MUSE Spectral Library

Authors :: Ivanov, Valentin D.
Coccato, Lodovico
Neeser, Mark J.
Selman, Fernando
Pizzella, Alessandro
Dalla Bontà, Elena
Corsini, Enrico M.
Morelli, Lorenzo
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: European Southern Observatory, 2019.
Abstract: Empirical stellar spectral libraries have applications in both extragalactic and stellar studies. We have assembled the MUSE Spectral Library (MSL), consisting of 35 high-quality spectra of stars covering the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, and verified the continuum shape of our spectra with synthetic broadband colours. We also report indices from the Lick system, derived from the new observations. Our data demonstrate that integral field units (IFUs) are excellent tools for building spectral libraries with reliable continuum shapes that can be used as templates for extragalactic studies.<br />Published in The Messenger vol. 178, pp. 17-18, December 2019.