PEPSI deep spectra. I. The Sun-as-a-star
arXiv:1712.06960 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731631
Abstract
As part of the first Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI) key-science project, we aim to provide well-exposed (viz. deep) high-resolution spectra of representative stellar targets. These spectra will be made available in form of (electronic) atlases. The first star in this series of papers is our Sun. It also acts as a system-performance cornerstone. The deep spectra in this paper are the results of combining up to 100 consecutive exposures per wavelength setting and are compared with other solar flux atlases. Our software for the optimal data extraction and reduction of PEPSI spectra is described and verified with the solar data. Three deep solar flux spectra with a spectral resolution of up to 270,000, a continuous wavelength coverage from 383 nm to 914 nm, and a photon signal to noise ratio (S/N) of between 2,000-8,000:1 depending on wavelength are presented. Additionally, a time-series of 996 high-cadence spectra in one cross disperser is used to search for intrinsic solar modulations. The wavelength calibration based on Th-Ar exposures and simultaneous Fabry-Perot combs enables an absolute wavelength solution within 10 m/s (rms) with respect to the HARPS laser-comb solar atlas and a relative rms of 1.2 m/s for one day. For science demonstration, we redetermined the disk-average solar Li abundance to 1.09+/-0.04 dex on the basis of 3D NLTE model atmospheres. We detected disk-averaged p-mode RV oscillations with a full amplitude of 47 cm/s at 5.5 min. Comparisons with two solar FTS atlases, as well as with the HARPS solar atlas, validate the PEPSI data product. Now, PEPSI/SDI solar-flux spectra are being taken with a sampling of one deep spectrum per day, and are supposed to continue a full magnetic cycle of the Sun.
in press, 13 pages, 8 figures, data available from pepsi.aip.de
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