J/AJ/146/34 Infrared photometry of DA white dwarfs from LAMOST (Zhang+, 2013)
DA white dwarfs observed in the LAMOST pilot survey.
Zhang Y.-Y., Deng L.-C., Liu C., Lepine S., Newberg H.J., Carlin J.L.,
Carrell K., Yang F., Gao S., Xu Y., Li J., Zhang H.-T., Zhao Y.-H.,
Luo A.-L., Bai Z.-R., Yuan H.-L., Jin G.
<Astron. J., 146, 34 (2013)>
=2013AJ....146...34Z 2013AJ....146...34Z
ADC_Keywords: Stars, white dwarf ; Photometry, ugriz ; Photometry, infrared
Keywords: atlases - catalogs - surveys - white dwarfs
Abstract:
A total of ∼640000 objects from the LAMOST pilot survey have been
publicly released. In this work, we present a catalog of DA white
dwarfs (DAWDs) from the entire pilot survey. We outline a new
algorithm for the selection of white dwarfs (WDs) by fitting Sersic
profiles to the Balmer Hβ, Hγ, and Hδ lines of the
spectra, and calculating the equivalent width of the CaII K line. Two
thousand nine hundred sixty-four candidates are selected by
constraining the fitting parameters and the equivalent width of the
CaII K line. All the spectra of candidates are visually inspected. We
identify 230 DAWDs (59 of which are already included in the Villanova
and SDSS WD catalogs), 20 of which are DAWDs with non-degenerate
companions. In addition, 128 candidates are classified as
DAWDs/subdwarfs, which means the classifications are ambiguous. The
result is consistent with the expected DAWD number estimated based on
the LEGUE target selection algorithm.
Description:
A total of ∼640000 objects from the LAMOST pilot survey have recently
been released (Luo et al., 2012RAA....12.1243L 2012RAA....12.1243L). Here, we report on
230 spectroscopically identified DA white dwarfs from the LAMOST pilot
survey. In addition, 128 candidates are classified as DA white
dwarfs/subdwarfs.
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table3.dat 121 358 Identified DA white dwarfs and DA white
dwarf/subdwarf targets in LAMOST pilot survey
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See also:
V/139 : The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 9 (Adelman-McCarthy+, 2012)
I/322 : UCAC4 Catalogue (Zacharias+, 2012)
III/235 : Spectroscopically Identified White Dwarfs (McCook+, 2008)
II/246 : 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)
I/239 : The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues (ESA 1997)
II/207 : Palomar-Green catalog UV-excess stellar objects (Green+ 1986)
J/AJ/145/159 : LAMOST. II. ugriz photometry of 526 new quasars (Huo+, 2013)
J/ApJS/204/5 : SDSS DR7 white dwarf catalog (Kleinman+, 2013)
J/AJ/142/112 : KIC photometric calibration (Brown+, 2011)
J/AJ/135/1239 : Spectral distances to DA white dwarfs (Holberg+, 2008)
J/AJ/132/1221 : VJHK and SDSS photometry of DA white dwarfs (Holberg+, 2006)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 3 I3 --- Seq [1/358] Sequence number in the catalog
5- 23 A19 --- LAMOST LAMOST identifier (JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s)
25- 29 F5.2 mag umag ? SDSS u band magnitude (1)
31- 35 F5.2 mag gmag ? SDSS g band magnitude (1)
37- 41 F5.2 mag rmag ? SDSS r band magnitude (1)
43- 47 F5.2 mag imag ? SDSS i band magnitude (1)
49- 53 F5.2 mag Jmag ? 2MASS J band magnitude (from cat. II/246)
55- 59 F5.2 mag Hmag ? 2MASS H band magnitude (from cat. II/246)
61- 65 F5.2 mag Kmag ? 2MASS Ks band magnitude (from cat. II/246)
67- 71 F5.2 mag Bmag ? UCAC3 B band magnitude (2)
73- 77 F5.2 mag Rmag ? UCAC3 R band magnitude (2)
79- 83 F5.2 mag Imag ? UCAC3 I band magnitude (2)
85- 89 F5.2 mag Vmag ? Hipparcos V magnitude (from cat. I/239)
90 A1 --- f_Vmag [k] Kp magnitude instead of V magnitude (3)
92- 98 F7.2 km/s RV ? Elodie radial velocity
100-115 A16 --- Class DA white dwarf classification (4)
117 A1 --- f_Class [e] Emission lines shown in a spectrum
119-121 A3 --- n_LAMOST DA white dwarf in other catalogs
(v=Villanova, s=SDSS DR7 white dwarf) (5)
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Note (1): Come from SDSS photometry or Xuyi survey.
Note (2): From the UCAC3 catalog (Zacharias et al., 2009, cat. I/315; obsoleted
by Zacharias et al. 2012, cat. I/322).
Note (3): k = Kp magnitude from Kepler Input Catalog (Brown et al., 2011,
cat. J/AJ/142/112, and V/133) is presented instead of V magnitude.
Note (4): According to Sion et al. (1983ApJ...269..253S 1983ApJ...269..253S), the classification
consists of two parts, the "DA" type and the subtype index which is a
temperature index corresponding to 50,400/T. This temperature index is
determined by visually comparing the target spectrum with spectra of
different temperature indices in the atlas of Wesemael et al.
(1993PASP..105..761W 1993PASP..105..761W) and the SDSS DR4 WD catalog (Eisenstein et al. 2006,
cat. J/ApJS/167/40). A DA white dwarf with a companion is denoted as
"DA+companion." If the spectral type of the companion is identifiable,
i.e., an M star, the classification is "DA+M." A colon means the
identification is uncertain. The DA white dwarf/subdwarf targets are
classified as "DA:/SD."
Note (5): Other catalogs as follows:
v = a DA white dwarf is in Villanova white dwarf catalog (McCook & Sion,
2008, cat. III/235);
s = a DA white dwarf is in SDSS DR7 white dwarf catalog (Kleinman et al.,
2013, cat. J/ApJS/204/5).
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History:
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(End) Greg Schwarz [AAS], Sylvain Guehenneux [CDS] 10-Jun-2014