Mission Overview
Spectral Atlas Files for Synphot Software (REFERENCE-ATLASES)
HLSP Authors: The ReDCaT Team at STScI
Released: 2019-06-01
Updated: 2019-11-22
Primary Reference(s): Lim, Diaz, & Laidler (2015)
Citations: See ADS Statistics
Overview
The REFERENCE-ATLASES HLSP presents catalogs and spectral atlases that have been prepared as inputs to the synthetic photometry software package pysynphot. These files are also used in STScI tools such as the HST Exposure Time Calculator. In addition to making the entire collection available in tar format, this HLSP provides access to individual model files for community members who may want to access only a subset of these atlases. This page provides references to the original sources, where applicable. STScI maintaines extensive documentation for these files on the Astronomical Catalogs page.
Description of Data Products
This HLSP presents a wide range of catalogs and spectral atlases, generally stored in FITS tables, as well as a handful of ASCII readme files for the individual sub-collections. Please navigate to the documentation links for detailed information about each individual atlas or catalog. Generally, data provenance is available in the primary FITS HDU headers. In addition, individual models are collected into one or more TAR files for easier access to all or large chunks of the REFERENCE-ATLASES data.
Data Access
The REFERENCE-ATLASES files are available for download both individually and as collections stored across one or more tar files, as described in the tables below.
Update 2019-11-22: A new set of galaxy models has been added, available in the tar files and the directories linked below. These models are provided by Brown et al. (2014), and are made available here formatted for software ingest. These models are also available in original format from the GALSEDATLAS HLSP.
Update 2019-09-09: New CALSPEC files have been incorporated into the HLSP, available in the tar files and the directories linked below.
Download Tar Files | Description | Individual Content Documentation | ||
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everything.tar | all Reference-Atlases HLSP files | Astronomical Catalogs | ||
synphot2_star-galaxy-models.tar | stellar and galactic model files | |||
synphot3_castelli-kurucz-2004.tar | Castelli & Kurucz 2004 Atlas | Castelli and Kurucz 2004 Atlas | ||
synphot4_kurucz-1993.tar | Kurucz 1993 Atlas | Kurucz 1993 Atlas | ||
synphot5_pheonix-models.tar | Pheonix Models | Phoenix Models | ||
synphot6_calibration-spectra.tar | HST Calibration Spectra | HST Calibration Spectra | ||
other_spectra.tar | Other Spectra | Other Spectra |
Individual models can be found in the table below, or by navigating to REFERENCE-ATLASES/cdbs
Download Individual Models | More Information | References |
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HST Standard Stars Atlases |
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Stellar Spectral Atlases |
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Spectral Atlases of Galaxies and Emission Line Objects |
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Other Spectra |
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Citations
Please remember to cite the appropriate paper(s) below and the DOI 10.17909/t9-khb7-4049 if you use these data in a published work.
Note: These HLSP data products are licensed for use under CC BY 4.0.
Selected References
See Data Access table above for more comprehensive referencing information.