The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: Description of theSpitzerLegacy Science Database

2008/07/28 by John M. Carpenter, J. Bouwman, Jeroen Bouwman +10 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/592274

64 pages, 12 figures, 5 tables; accepted for publication in ApJS

arxiv created 2008/07/28 · openalex publication_date 2008/11/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

We present the science database produced by the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (FEPS) Spitzer Legacy program. Data reduction and validation procedures for the IRAC, MIPS, and IRS instruments are described in detail. We also derive stellar properties for the FEPS sample from available broadband photometry and spectral types, and present an algorithm to normalize Kurucz synthetic spectra to optical and near-infrared photometry. The final FEPS data products include IRAC and MIPS photometry for each star in the FEPS sample and calibrated IRS spectra.

Citations

• Evolution of Mid-Infrared Excess around Sun-like Stars: Constraints on Models of Terrestrial Planet Formation
• The Spitzer Space Telescope Mission
• The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)
• The Second US Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC2)

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