Bibcode
DOI
Cohen, Martin; Walker, Russell G.; Carter, Brian; Hammersley, Peter; Kidger, Mark; Noguchi, Kunio
Bibliographical reference
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 117, Issue 4, pp. 1864-1889.
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1999
Citations
452
Refereed citations
420
Description
We start from our six absolutely calibrated continuous stellar spectra
from 1.2 to 35 μm for K0, K1.5, K3, K5, and M0 giants. These were
constructed as far as possible from actual observed spectral fragments
taken from the ground, the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, and the IRAS Low
Resolution Spectrometer, and all have a common calibration pedigree.
From these we spawn 422 calibrated ``spectral templates'' for stars with
spectral types in the ranges G9.5-K3.5 III and K4.5-M0.5 III. We
normalize each template by photometry for the individual stars using
published and/or newly secured near- and mid-infrared photometry
obtained through fully characterized, absolutely calibrated,
combinations of filter passband, detector radiance response, and mean
terrestrial atmospheric transmission. These templates continue our
ongoing effort to provide an all-sky network of absolutely calibrated,
spectrally continuous, stellar standards for general infrared usage, all
with a common, traceable calibration heritage. The wavelength coverage
is ideal for calibration of many existing and proposed ground-based,
airborne, and satellite sensors, particularly low- to
moderate-resolution spectrometers. We analyze the statistics of probable
uncertainties, in the normalization of these templates to actual
photometry, that quantify the confidence with which we can assert that
these templates truly represent the individual stars. Each calibrated
template provides an angular diameter for that star. These radiometric
angular diameters compare very favorably with those directly observed
across the range from 1.6 to 21 mas.