not limited to, the use of MARCS model atmospheres for calculation of the entire main grid of synthetic spectra used in the analysis, a new method for filling "holes" in the grids due to unconverged model atmospheres, and a new scheme for continuum normalization. Abundances of the neutron-capture element Ce are included for the first time. A new scheme for estimating uncertainties of the derived quantities using stars with multiple observations has been applied, and calibrated values of surface gravities for dwarf stars are now supplied. Compared to DR14, the radial velocities derived for this release more closely match those in the Gaia DR2 database, and a clear improvement in the spectral analysis of the coolest giants can be seen. The reduced spectra as well as the result of the analysis can be downloaded using links provided on the SDSS DR16 web page.

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Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2020. Vol. 160, no 3, article id 120
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Galactic abundances, Galaxy radial velocities, Stellar abundances, Near infrared astronomy, High resolution spectroscopy
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-18201DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aba592ISI: 000563180500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85090298452OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-18201DiVA, id: diva2:1465743
Available from: 2020-09-10 Created: 2020-09-10 Last updated: 2024-06-17Bibliographically approved

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