List of Cartons

This is a comprehensive list of the cartons used in Milky Way Mapper v0.5.3 targeting.

Carton NamesSimplified Selection CriteriaInstrumentAvailable Targets1
manual_mwm_tess_obOB(AF)-type pulsating stars in eclipsing binaries (TESS Continuous Viewing Zones)APOGEE364
manual_nsbh_apogeeCompact NS/BH binaries APOGEEAPOGEE75
manual_nsbh_bossCompact NS/BH binaries BOSSBOSS249
mwm_cb_300pc_apogeeCompact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G<16APOGEE17382
mwm_cb_300pc_bossCompact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G≥16BOSS52267
mwm_cb_cvcandidates_apogeeCompact binaries from literature G<16APOGEE61
mwm_cb_cvcandidates_bossCompact binaries from literature G≥16BOSS5167
mwm_cb_gaiagalex_apogeeCompact binaries from Gaia+GALEX G<16APOGEE16287
mwm_cb_gaiagalex_bossCompact binaries from Gaia+GALEX G≥16BOSS261570
mwm_cb_uvex1Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX FUV+NUV for BOSS identificationBOSS110447
mwm_cb_uvex2Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX NUV only for BOSS identificationBOSS278961
mwm_cb_uvex3Compact binaries from Gaia+XMM-Newton OM for BOSS identificationBOSS25032
mwm_cb_uvex4Compact binaries from Gaia+Swift UVOT for BOSS identificationBOSS21036
mwm_cb_uvex5Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX RV targets for APOGEEAPOGEE8641
mwm_dust_coreDust program — Sample of bright, nearby, mid-plane giants complimentary with Galactic GenesisAPOGEE61926
mwm_erosita_compact_geneROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates for BOSS spectroscopyBOSS77038
mwm_erosita_compact_vareROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates, Gaia variability, BOSS identifiationBOSS16835
mwm_erosita_starseROSITA/Gaia coronal emittersBOSS89994
mwm_galactic_coreLuminous Giants across the sky based on G-H color cutsAPOGEE5459267
mwm_legacy_ir2optFollow-up of APOGEE-1/2 targets with BOSS — Filler CartonBOSS209893
mwm_ob_cepheidsMWM – Cepheids from Inno et al. (2021) with BOSSBOSS2357
mwm_ob_coreMWM – OB(A) stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS BOSS603854
mwm_rv_long_fpsFPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal BaselineAPOGEE111233
mwm_rv_short_fpsFPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal BaselineAPOGEE6283604
mwm_snc_100pc_apogeeVolume-limited census of the solar neighborhood G<16APOGEE114173
mwm_snc_100pc_bossVolume-limited census of the solar neighborhood G≥16BOSS322222
mwm_snc_250pc_apogeeVolume-limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types G<16APOGEE404618
mwm_snc_250pc_bossVolume limited census of the solar neighbourhood, extension to earlier types G≥16BOSS417431
mwm_tess_planetTESS TOI and 2 minute Cadence Follow-up APOGEE223764
mwm_tessrgb_coreTESS Observed Red Giant Astroseismology Follow-upAPOGEE1004714
mwm_wd_coreWhite dwarfs selected from Gaia + SDSS<V (Gentile Fusillo et al. 2019)BOSS192534
mwm_yso_cluster_apogeeCandidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE45461
mwm_yso_cluster_bossCandidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSSBOSS59065
mwm_yso_cmz_apogeeCandidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE13170
mwm_yso_disk_apogeeOptically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE28832
mwm_yso_disk_bossOptically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSSBOSS37478
mwm_yso_embedded_apogeeOptically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE11086
mwm_yso_nebula_apogeeCandidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE1112
mwm_yso_pms_apogeeLow mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE76361
mwm_yso_pms_bossLow mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with BOSSBOSS73214
mwm_yso_variable_apogeeLow mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEEAPOGEE52691
mwm_yso_variable_bossLow mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSSBOSS47758
1Available targets is the number of targets that satisfy the carton selection function in the targeting database. The number of targets ultimately observed for each carton will be smaller than this value.
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