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Density-Dependent Luminosity Functions for Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey
Benjamin C. Bromley, William H. Press, Huan Lin +1
Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey are classified according to their spectra, and the resulting spectral types are analyzed to determine if local environment affects thei…
Magnification Ratio of the Fluctuating Light in Gravitational Lens 0957+561
William H. Press, George B. Rybicki
Radio observations establish the B/A magnification ratio of gravitational lens 0957+561 at about 0.75. Yet, for more than 15 years, the optical magnfication ratio has been between…
Spectral Classification and Luminosity Function of Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey
Benjamin C. Bromley, William H. Press, Huan Lin +1
We construct a spectral classification scheme for the galaxies of the Las Campanas Redshift Survey (LCRS) based on a principal component analysis of the measured galaxy spectra. We…
A Precise Distance Indicator: Type Ia Supernova Multicolor Light Curve Shapes
Adam Riess, William Press, Robert Kirshner
We present an empirical method that uses multicolor light curve shapes (MLCS) to estimate the luminosity, distance, and total line-of-sight extinction of Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia)…
Understanding Data Better with Bayesian and Global Statistical Methods
William H. Press
To understand their data better, astronomers need to use statistical tools that are more advanced than traditional ``freshman lab'' statistics. As an illustration, the problem of c…
Determining the Motion of the Local Group Using SN Ia Light Curve Shapes
Adam G. Riess, William H. Press, Robert P. Kirshner
We have measured our Galaxy's motion relative to distant galaxies in which type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) have been observed. The effective recession velocity of this sample is 7000 km…