All catalogs needed for observing with SOPHIE
should be located in the machine
sophiests.obs-hp.fr, alias "STS," in the
directory: /home/sophie/catalogs/. Data selected from the
catalogs will be inserted as FITS keywords
in the CCD frames and will be used for the automatic data reduction
pipeline which runs on the machine sophiedrs.obs-hp.fr,
alias "DRS." The file format for the catalog is simple ASCII,
with fields separated
by tab marks, much like the old format for ELODIE, with UNIX (LF) or DOS (CR)
line endings.
We recommend that observers prepare their catalogs well
in advance and bring them on a USB key or a CD-ROM.
Here is an (older) example of valid catalog entries :
NEW : the catalog now accepts a column for the B-V color index. In some cases
this may be used by the DRS to derive values for the v_sin(i)
and the metallicity from the CCF.
Warning : Do not use word-processing software to prepare your
catalog, as extraneous control characters or spaces might be inserted which
would render the catalog unreadable by the STS. Please use ASCII text editors
such as emacs, nedit, pico, etc.
PLEASE READ THIS: Simultaneous Thorium exposures in HR mode should not be used
below S/N=80.
In such cases we recommend HE mode with no simultaneous Thorium, and
selecting 'obs_objAB' rather than 'obs_objA'.
Description of catalog entries
Field
Description
name
Name of the object
recognized by SIMBAD
alpha
Right Ascension
00:00:00.00 format
delta
Declination
±00:00:00.0 format
mv
Apparent V magnitude
spectr
Spectral type
of correlation mask Are currently available:
G2, F0, K0, K5, M4, M5
bv
B-V color index
used by DRS in deriving v_sin(i)
and a metallicity index from the CCF
sn
Desired Signal-to-noise ratio
(at 5500 Å)
may be used by STS to compute the exposure time
(click on "Calc texp")
texp
Required exposure time
(seconds)
radvel
Known radial velocity,
in km/s
used by the DRS to compute a CCF around this value
(use 9999 if unknown)
st
Spectral type
(Warning : not used for the correlation)
tplype
Observing mode
See table below
mualpha
Proper motion in R.A.
(arcsec/yr)
mudelta
Proper motion in Dec.
(arcsec/yr)
equinox
Equinox for the coordinates
epoch
Year for which the
coordinates are given
Useful only for high proper-motion stars
progid
Program Identification Number
Issued by OHP and posted in the observing room.
Needed for management of database
piname
name of Principal Investigator
readmode1
CCD read-out mode
fast or slow
status2
level of data protection
public, protected or extended
remarks
Remarks
Put here your object's favorite name,
but not in 'name'
Most of the information required to fill out
your catalog can be found using
Simbad.
1Available read-out modes: fast, medium, slow
(See SOPHIE web page).
The default value is "fast". "medium" is not recommended.
2Valid status values: public, protected, extended
The default value is "protected" (1 year).
"Extended" (5 years) can be granted
exceptionally for certain long-term programs.
Beware: There is only one tab mark between fields. For the DRS to compute
useful radial velocities, please fill in the 'st' field. The 'bv' field may,
in some cases, be used by the DRS to estimate a metallicity index. Please
put 999.9 in unknown. If calculated, this index will be written in the FITS headers.
SOPHIE Observing modes
HR_obs_objA
Star on fiber A in
HR mode. Fiber B masked.
HR_obs_objAB
Star on fiber A in HR mode.
Sky on fiber B.
HE_obs_objA
Star on fiber A in HE mode. Fiber B masked.
HE_obs_objAB
Star on fiber A in HE mode. Sky on fiber B.
HR_obs_thosimult
Star on fiber A in HR mode. Simultaneous
Th/Ar on fiber B.
HE_obs_thosimult
Star on fiber A in HE mode.
Simultaneous Th/Ar in fiber B.
(not recommended)
H. Le Coroller & S.A.Ilovaisky
Updated on: 18.07.12