An update on the development of ASPIRED

TL;DR

This paper reports updates to the ASPIRED pipeline (version 0.2.0), enhancing its flexibility, accuracy, and speed for spectroscopic data reduction, crucial for adaptive observing in Time Domain Astronomy.

Contribution

The paper introduces significant improvements in data handling, I/O, and calibration accuracy, making ASPIRED more versatile and reliable for various instruments.

Findings

Enhanced data handling and I/O performance.

Improved wavelength calibration accuracy and repeatability.

Supports near real-time data reduction for adaptive observing.

Abstract

We are reporting the updates in version 0.2.0 of the Automated SpectroPhotometric REDuction (ASPIRED) pipeline, designed for common use on different instruments. The default settings support many typical long-slit spectrometer configurations, whilst it also offers a flexible set of functions for users to refine and tailor-make their automated pipelines to an instrument's individual characteristics. Such automation provides near real-time data reduction to allow adaptive observing strategies, which is particularly important in the Time Domain Astronomy. Over the course of last year, significant improvement was made in the internal data handling as well as data I/O, accuracy and repeatability in the wavelength calibration.