Long-slit Spectroscopic Data Reduction For 90-inch Bok Using The Image Reduction Analysis Facility
Sara Holeman, Sanchayeeta Borthakur
TL;DR
This paper provides a detailed manual for reducing galaxy long-slit spectroscopic data from the 90-inch Bok telescope using IRAF, focusing on data processing steps and calibration to analyze galaxy emission lines.
Contribution
It introduces a specific data reduction procedure for galaxy spectroscopy with IRAF tailored to the Bok telescope's instrumentation.
Findings
Successful removal of instrumental signatures
Effective correction for environmental radiation events
Calibrated spectra showing galaxy emission lines
Abstract
This manual is specific to the procedure of reducing galaxy long-slit spectroscopic data from the Boller and Chivens Spectrograph aboard the 90 inch Bok telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The Image Reduction Analysis Facility (IRAF) is utilized to complete the steps of image reduction. This manual will discuss methods of removing instrumental signatures, correcting for radiation events from environmental conditions, and the data frames for wavelength calibration for the particular data presented. As a result, the reduced and calibrated image with a zoomed-in figure will present the h-alpha emission line and continuum of a galaxy.
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TopicsAdvanced Algorithms and Applications · Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses