SDSS-III/APOGEE: Main Survey and Star Cluster Target Selection

Jackson, Kelly; Zasowski, G.; Frinchaboy, P. M.; Johnson, J. A.; Allende-Prieto, C.; Beers, T. C.; Bizyaev, D.; Holtzman, J.; Girardi, L.; Majewski, S. R.; Nidever, D.; Perez, A. G.; Pinto, H. R.; Schiavon, R.; Shetrone, M.; Skrutskie, M.; Wilson, J. C.
Bibliographical reference

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #428.01

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2012
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Description
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III/Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (SDSS-III/APOGEE) is a high resolution H-band (1.51-1.68 μ) spectroscopic survey covering all Galactic populations within the Milky Way. During the survey's three-year lifetime, we plan to target 100,000 Galactic stars, mostly red giants, from within the disk, bulge, and halo. Target selection is primarily based on near-infrared 2MASS data, and we use the RJCE method with mid-infrared photometry from GLIMPSE and WISE to correct for the effects of reddening and extinction. We also employ Washington+DDO51 photometry in selected fields to further reduce dwarf contamination in the targeted sample. Open clusters falling serendipitously in the targeted fields require a separate technique to most efficiently select cluster candidate members, and we present the selection procedure used for these targets.