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Table: sdss_dr16.spiders_quasar
(The bold columns are indexed columns)
Column NameDescriptionDatatype
class_bestSource classification based on the visual inspection results.CHAR
conf_bestVisual inspection redshift and classification confidence flag.BIGINT
decDeclination of the X-ray detection (J2000; Saxton et al. 2008, Boller et al. 2016).DOUBLE
detml_xmmsl2Detection likelihood of the XMMSL2 detection in the 0.2-12 keV range (Saxton et al. 2008).DOUBLE
dr16_plugdecDeclination of the drilled fiber position.DOUBLE
dr16_plugraRight ascension of the drilled fiber position.DOUBLE
dr16_run2dSpectroscopic reprocessing number.CHAR
dr16_snmedianallMedian signal to noise ratio per pixel of the spectrum.DOUBLE
dr16_zwarningWarning flag for SDSS spectra.BIGINT
edd_ratio1Eddington ratio defined as l_bol1/l_edd1.DOUBLE
edd_ratio2Eddington ratio defined as l_bol2/l_edd2.DOUBLE
elatEcliptic LatitudeDOUBLE
elonEcliptic LongitudeDOUBLE
erredd_ratio1Uncertainty in the Eddington ratio defined as l_bol1/l_edd1.DOUBLE
erredd_ratio2Uncertainty in the Eddington ratio defined as l_bol2/l_edd2.DOUBLE
errf_bay_2rxsUncertainty in the Bayesian flux in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (2RXS).DOUBLE
errf_class_2rxsUncertainty in the classical flux in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (2RXS).DOUBLE
errf_xmmsl2Uncertainty in the flux in the 0.2-12 keV range (XMMSL2; Saxton et al. (2008)).DOUBLE
errfwhm1_hbUncertainty in the FWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errfwhm1_mgiiUncertainty in the FWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errfwhm1_oiii4959Uncertainty in the FWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errfwhm1_oiii5007Uncertainty in the FWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errfwhm2_hbUncertainty in the FWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errfwhm2_mgiiUncertainty in the FWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errfwhm2_oiii4959Uncertainty in the FWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errfwhm2_oiii5007Uncertainty in the FWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errfwhm3_hbUncertainty in the FWHM of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errfwhm3_mgiiUncertainty in the FWHM of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errfwhm4_hbUncertainty in the FWHM of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errfwhm_feii1Uncertainty in the FWHM of the Gaussian kernel convolved with the iron template used to fit the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
errfwhm_feii2Uncertainty in the FWHM of the Gaussian kernel convolved with the iron template used to fit the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
errfwhm_heiiUncertainty in the FWHM of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
errl2kev_bay_2rxsUncertainty in the Bayesian monochromatic luminosity at rest-frame 2 keV (2RXS).DOUBLE
errl2kev_class_2rxsUncertainty in the classical monochromatic luminosity at rest-frame 2 keV (2RXS).DOUBLE
errl_2500Uncertainty in the monochromatic luminosity at 2500 Ang.DOUBLE
errl_3000Uncertainty in the monochromatic luminosity at 3000 Ang.DOUBLE
errl_5100Uncertainty in the monochromatic luminosity at 5100 Ang.DOUBLE
errl_bay_2rxsUncertainty in the Bayesian luminosity in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (derived from errf_bay_2RXS; no k-correction applied) (2RXS).DOUBLE
errl_bol1Uncertainty in the bolometric luminosity derived from the monochromatic luminosity at 3000 Ang.DOUBLE
errl_bol2Uncertainty in the bolometric luminosity derived from the monochromatic luminosity at 5100 Ang.DOUBLE
errl_class_2rxsUncertainty in the classical luminosity in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (derived from errf_class_2RXS; no k-correction applied) (2RXS).DOUBLE
errl_edd1Uncertainty in the Eddington luminosity based on the black hole mass estimate derived using the Shen & Liu (2012) calibration.DOUBLE
errl_edd2Uncertainty in the Eddington luminosity based on the black hole mass estimate derived using the Assef et al. (2011) calibration.DOUBLE
errl_xmmsl2Uncertainty in the luminosity in the 0.2-12 keV range (derived from errf_XMMSL2; no k-correction applied) (XMMSL2).DOUBLE
errlogbhma_hbUncertainty in the black hole mass derived from the H beta line using the Assef et al. (2011) calibration.DOUBLE
errlogbhms_mgiiUncertainty in the black hole mass derived from the MgII line using the Shen & Liu (2012) calibration.DOUBLE
errlogbhmvp_hbUncertainty in the black hole mass derived from the H beta line using the Vestergaard & Peterson (2006) calibration.DOUBLE
errnorm1_hbUncertainty in the normalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errnorm1_mgiiUncertainty in the normalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errnorm1_oiii4959Uncertainty in the normalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errnorm1_oiii5007Uncertainty in the normalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errnorm2_hbUncertainty in the normalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errnorm2_mgiiUncertainty in the normalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errnorm2_oiii4959Uncertainty in the normalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errnorm2_oiii5007Uncertainty in the normalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errnorm3_hbUncertainty in the normalisation of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errnorm3_mgiiUncertainty in the normalisation of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errnorm4_hbUncertainty in the normalisation of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errnorm_feii1Uncertainty in the normalisation of the iron template used to fit the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
errnorm_feii2Uncertainty in the normalisation of the iron template used to fit the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
errnorm_gal1Uncertainty in the normalisation of the galaxy template used to fit the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
errnorm_gal2Uncertainty in the normalisation of the galaxy template used to fit the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
errnorm_heiiUncertainty in the normalisation of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
errnorm_pl1Uncertainty in the normalisation of the power law fit to the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
errnorm_pl2Uncertainty in the normalisation of the power law fit to the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
errpeak1_hbUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errpeak1_mgiiUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errpeak1_oiii4959Uncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errpeak1_oiii5007Uncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errpeak2_hbUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errpeak2_mgiiUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errpeak2_oiii4959Uncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errpeak2_oiii5007Uncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errpeak3_hbUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errpeak3_mgiiUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errpeak4_hbUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errpeak_heiiUncertainty in the wavelength of the peak of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
errslope_pl1Uncertainty in the slope of the power law fit to the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
errslope_pl2Uncertainty in the slope of the power law fit to the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
errvirialfwhm_hbUncertainty in the FWHM of the H beta broad line profile.DOUBLE
errvirialfwhm_mgiiUncertainty in the FWHM of the MgII broad line profile.DOUBLE
errwidth1_hbUncertainty in the width of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errwidth1_mgiiUncertainty in the width of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errwidth1_oiii4959Uncertainty in the width of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errwidth1_oiii5007Uncertainty in the width of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errwidth2_hbUncertainty in the width of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errwidth2_mgiiUncertainty in the width of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errwidth2_oiii4959Uncertainty in the width of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
errwidth2_oiii5007Uncertainty in the width of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
errwidth3_hbUncertainty in the width of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errwidth3_mgiiUncertainty in the width of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
errwidth4_hbUncertainty in the width of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
errwidth_heiiUncertainty in the width of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
eximl_2rxsExistence likelihood of the 2RXS X-ray detection (Boller et al. 2016).DOUBLE
exptime_2rxsExposure time of the 2RXS X-ray detection (Boller et al. 2016).REAL
exptime_xmmsl2Exposure time of the XMMSL2 X-ray detection (Saxton et al. 2008).DOUBLE
f_bay_2rxsBayesian flux in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (2RXS).DOUBLE
f_class_2rxsClassical flux in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (2RXS).DOUBLE
f_xmmsl2Flux in the 0.2-12 keV range (XMMSL2; Saxton et al. 2008).DOUBLE
fiberidSDSS fiber identification.SMALLINT
flag_absFlag indicating whether or not strong absorption lines have been observed in the spectrum. flag_abs is set to either 0 (spectrum not inspected for absorption lines/no absorption present) or 1 (absorption present).INTEGER
fwhm1_hbFWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
fwhm1_mgiiFWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
fwhm1_oiii4959FWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
fwhm1_oiii5007FWHM of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
fwhm2_hbFWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
fwhm2_mgiiFWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
fwhm2_oiii4959FWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
fwhm2_oiii5007FWHM of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
fwhm3_hbFWHM of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
fwhm3_mgiiFWHM of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
fwhm4_hbFWHM of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
fwhm_feii1FWHM of the Gaussian kernel convolved with the iron template used to fit the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
fwhm_feii2FWHM of the Gaussian kernel convolved with the iron template used to fit the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
fwhm_heiiFWHM of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
glatGalactic LatitudeDOUBLE
glonGalactic LongitudeDOUBLE
hb_chiReduced chi-squared of the fit to the H beta region.DOUBLE
htm9HTM index (order 9 => ~10 arcmin size)INTEGER
instrumentFlag indicating which spectrograph was used (SDSS or BOSS) to measure the spectrum.CHAR
l2kev_bay_2rxsBayesian monochromatic luminosity at rest-frame 2 keV (2RXS).DOUBLE
l2kev_class_2rxsClassical monochromatic luminosity at rest-frame 2 keV (2RXS).DOUBLE
l_2500Monochromatic luminosity at 2500 Ang.DOUBLE
l_3000Monochromatic luminosity at 3000 Ang.DOUBLE
l_5100Monochromatic luminosity at 5100 Ang.DOUBLE
l_bay_2rxsBayesian luminosity in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (derived from f_bay_2RXS; no k-correction applied) (2RXS).DOUBLE
l_bol1Bolometric luminosity derived from the monochromatic luminosity at 3000 Ang.DOUBLE
l_bol2Bolometric luminosity derived from the monochromatic luminosity at 5100 Ang.DOUBLE
l_class_2rxsClassical luminosity in the observed-frame 0.1-2.4 keV range (derived from f_class_2RXS; no k-correction applied) (2RXS).DOUBLE
l_edd1Eddington luminosity based on the black hole mass estimate derived using the Shen & Liu (2012) calibration.DOUBLE
l_edd2Eddington luminosity based on the black hole mass estimate derived using the Assef et al. (2011) calibration.DOUBLE
l_xmmsl2Luminosity in the 0.2-12 keV range (derived from f_XMMSL2; no k-correction applied) (XMMSL2).DOUBLE
logbhma_hbBlack hole mass derived from the H beta line using the Assef et al. (2011) calibration.DOUBLE
logbhms_mgiiBlack hole mass derived from the MgII line using the Shen & Liu (2012) calibration.DOUBLE
logbhmvp_hbBlack hole mass derived from the H beta line using the Vestergaard & Peterson (2006) calibration.DOUBLE
mgii_chiReduced chi-squared of the fit to the MgII region.DOUBLE
mjdMJD that the SDSS spectrum was taken.INTEGER
nameName of the X-ray detection (Saxton et al. 2008, Boller et al. 2016).CHAR
nest4096HEALPIX index (Nsides 4096, Nest scheme => ~52 arcsec sizeINTEGER
norm1_hbNormalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
norm1_mgiiNormalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
norm1_oiii4959Normalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
norm1_oiii5007Normalisation of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
norm2_hbNormalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
norm2_mgiiNormalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
norm2_oiii4959Normalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
norm2_oiii5007Normalisation of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
norm3_hbNormalisation of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
norm3_mgiiNormalisation of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
norm4_hbNormalisation of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
norm_feii1Normalisation of the iron template used to fit the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
norm_feii2Normalisation of the iron template used to fit the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
norm_gal1Normalisation of the galaxy template used to fit the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
norm_gal2Normalisation of the galaxy template used to fit the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
norm_heiiNormalisation of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
norm_pl1Normalisation of the power law fit to the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
norm_pl2Normalisation of the power law fit to the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
oiii_hbeta_ratioFlux ratio of [OIII]5007 Ang to H beta.DOUBLE
peak1_hbWavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
peak1_mgiiWavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
peak1_oiii4959Wavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
peak1_oiii5007Wavelength of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
peak2_hbWavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
peak2_mgiiWavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
peak2_oiii4959Wavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
peak2_oiii5007Wavelength of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
peak3_hbWavelength of the peak of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
peak3_mgiiWavelength of the peak of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
peak4_hbWavelength of the peak of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
peak_heiiWavelength of the peak of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
plateSDSS plate number.SMALLINT
r_feiiFlux ratio of the 4434-4684 Ang FeII emission to the broad component of H beta.DOUBLE
raRight ascension of the X-ray detection (J2000; Saxton et al. 2008, Boller et al. 2016).DOUBLE
random_idRandom ID in the range 0.0 => 100.0REAL
redshiftSource redshift based on the visual inspection results.DOUBLE
ring256HEALPIX index (Nsides 256, Ring scheme => ~14 arcmin size)INTEGER
sdss_joinidUnique ID based on PLATE, MJD, FIBERID for joining across data releasesBIGINT
shift1_hbWavelength shift of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift1_mgiiWavelength shift of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift1_oiii4959Wavelength shift of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift1_oiii5007Wavelength shift of the peak of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift2_hbWavelength shift of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift2_mgiiWavelength shift of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift2_oiii4959Wavelength shift of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift2_oiii5007Wavelength shift of the peak of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift3_hbWavelength shift of the peak of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift3_mgiiWavelength shift of the peak of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift4_hbWavelength shift of the peak of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
shift_heiiWavelength shift of the peak of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line relative to the rest-frame wavelength.DOUBLE
slope_pl1Slope of the power law fit to the MgII continuum region.DOUBLE
slope_pl2Slope of the power law fit to the H beta continuum region.DOUBLE
specobjidUnique database ID based on PLATE, MJD, FIBERID, RUN2DBIGINT
virialfwhm_hbFWHM of the H beta broad line profile.DOUBLE
virialfwhm_mgiiFWHM of the MgII broad line profile.DOUBLE
width1_hbWidth of the first Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
width1_mgiiWidth of the first Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
width1_oiii4959Width of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
width1_oiii5007Width of the first Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
width2_hbWidth of the second Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
width2_mgiiWidth of the second Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
width2_oiii4959Width of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]4959 line.DOUBLE
width2_oiii5007Width of the second Gaussian used to fit the [OIII]5007 line.DOUBLE
width3_hbWidth of the third Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
width3_mgiiWidth of the third Gaussian used to fit the MgII line.DOUBLE
width4_hbWidth of the fourth Gaussian used to fit the H beta line.DOUBLE
width_heiiWidth of the Gaussian used to fit the HeII line.DOUBLE
xray_detectionFlag indicating whether the X-ray source was detected in the 2RXS or XMMSL2 survey.CHAR