The ISO-SWS post-helium atlas of near-infrared stellar spectra

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We present an atlas of near-infrared spectra (2.36 μm-4.1 μm) of ∼300 stars at moderate resolution (λ/δ λ ≈ 1500-2000). The spectra were recorded using the Short-Wavelength Spectrometer aboard the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO-SWS). The bulk of the observations were performed during a dedicated observation campaign after the liquid helium depletion of the ISO satellite, the so-called post-helium programme. This programme was aimed at extending the MK-classification to the near-infrared. Therefore the programme covers a large range of spectral types and luminosity classes. The 2.36 μm-4.05 μm region is a valuable spectral probe for both hot and cool stars. H I lines (Bracket, Pfund and Humphreys series), He I and He II lines, atomic lines and molecular lines (CO, H2O, NH, OH, SiO, HCN, C2H2, ...) are sensitive to temperature, gravity and/or the nature of the outer layers of the stellar atmosphere (outflows, hot circumstellar discs, etc.). Another objective of the programme was to construct a homogeneous dataset of near-infrared stellar spectra that can be used for population synthesis studies of galaxies. At near-infrared wavelengths these objects emit the integrated light of all stars in the system. In this paper we present the dataset of post-helium spectra completed with observations obtained during the nominal operations of the ISO-SWS. We discuss the calibration of the SWS data obtained after the liquid helium boil-off and the data reduction. We also give a first qualitative overview of how the spectral features in this wavelength range change with spectral type. The dataset is scrutinized in two papers on the quantitative classification of near-infrared spectra of early-type stars (Lenorzer et al. 2002) and late-type stars (Vandenbussche et al., in prep).

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Vandenbussche, B., Beintema, D., De Graauw, T., Decin, L., Feuchtgruber, H., Heras, A., … Wieprecht, E. (2002). The ISO-SWS post-helium atlas of near-infrared stellar spectra. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 390(3), 1033–1048. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020767

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