The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. II. Validation with Galactic Globular and Open Clusters

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dc.creatorLee, Y. S.
dc.creatorBeers, T. C.
dc.creatorSivarani, T.
dc.creatorJohnson, J. A.
dc.creatorAn, D.
dc.creatorWilhelm, R.
dc.creatorPrieto, C. Allende
dc.creatorKoesterke, L.
dc.creatorFiorentin, P. Re
dc.creatorBailer-Jones, C. A. L.
dc.creatorNorris, J. E.
dc.creatorYanny, B.
dc.creatorRockosi, C. M.
dc.creatorNewberg, H. J.
dc.creatorCudworth, K. M.
dc.creatorPan, K.
dc.date2007-10-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:53:54Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:53:54Z
dc.descriptionWe validate the performance and accuracy 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) by comparing derived overall metallicities and radial velocities from selected likely 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 stellar radial velocities and atmospheric parameter 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, sigma([Fe/H]) = 0.13 dex for stars in the range of 4500 K < Teff < 7500 K 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 the color-magnitude diagrams with stellar evolution models; we find satisfactory agreement. At present, the SSPP underestimates [Fe/H] for near-solar-metallicity stars, represented by members of M 67 in this study, by about 0.3 dex.
dc.description56 pages, 8 Tables, 15 figures, submitted to the Astronomical Journal
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5778
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5778
dc.identifierAstron.J.136:2050-2069,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0004-6256/136/5/2050
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/204707
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. II. Validation with Galactic Globular and Open Clusters
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