All Spectral Type LAMOST Spectra Library (ATLAS)

Abstract

We present an empirical stellar spectra library, ATLAS, with resolution R ∼ 1800 and wavelength coverage from 3800–8700 Å. These spectra are homogeneously observed by the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope and have been released in its DR5. ATLAS is separated into two groups, ATLAS-A and -T. The former contains 5584 spectra covering spectral types from O- to M-type and some special types such as A supergiant, blue horizontal-branch, and carbon stars. All of the spectra have absolutely calibrated fluxes at certain characteristic wavelengths corresponding to the optical passbands with accuracy better than 2.9% by comparing with PanSTARRS1 g-, r-, and i-band photometry. In addition, greater than 1% systematic uncertainty from the fundamental calibration should be considered separately. ATLAS-A contains 5342 spectra with spectral energy distribution effective temperature, surface gravity, and metallicity and 242 spectra with only the effective temperature and surface gravity. These parameters are consistent with the spectroscopic derived parameters of the same stars. Compared to current empirical libraries, ATLAS-A contains more cool giant stars, which may play a critical role in understanding the evolution of galaxies. ATLAS-T, on the other hand, contains 1118 spectral templates averaging over spectra with similar stellar parameters from ATLAS-A. It smooths out some special features in the individual spectra and can be used as a “standard” atlas of stellar spectra. Containing stellar spectra with almost all normal types, ATLAS may not only be a complete training data set for stellar spectra parameter determination but also an ideal legacy for stellar population synthesis.