Jon A. Holtzman

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II: Photometry and Supernova Ia Light Curves from the 2005 data (2009)

Holtzman, Jon A., Marriner, John, Kessler, Richard, Sako, Masao, Dilday, Ben, Frieman, Joshua A., ...

We present ugriz light curves for 146 spectroscopically confirmed or spectroscopically probable Type Ia supernovae from the 2005 season of the SDSS-II Supernova survey. The light curves have been...

The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2009)

Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Allende Prieto, Carlos, An, Deokkeun, ...

This paper describes the Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), marking the completion of the original goals of the SDSS and the end of the phase known as SDSS-II. It includes...

Newly Identified Star Clusters in M33. II. Radial HST/ACS Fields (2009)

Roman, Izaskun San, Sarajedini, Ata, Garnett, Donald R., Holtzman, Jon A.

We present integrated photometry and color-magnitude diagrams for 161 star clusters in M33, of which 115 were previously uncataloged, using the Advanced Camera For Surveys Wide Field Channel onboard...

9 (2007)

Michael A. Pahre, Jeremy R. Mould, Alan Dressler, Jon A. Holtzman, Alan M. Watson, ...

9, David Crisp 12, Richard E. Griffiths 11, Carl J. Grillmair 13, J. Jeff Hester 14

Andromeda X, a new dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31: photometry (2007)

Zucker, Daniel B., Kniazev, Alexei Y., Martínez-Delgado, David, Bell, Eric F., Rix, Hans-Walter, Grebel, Eva K., ...

We report the discovery of Andromeda X, a new dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31, based on stellar photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Using follow-up imaging data we have estimated its...

The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...

The fifth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...

The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...

The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...

The fifth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...

Andromeda X, A New Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite of M31: Photometry (2006)

Zucker, Daniel B., Kniazev, Alexei Y., Martinez-Delgado, David, Bell, Eric F., Rix, Hans-Walter, Grebel, Eva K., ...

We report the discovery of Andromeda X, a new dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31, based on stellar photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Using follow-up imaging data we have estimated...

The Local Group stellar populations archive from the Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 (2006)

Holtzman, Jon A., Afonso, Cristina, Dolphin, Andrew

We present a database (LOGPHOT) of stellar photometry of Local Group galaxies obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2). The database includes...

The Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2006)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data...

The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2006)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data...

The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2006)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data...

The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2006)

Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

This paper describes the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including all survey-quality data taken through 2004 June. The data release includes five-band photometric data...

Stellar Populations in Bulges (2005)

Moorthy, Bhasker K., Holtzman, Jon A.

We present line strengths in the bulges and inner disks of 38 galaxies in the local universe, including several galaxies whose bulges were previously identified as being disk-like in their colors or...

Star Formation Histories of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies (2005)

Dolphin, Andrew E., Weisz, Daniel R., Skillman, Evan D., Holtzman, Jon A.

We report preliminary results of a project to homogeneously measure star formation histories for the majority of Local Group dwarf galaxies, based on archival WFPC2 observations. For the dwarf...

The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)

Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...

This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg2,...

The third data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)

Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...

This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg²,...

The third data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)

Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...

This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg²,...

The third data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)

Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...

This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg²,...

Detection of the Tip of Red Giant Branc in NGC 5128 (2004)

Soria, Roberto, Mould, Jeremy R., Watson, Alan M., Gallagher, John S. III, Ballester, Gilda E., Burrows, Christopher J., ...

We present a color-magnitude diagram of more than 10,000 stars in the halo of galaxy NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), based on WFPC2 images through the V and I filters. The position of the red-giant branch...

Andromeda IX: A New Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite of M31 (2004)

Zucker, Daniel B., Kniazev, Alexei Y., Bell, Eric F., Martinez-Delgado, David, Grebel, Eva K., Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We report the discovery of a new dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31, Andromeda IX, based on resolved stellar photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Using both SDSS and public archival...

A New Giant Stellar Structure in the Outer Halo of M31 (2004)

Zucker, Daniel B., Kniazev, Alexei Y., Bell, Eric F., Martinez-Delgado, David, Grebel, Eva K., Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has revealed an overdensity of luminous red giant stars ~ 3 degrees (40 projected kpc) to the northeast of M31, which we have called Andromeda NE. The line-of-sight...

Structure of disk-dominated galaxies. II. Color gradients and stellar population models (2004)

MacArthur, Lauren A., Courteau, Stéphane, Bell, Eric, Holtzman, Jon A.

We investigate optical and near-IR color gradients in a sample of 172 low-inclination galaxies spanning Hubble types S0-Irr. The colors are compared with stellar population synthesis models from...

Andromeda IX: A new dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31 (2004)

Zucker, Daniel B., Kniazev, Alexei Y., Bell, Eric F., Martínez-Delgado, David, Grebel, Eva K., Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We report the discovery of a new dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31, Andromeda IX, based on resolved stellar photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Using both SDSS and public archival...

A new giant stellar structure in the outer halo of M31 (2004)

Zucker, Daniel B., Kniazev, Alexei Y., Bell, Eric F., Martínez-Delgado, David, Grebel, Eva K., Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has revealed an overdensity of luminous red giant stars ~3‚‚deg; (40 projected kpc) to the northeast of M31, which we have called Andromeda NE. The line-of-sight...

Observing the dark matter density profile of isolated galaxies (2003)

Prada, Francisco, Vitvitska, Mayrita, Klypin, Anatoly, Holtzman, Jon A., Schlegel, David J., Grebel, Eva K., ...

Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), we probe the halo mass distribution by studying the velocities of satellites orbiting isolated galaxies. In a subsample that covers 2500 sq. degrees on the...

Observing the dark matter density profile of isolated galaxies (2003)

Prada, Francisco, Vitvitska, Mayrita, Klypin, Anatoly, Holtzman, Jon A., Schlegel, David J., Grebel, Eva K., ...

Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), we probe the halo mass distribution by studying the velocities of satellites orbiting isolated galaxies. In a subsample that covers 2500 deg2 on the sky, we...

The first data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2003)

Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its First Data Release. This consists of 2099 deg2 of five-band (u, g, r, i, z) imaging data, 186,240 spectra of...

The first data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2003)

Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its First Data Release. This consists of 2099 deg2 of five-band (u, g, r, i, z) imaging data, 186,240 spectra of...

Structure of Disk Dominated Galaxies I. Bulge/Disk Parameters, Simulations, and Secular Evolution (2002)

MacArthur, Lauren A., Courteau, Stephane, Holtzman, Jon A.

(Abridged) A robust analysis of galaxy structural parameters, based on the modeling of bulge and disk brightnesses in the BVRH bandpasses, is presented for 121 face-on and moderately inclined...

L-dwarf variability: I-band observations (2002)

Gelino, Christopher R., Marley, Mark S., Holtzman, Jon A., Ackerman, Andrew S., Lodders, Katharina

We report on the results of an I-band photometric variability survey of eighteen L dwarfs. We find that seven exhibit statistically significant variations above the 95.4% confidence level with...

Sloan Digital Sky Survey: early data release (2002)

Stoughton, Chris, Lupton, Robert H., Bernardi, Mariangela, Blanton, Michael R., Burles, Scott M., Castander, Francisco J., ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere and collect spectra of ≈ 106 galaxies,...

Sloan Digital Sky Survey: early data release (2002)

Stoughton, Chris, Lupton, Robert H., Bernardi, Mariangela, Blanton, Michael R., Burles, Scott M., Castander, Francisco J., ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere and collect spectra of ≈ 106 galaxies,...

Measuring Sizes of Marginally Resolved Young Globular Clusters with HST (2001)

Carlson, Matthew N., Holtzman, Jon A.

We present a method to derive sizes of marginally resolved star clusters from HST/WFPC2 observations by fitting King models to observations. We describe results on both simulated images and on...

L-dwarf variability: Magnetic star spots or non-uniform clouds? (2001)

Gelino, Christopher R., Marley, Mark S., Holtzman, Jon A., Ackerman, Andrew S., Lodders, Katharina

The recent discovery of photometric variations in L dwarfs has opened a discussion on the cause of the variations. We argue against the existence of magnetic spots in these atmospheres and favor the...

Stellar Populations in the Phoenix Dwarf (dIrr/dSph) Galaxy as Observed by HST/WFPC2 (2000)

Holtzman, Jon A., Smith, Graeme H., Grillmair, Carl

We present HST/WFPC2 photometry of the central regions of the Phoenix dwarf. Accurate photometry allows us to: 1) confirm the existence of the horizontal branch previously detected by ground-based...

Stellar Populations at the Center of IC 1613 (1999)

Cole, Andrew A., Tolstoy, Eline, Gallagher, John S., Hoessel, John G., Mould, Jeremy R., Holtzman, Jon A., ...

We have observed the center of the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy IC 1613 with WFPC2 aboard the Hubble Space Telescope in the F439W, F555W, and F814W filters. We find a dominant old stellar...

WFPC2 Observations of Compact Star Cluster Nuclei in Low Luminosity Spiral Galaxies (1999)

Matthews, Lynn D., Gallagher, John S., Krist, John E., Watson, Alan M., Burrows, Christopher J., ...

We have used the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 aboard the Hubble Space Telescope to image the compact star cluster nuclei of the nearby, late-type, low-luminosity spiral galaxies NGC 4395, NGC 4242,...

Deep HST Observations of Star Clusters in NGC 1275 (1998)

Carlson, Matthew N., Holtzman, Jon A., Watson, Alan M., Grillmair, Carl J., Mould, Jeremy R.

We present an analysis of compact star clusters in deep HST/WFPC2 images of NGC 1275. B and R band photometry of roughly 3000 clusters shows a bimodality in the B-R colors, suggesting that distinct...

The Luminosity Function and Mass Function in the Galactic Bulge (1998)

Holtzman, Jon A., Watson, Alan M., Baum, William A., Grillmair, Carl J., Groth, Edward J., Light, Robert M., ...

We present deep photometry obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in a field in Baade's Window in the Galactic bulge. We derive a luminosity function down to I ~ 24.3, or V ~ 27.5,...

Stellar Populations in Three Outer Fields of the LMC (1997)

Geha, Marla C., Holtzman, Jon A., Mould, J. R., Gallagher, J. S., Watson, A. M., Cole, A. A., ...

We present HST photometry for three fields in the outer disk of the LMC extending approximately four magnitudes below the faintest main sequence turnoff. We cannot detect any strongly significant...

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Draco Dwarf Spheroidal (1997)

Grillmair, Carl. J., Mould, Jeremy R., Holtzman, Jon A., Worthey, Guy, Ballester, G. E., Burrows, C. J., ...

We present an F606W-F814W color-magnitude diagram for the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy based on Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 images. The luminosity function is well-sampled to 3 magnitudes below the...

The Far Field Hubble Constant (1997)

Lauer, Tod R., Tonry, John L., Postman, Marc, Ajhar, Edward A., Holtzman, Jon A.

We used HST to obtain surface brightness fluctuation (SBF) observations of four nearby brightest cluster galaxies (BCG) to calibrate the BCG Hubble diagram of Lauer & Postman (1992). This BCG Hubble...

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of M32: The Color-Magnitude Diagram (1996)

Grillmair, Carl J., Lauer, Tod R., Worthey, Guy, Faber, S. M., Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., ...

We present a V-I color-magnitude diagram for a region 1'-2' from the center of M32 based on Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 images. The broad color-luminosity distribution of red giants shows that the...

How Unusual is the Locally Quiet Hubble Flow? (1993)

Schlegel, David, Davis, Marc, Summers, Frank, Holtzman, Jon A.

The local galaxy distribution offers an interesting constraint to cosmological models of structure formation. The galaxies are distributed in a long, filamentary structure, presumably the result of...