Spectrophotometric libraries

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One line per data folder. ADS links open the publication abstract; source-page URLs are omitted.

ESO

ESO folders

5 folders
esoxshooterX-shooter reference spectra

Moehler et al. (2014), Flux calibration of medium-resolution spectra from 300 nm to 2500 nm, A&A, 568, A9.

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esowdstanWhite dwarf standards

Bohlin (2007), HST Stellar Standards with 1% Accuracy in Absolute Flux, ASP Conf. Ser., 364, 315.

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esohststanHST standards

Bohlin (2007), HST Stellar Standards with 1% Accuracy in Absolute Flux, ASP Conf. Ser., 364, 315.

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esookestanOke standards

Oke (1990), Faint spectrophotometric standard stars, AJ, 99, 1621.

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esoctiostanCTIO standards

Hamuy et al. (1992), Southern spectrophotometric standards. I, PASP, 104, 533; Hamuy et al. (1994), II, PASP, 106, 566.

ADS 1992 ADS 1994
ING

ING folders

5 folders
ingokeOke standards

Oke (1974), Absolute spectral energy distributions for white dwarfs, ApJS, 27, 21.

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ingmasMassey standards

Massey et al. (1988), Spectrophotometric standards, ApJ, 328, 315.

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ingogOke–Gunn standards

Oke & Gunn (1983), Secondary standard stars for absolute spectrophotometry, ApJ, 266, 713.

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ingfgFilippenko–Greenstein standards

Filippenko & Greenstein (1984), Faint spectrophotometric standard stars for large optical telescopes. I, PASP, 96, 530.

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IRAF

IRAF folders

11 folders

The IRAF catalogue labels several historical sets as unpublished or various-source. For those rows, the ADS link cites the IRAF implementation paper.

irafblackbodyBlackbody band responses

IRAF ONEDSTDS blackbody calibration curves; no external data paper specified.

ADS · IRAF
irafbstdscalBright KPNO IRS standards

Various sources transformed to the Hayes–Latham system; unpublished in the catalogue.

ADS · IRAF
irafctiocalCTIO calibration

Stone & Baldwin (1983), Southern spectrophotometric standards for large telescopes, MNRAS, 204, 347; Baldwin & Stone (1984), II, MNRAS, 206, 241.

ADS 1983 ADS 1984
irafctionewcalCTIO new calibration

Hamuy et al. (1992), Southern spectrophotometric standards. I, PASP, 104, 533; Hamuy et al. (1994), II, PASP, 106, 566.

ADS 1992 ADS 1994
irafiidscalKPNO IIDS standards

Various sources transformed to the Hayes–Latham system; unpublished in the catalogue.

ADS · IRAF
irafirscalKPNO IRS standards

Various sources transformed to the Hayes–Latham system; unpublished in the catalogue.

ADS · IRAF
irafoke1990Oke 1990 standards

Oke (1990), Faint spectrophotometric standard stars, AJ, 99, 1621.

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irafredcalRed calibration

Red extensions from multiple literature sources; no individual source paper specified.

ADS · IRAF
irafspec16cal16 Å standards

Hamuy et al. (1992), Southern spectrophotometric standards. I, PASP, 104, 533; Hamuy et al. (1994), II, PASP, 106, 566.

ADS 1992 ADS 1994
irafspec50cal50 Å standards

Massey et al. (1988), Spectrophotometric standards, ApJ, 328, 315; Massey & Gronwall (1990), Extension to 1 micron, ApJ, 358, 344.

ADS 1988 ADS 1990
irafspechayescalHayes flux-point standards

Massey et al. (1988), Spectrophotometric standards, ApJ, 328, 315.

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