SDSS-IV MaStar: Determination of Stellar Parameters Using Bayesian Averaging

Abstract

We present the stellar parameters for 59,266 high-quality spectra of 24,130 unique stars from the MaNGA Stellar Library (MaStar) in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 17 (DR17). The median signal-to noise ratio per pixel of the spectra is 96. We derive four stellar parameters, effective temperature (Teff), surface gravity (log g), metallicity ([M/H]), and {$\alpha$}-enhancement ratio ($[\alpha /M]$), by comparing the data with BOSZ (ATLAS-9 based) and MARCS theoretical atmospheric models. We adopt a Bayesian method and use color and absolute magnitude derived from Gaia to select a subset of theoretical models for each star. We then perform full-spectrum fitting to estimate the likelihood of each model in the subset and then compute their likelihood-weighted mean parameters as the final parameters. We set stellar-parameter quality flags to facilitate the use of the derived stellar parameters. The MaStar stellar parameters derived herein span an effective temperature range of $2,600\le {\mathrm{T}}_{\mathrm{eff}}\le 29,861K$, a surface gravity range of $0\le \log g\le 5.5$, a metallicity range of $-4.9\le [M/H]\le 1.0$, and an {$\alpha$}-abundance range of $-0.98\le [\alpha /M]\le 1.0$. We compare these parameters with those from APOGEE and Gaia for stars in common, finding general consistency within the uncertainties. However, some artifacts and systematic differences are present, and we discuss their potential causes. These new stellar parameters are available through the MaStar SDSS-IV DR17 value-added catalog (https://www.sdss4.org/dr17/mastar/mastar-stellar-parameters/).

arXiv comment27 pages, 20 figures

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