Exploring the spectral \textit{information content} in the LAMOST medium-resolution survey (MRS)

Abstract

Low-resolution spectra are proved competitive to high-resolution spectra in determining many stellar labels at comparable precision. It is useful to consider the spectral information content when assessing the capability of a stellar spectrum in deriving precise stellar labels. In this work, we quantify the information content brought by the LAMOST-II medium-resolution spectroscopic survey (MRS) using the gradient spectra and the coefficients-of-dependence (CODs). In general, the wavelength coverage of the MRS well constrains the stellar labels but the sensitivities of different stellar labels vary with spectral types and metallicity of the stars of interest and, therefore, affect the performance of the stellar label determination from the MRS spectra. Applying the SLAM to the synthetic spectra which mimic the MRS data, we find the precision of the fundamental stellar parameters Teff, logg and [M/H] are better when combining both the blue and red bands of the MRS. This is especially important for warm stars since the H$\alpha$ line located in the red part plays a more important role in determining the effective temperature for warm stars. With blue and red parts together, we are able to reach similar performance to the low-resolution spectra except for warm stars. However, at [M/H]$\sim -2.0$ dex, the uncertainties of fundamental stellar labels estimated from MRS are substantially larger than those from low-resolution spectra. We also tested the uncertainties of Teff, logg and [M/H] of from MRS data induced from the radial velocity mismatch and find that a mismatch of about 1 km s${}^{-1}$, which is typical for LAMOST MRS data, would not significantly affect the stellar label estimates. At last, reference precision limits are calculated using synthetic gradient spectra, according to which we expect abundances of at least 17 elements to be measured precisely from MRS spectra.

arXiv comment17 pages, 10 figures, accepted by RAA

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