1. The selection function of the LAMOST Spectroscopic Survey of the Galactic Anti-centre.
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Chen, B-Q, Liu, X-W, Yuan, H-B, Xiang, M-S, Huang, Y, Wang, C, Zhang, H-W, and Tian, Z-J
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GALACTIC center ,SPECTRUM analysis ,MILKY Way ,STARS ,ASTRONOMY - Abstract
We present a detailed analysis of the selection function of the LAMOST Spectroscopic Survey of the Galactic Anti-centre (LSS-GAC). LSS-GAC was designed to obtain low-resolution optical spectra for a sample of more than 3 million stars in the Galactic anti-centre. The second release of value-added catalogues of the LSS-GAC (LSS-GAC DR2) contains stellar parameters, including radial velocity, atmospheric parameters, elemental abundances, and absolute magnitudes deduced from 1.8 million spectra of 1.4 million unique stars targeted by the LSS-GAC between 2011 and 2014. For many studies using this data base, such as those investigating the chemodynamical structure of the Milky Way, a detailed understanding of the selection function of the survey is indispensable. In this paper, we describe how the selection function of the LSS-GAC can be evaluated to sufficient detail and provide selection function corrections for all spectroscopic measurements with reliable parameters released in LSS-GAC DR2. The results, to be released as new entries in the LSS-GAC value-added catalogues, can be used to correct the selection effects of the catalogue for scientific studies of various purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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