| author | list of semicolon separated authornames as last, f |
| object | list of semicolon separated object names |
| keyword | list of semicolon separated keywords |
| start_mon | starting month as integer (Jan == 1, Dec == 12) |
| start_year | starting year as integer (4 digits) |
| end_mon | ending month as integer (Jan == 1, Dec == 12) |
| end_year | ending year as integer (4 digits) |
| start_entry_day | start entry day of month as integer |
| start_entry_mon | start entry month as integer |
| start_entry_year | start entry year as integer |
| title | title words, any non-alpha-numeric character separates |
| text | abstract words, any non-alpha-numeric character separates |
| comment | comment words, any non-alpha-numeric character separates |
| bibcode | bibcode for partial bibcode search. If a bibcode is specified, no other search will be done |
| nr_to_return | how many abstracts to return (default is 50, max 500) |
| start_nr | where to start returning in list of retrieved abstracts default is 1 |
| aut_wt | floating point weight for author search, default: 1.0 |
| obj_wt | floating point weight for object search, default: 1.0 |
| kwd_wt | floating point weight for keyword search, default: 1.0 |
| ttl_wt | floating point weight for title search, default: 0.3 |
| txt_wt | floating point weight for text search, default: 3.0 |
| com_wt | floating point weight for comment search, default: 1.0 |
| aut_syn | author synonym replacement. aut_syn="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| ttl_syn | title synonym replacement. ttl_syn="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| txt_syn | text synonym replacement. txt_syn="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| com_syn | comment synonym replacement. com_syn="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| aut_wgt | authors used for weighting. aut_wgt="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| obj_wgt | objects used for weighting. obj_wgt="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| kwd_wgt | keywords used for weighting. kwd_wgt="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| ttl_wgt | title used for weighting. ttl_wgt="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| txt_wgt | text used for weighting. txt_wgt="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| com_wgt | comment used for weighting. com_wgt="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| aut_sco | authors weighted scoring. aut_sco="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| kwd_sco | keywords weighted scoring. kwd_sco="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| ttl_sco | title weighted scoring. ttl_sco="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| txt_sco | text weighted scoring. txt_sco="YES" turns it on (default is on) |
| com_sco | comment weighted scoring. com_sco="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| aut_req | authors required for results. aut_req="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| obj_req | objects required for results. obj_req="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| kwd_req | keywords required for results. kwd_req="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| ttl_req | title required for results. ttl_req="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| txt_req | text required for results. txt_req="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| com_req | comment required for results. com_req="YES" turns it on (default is off) |
| aut_logic obj_logic kwd_logic ttl_logic txt_logic com_logic | Combination logic: xxx_logic="AND": combine with AND xxx_logic="OR": combine with OR (default) xxx_logic="SIMPLE": simple logic (use +, -) xxx_logic="BOOL": full boolean logic xxx_logic="FULLMATCH": do AND query in the selected field and calculate the score according to how many words in the field of the selected reference were matched by the query |
| return_req | requested return: return_req="result" : return results (default) return_req="form" : return new query form return_req="no_params": return results set default parameters, don't display params |
| db_key | which database to query: db_key="AST" : Astronomy(default) "INST": Instrumentation, "PRE": LANL Preprints "PPY": Physics, "GEN": General, CFA: CfA Preprints |
| jou_pick | specify which journals to select: jou_pick="ALL" : return all journals (default) jou_pick="NO" : return only refereed journals jou_pick="YES" : return only specified journals jou_pick="EXCL" : return only non-refereed journals |
| ref_stems | list of blank separated bibstems for jou_pick=YES |
| min_score | minimum score of returned abstracts (floating point, default 0.0) |
| data_link | return only entries with data. data_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| abstract | return only entries with abstracts. abstract="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| alt_abs | return only entries with alternate abstracts. alt_abs="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| aut_note | return only entries with author notes. aut_note="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| article | return only entries with articles. article="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| article_link | return only entries with electronic articles. article_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| simb_obj | return only entries with simbad objects. simb_obj="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| ned_obj | return only entries with ned objects. ned_obj="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| gpndb_obj | return only entries with gpndb objects. gpndb_obj="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| lib_link | return only entries with library links. lib_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| data_and | return only entries with all selected data available. data_and="ALL": no selection, return all refs (default) data_and="NO" : return entries with AT LEAST ONE of the data items selected with the above flags data_and="YES": return only entries that have ALL links selected with the above flags |
| version | version number for the query form |
| data_type | data type to return data_type="HTML" return regular list (default) data_type="PORTABLE" return portable tagged format data_type="PLAINTEXT" return plain text data_type="BIBTEX" return bibtex format data_type="REFERENCES" return journal reference format data_type="SHORT" return short format |
| mail_link | return only entries with mailorder. mail_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| toc_link | return only entries with tocorder. toc_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| pds_link | return only entries with pds data. pds_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| group_and | return only entries from all selected groups. data_and="ALL":no selection (default) data_and="NO" :return entries that are in at least one grp data_and="YES":return only entries from ALL groups selected with group_bits |
| group_sel | which group to select |
| ref_link | return only entries with reference links. ref_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| citation_link | return only entries with citation links. citation_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| gif_link | return only entries with scanned articles links. |
| aut_xct | exact author search. aut_xct="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| lpi_query | lpi_query="YES" query for LPI objects, default is off |
| sim_query | sim_query="YES" query for SIMBAD objects, default is on |
| ned_query | ned_query="YES" query for NED objects, default is on |
| iau_query | iau_query="YES" query for IAU objects, default is off |
| query_type | what to return: query_type=PAPERS returns regular refs (default) query_tpe=CITES returns citations to selected references query_tpe=REFS returns references in selected references |
| return_fmt | return format: return_fmt="LONG": return full abstract return_fmt="SHORT": return short listing (default) |
| type | where to return the data (screen, file, printer, etc) |
| defaultset | use default settings (same as ret_req=no_params but displays query parameters on short form) |
| charset | character set for text output |
| year | year field for bibcode matching |
| bibstem | bibstem field for bibcode matching |
| volume | volume field for bibcode matching |
| page | page field for bibcode matching |
| associated_link | return only entries with associated articles. associated_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| ar_link | return only entries with AR links. ar_link="YES" turns it on, default is off |
| tables | return results with table formatting (overrides pref.) |