Setting UBVR1 photometric zero-points using Sloan Digital Sky Survey ugriz magnitudes

被引:115
作者
Chonis, Taylor S. [1 ]
Gaskell, C. Martin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska, Dept Phys & Astron, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
catalogs; standards; stars : fundamental parameters; survey; techniques : photometric;
D O I
10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/264
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We discuss the use of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) ugriz point-spread function (PSF) photometry for setting the zero points of UBVR1CCD images. From a comparison with the Landolt (1992, AJ, 104,340) standards and our own photometry we find that there is a fairly abrupt change in B, V, R, and I zero points around g, r, i similar to 14.5, and in the U zero point at u similar to 16. These changes correspond to where there is significant interpolation due to saturation in the SDSS PSF fluxes. There also seems to be another, much smaller systematic effect for stars with g, r greater than or similar to 19.5. The latter effect is consistent with a small Malmquist bias. Because of the difficulties with PSF fluxes of brighter stars, we recommend that comparisons of ugriz and UBVR1 photometry should only be made for unsaturated stars with g, r, and i in the range 14.5-19.5, and u in the range 16-19.5. We give a prescription for setting the UBVR1 zero points for CCD images, and general equations for transforming from ugriz to UBVR1.
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页码:264 / 267
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