Analysis of spectral lines in large databases of synthetic spectra for massive stars

Celia R. Fierro-Santillán, Jaime Klapp, Leonardo Di G. Sigalotti, Janos Zsargó, Markus Hareter

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe a program that identifies in the optical spectrum the main parameters of a spectral line, namely the initial and final wavelengths, and the line depth. Moreover, using numerical calculations, it identifies and removes adjacent lines. Next, the program calculates the equivalent width and the FWHM. The software was tested in a sample of 300 lines in two databases of synthetic spectra generated by the CMFGEN and PoWR codes, and 300 lines in observed spectra from the IACOB database, showing a Gaussian distribution of relative errors, from which it is inferred that 80% of the measured lines have errors less than 17% and only 5% of the lines have errors greater than 26%. The program was also run on the entire database of 45,000 CMFGEN and 202 POWR synthetic spectra, generating a library of H I, He I, and He II lines necessary to feed the FITspec code for the derivation of stellar parameters: effective temperature, surface gravity, and luminosity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number14pp
JournalAstronomical Journal
Volume161
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2021

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