Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-03-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 9 figures, Accepted for publication on A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20077288
We present a new automatic code (ARES) for determining equivalent widths of the absorption lines present in stellar spectra. We also describe its use for determining fundamental spectroscopic stellar parameters. The code is written in C++ based on the standard method of determining EWs and is available for the community. The code automates the manual procedure that the users normally carry out when using interactive routines such as the splot routine implemented in IRAF. We test the code using both simulated and real spectra with different levels of resolution and noise and comparing its measurements to the manual ones obtained in the standard way. The results shows a small systematic difference, always below 1.5m\AA. This can be explained by errors in the manual measurements caused by subjective continuum determination. The code works better and faster than others tested before.
Israelian Garik
Mayor Marcel
Monteiro Mario J. F. P. G.
Santos Nuno Cardoso
Sousa Sérgio G.
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