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Star Formation Studies with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

PB2001105826

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	McGehee, P. M.
Page Count	4
Abstract	The determination of timescales associated with planetary formation and circumstellar disk evolution requires large samples of stars having diverse environments and ages. Such a sample can be obtained using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey as it is systematically mapping one-quarter of the entire sky providing photometric data on over 100 million objects in five passbands.
Keywords	Star formation Planetary formation Star distribution Stars Spectroscopy Photometry Mapping Planetary evolution Passbands Sky surveys(Astronomy)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	54C - Astrophysics
Corporate Authors	Los Alamos National Lab., NM.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200117
Contract Number	DE-W-7405-ENG-36

Star Formation Studies with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Star Formation Studies with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
PB2001105826

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	McGehee, P. M.
Page Count	4
Abstract	The determination of timescales associated with planetary formation and circumstellar disk evolution requires large samples of stars having diverse environments and ages. Such a sample can be obtained using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey as it is systematically mapping one-quarter of the entire sky providing photometric data on over 100 million objects in five passbands.
Keywords	Star formation Planetary formation Star distribution Stars Spectroscopy Photometry Mapping Planetary evolution Passbands Sky surveys(Astronomy)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	54C - Astrophysics
Corporate Authors	Los Alamos National Lab., NM.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200117
Contract Number	DE-W-7405-ENG-36