High Dispersion Spectroscopy with Ond\v{r}ejov Echelle Spectrograph

TL;DR

This paper discusses the calibration and data processing techniques for the Ondřejov Echelle Spectrograph, emphasizing high-resolution spectroscopy's role in stellar analysis and exoplanet research.

Contribution

It compares IRAF and open-source pipelines for data reduction, optimizing calibration procedures for the Ondřejov Echelle Spectrograph.

Findings

Successful data reduction with IRAF and open-source pipeline

Comparison results of both pipelines' effectiveness

Enhanced calibration methods for high-resolution spectroscopy

Abstract

Echelle spectrographs with their high resolution plays important role in determination of characteristics of stellar lines. Wide field of applications is focused mainly on the measurements of precise radial velocity applied in exoplanetary research. In my diploma thesis I am concentrated on the calibration of the Ond\v{r}ejov Echelle Spectrograph at Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. My role was to investigate the wide field of opportunities how to process the data with the best possible results. Successful reduction was performed by both Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF) and for Open source Pipeline for ESPaDOnS Reduction and Analysis. This thesis includes the comparison of both pipelines.