Bibcode
Lee, Young Sun; Beers, Timothy C.; Sivarani, Thirupathi; Johnson, Jennifer A.; An, Deokkeun; Wilhelm, Ronald; Allende Prieto, Carlos; Koesterke, Lars; Re Fiorentin, Paola; Bailer-Jones, Coryn A. L.; Norris, John E.; Yanny, Brian; Rockosi, Constance; Newberg, Heidi J.; Cudworth, Kyle M.; Pan, Kaike
Bibliographical reference
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 136, Issue 5, pp. 2050-2069 (2008).
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2008
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282
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273
Description
We validate the accuracy and precision of the current SEGUE (Sloan
Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration) Stellar Parameter
Pipeline (SSPP), which determines stellar atmospheric parameters
(effective temperature, surface gravity, and metallicity) and radial
velocities (RVs), by comparing these estimates for selected members of
three globular clusters (M 13, M 15, and M 2) and two open clusters (NGC
2420 and M 67) to the literature values. Spectroscopic and photometric
data obtained during the course of the original Sloan Digital Sky Survey
(SDSS-I) and its first extension (SDSS-II/SEGUE) are used to determine
atmospheric parameter and RV estimates for stars in these clusters.
Based on the scatter in the metallicities derived for the members of
each cluster, we quantify the typical uncertainty of the SSPP values,
σ ([Fe/H]) = 0.13 dex for stars in the range of -0.3 <= g - r
<= 1.3 and 2.0 <= log g <= 5.0, at least over the metallicity
interval spanned by the clusters studied (-2.3 <= [Fe/H] <= 0).
The surface gravities and effective temperatures derived by the SSPP are
also compared with those estimated from the comparison of
color-magnitude diagrams with stellar evolution models; we find
satisfactory agreement (σ(T eff)< 200 K and
σ(log g) <= 0.4 dex).