MWM Targeting Cartons

This page is a comprehensive list of cartons available up through data release 19. Each carton is associated with a well defined targeting generation. These generations were used at different points in the survey for plate designs or Robostrategy designs for the FPS. For a full description of the targeting generations see the List of Targeting Generations section on the BHM Targeting page. For more information about the targeting process see the MWM Targeting page.

Targeting Generation v0.plates: The Plate Era

When SDSS-V first began observing on sky, we continued to use the same type of aluminum plates and similar plate design code as in SDSS-IV. All of the cartons in the following table were created for use during the plate operations phase of SDSS-V. As a result, all of the cartons are from target selection plan 0.1.0 and targeting generation v0.plates.

Carton Names	Simplified Target Selection	Instrument	Available Targets1
mwm_cb_300pc	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX	BOTH	89492
mwm_cb_cvcandidates	Compact binaries from literature	BOTH	5167
mwm_cb_gaiagalex	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX	BOTH	261570
mwm_gg_core	Luminous giants across the sky based on G-H color cuts	APOGEE	5459267
mwm_halo_bb	A sample of metal-poor giants selected based on optical and infrared photometry	BOSS	646940
mwm_halo_sm	A sample of metal-poor stars selected based on SkyMapper Ca K photometry	BOSS	138298
mwm_planet_tess	TESS TOI and 2 minute Cadence Follow-up	APOGEE	177494
mwm_rv_long_bplates	Short Exposure Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6397
mwm_rv_long-bplates	Short Exposure Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	4370
mwm_rv_long-fps	Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	111233
mwm_rv_long-rm	RM Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	1344
mwm_rv_short-bplates	Short Exposure Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	50567
mwm_rv_short-fps	Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6283604
mwm_rv_short-rm	RM Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	3855
mwm_snc_100pc	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood	BOTH	322222
mwm_snc_250pc	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types	BOTH	417431
mwm_tessrgb_core	TESS observed red giant asteroseismology follow-up	APOGEE	1004714
mwm_wd_core	White dwarfs selected from Gaia + SDSS-V (Gentile Fusillo et al. 2019)	BOSS	192534
mwm_yso_cluster	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE	BOTH	45461
mwm_yso_cmz	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk	APOGEE	1282
mwm_yso_ob	Selection of the hottest and youngest OB stars	BOTH	8670
mwm_yso_s1	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess	BOTH	28832
mwm_yso_s2	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess	APOGEE	11086
mwm_yso_s2-5	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity	APOGEE	1112
mwm_yso_s3	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability	BOTH	52691

Targeting Generations v0.5.epsilon-7-core-0, v0.5.2, v0.5.3 and v0.5.5: The FPS Era

After the FPS was installed on the telescopes, there was a general redesign of the MWM targeting cartons. As time progressed, some cartons went through further changes which are recorded in different target selection plans. Any given target selection plan is associate with one or more targeting generations. In the carton table below, the Plan / Gen(s) column gives the targeting plan and targeting generations that plan appeared in associated with this carton. Cartons with multiple plans have multiple rows in this table. To save space in the carton table, the targeting geneartions will be referred to using a simple short hand:

Targeting Generation	Short hand for Plan/Gen(s) column
v0.5.epsilon-7-core-0	1
v0.5.2	2
v0.5.3	3
v0.5.5	4

Carton	Simplified Target Selection	Instrument	Available Targets1	Plan / Gen(s)2
manual_mwm_tess_ob	OB(AF)-type pulsating stars in eclipsing binaries (TESS Continuous Viewing Zones)	APOGEE	364	0.5.13 / 3,4
manual_nsbh_apogee	Compact NS/BH binaries APOGEE	APOGEE	75	0.5.3 / 1,2,3,4
manual_nsbh_boss	Compact NS/BH binaries BOSS	BOSS	249	0.5.3 / 1,2,3,4
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off00	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off05	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off10	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off20	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off30	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _offa	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _offb	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_validation_apogee	Calibration targets selected from a variety of surveys and catalogs	APOGEE	24518	0.5.20 / 4
manual_validation_boss	Calibration targets selected from a variety of surveys and catalogs	BOSS	130218	0.5.20 / 4
mwm_cb_300pc_apogee	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G<16	APOGEE	17382	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_cb_300pc_apogee	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G<16	APOGEE	17382	0.5.19 / 2,3,4
mwm_cb_300pc_boss	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G>=16	BOSS	52267	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_cb_300pc_boss	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G>=16	BOSS	52267	0.5.19 / 2,3,4
mwm_cb_cvcandidates _apogee	Compact binaries from literature G<16	APOGEE	61	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_cvcandidates _boss	Compact binaries from literature G>=16	BOSS	5167	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_gaiagalex_apogee	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX G<16	APOGEE	16287	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_gaiagalex_boss	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX G>=16	BOSS	261570	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex1	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX FUV+NUV for BOSS identification	BOSS	110447	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex2	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX NUV only for BOSS identification	BOSS	278961	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex3	Compact binaries from Gaia+XMM-Newton OM for BOSS identification	BOSS	25032	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex4	Compact binaries from Gaia+Swift UVOT for BOSS identification	BOSS	21036	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex5	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX RV for APOGEE identificatiom	APOGEE	8641	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_dust_core	Sample of bright, nearby, mid-plane giants complementary with Galactic Genesis	APOGEE	61926	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_erosita_compact_gen	eROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates for BOSS spectroscopy	BOSS	77038	0.5.2 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_erosita_compact_var	eROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates, Gaia variability, BOSS identification	BOSS	16835	0.5.2 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_erosita_stars	eROSITA/Gaia coronal emitters	BOSS	89994	0.5.2 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_galactic_core	Luminous giants across the sky based on G-H color cuts	APOGEE	5459267	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_halo_bb_boss	Halo metal-poor star selection using “Best and Brightest” (Schlaufman & Casey 2014)	BOSS	640058	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_halo_sm_boss	Halo metal-poor star selection using Skymapper (Chiti et al. 2021)	BOSS	138298	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_legacy_ir2opt	Follow-up of APOGEE-1/2 targets with BOSS — Filler Carton	BOSS	209893	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_ob_cepheids	MWM – Cepheids from Inno et al. (2021) with BOSS	BOSS	2357	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_ob_core	MWM – OB(A) stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS	BOSS	603854	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_rv_long_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	111233	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_rv_long_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	111233	0.5.18 / 2,3,4
mwm_rv_short_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6283604	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_rv_short_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6283604	0.5.18 / 2,3,4
mwm_snc_100pc_apogee	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood G<16	APOGEE	114173	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_snc_100pc_boss	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood G>=16	BOSS	322222	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_snc_250pc_apogee	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types G<16	APOGEE	404618	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_snc_250pc_boss	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types G>=16	BOSS	417431	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_tess_ob	Placeholder targets for manual_mwm_tess_ob	APOGEE	767	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_tess_ob	Placeholder targets for manual_mwm_tess_ob	APOGEE	767	0.5.11 / 2,3,4
mwm_tess_planet	TESS TOI and 2 minute cadence follow-up	APOGEE	223764	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_tessrgb_core	TESS observed red giant asteroseismology follow-up	APOGEE	1004714	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_wd_core	White dwarfs selected from Gaia + SDSS-V (Gentile Fusillo et al. 2019)	BOSS	192534	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_cluster_apogee	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	45461	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_cluster_apogee	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	45461	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_cluster_boss	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	59065	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_cluster_boss	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	59065	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_cmz_apogee	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	13170	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_cmz_apogee	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	13170	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_disk_apogee	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	28832	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_disk_apogee	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	28832	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_disk_boss	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	37478	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_disk_boss	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	37478	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_embedded_apogee	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	11086	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_embedded_apogee	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	11086	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_nebula_apogee	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	1112	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_nebula_apogee	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	1112	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_ob_apogee	Selection of the hottest and youngest OB stars, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	8670	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_ob_boss	Selection of the hottest and youngest OB stars, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	8670	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_pms_apogee	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	76361	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_pms_boss	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	73214	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_variable_apogee	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	52691	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_variable_apogee	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	52691	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_variable_boss	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	47758	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_variable_boss	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	47758	0.5.17 / 2,3,4

Technical Cartons

There are a few cartons that are not specifically for a science program, but were rather created for technical work. They are listed here.