2013A&A...559A..74B -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 559A, 74-74 (2013/11-1)
The Gaia astrophysical parameters inference system (Apsis). Pre-launch description.
BAILER-JONES C.A.L., ANDRAE R., ARCAY B., ASTRAATMADJA T., BELLAS-VELIDIS I., BERIHUETE A., BIJAOUI A., CARRION C., DAFONTE C., DAMERDJI Y., DAPERGOLAS A., DE LAVERNY P., DELCHAMBRE L., DRAZINOS P., DRIMMEL R., FREMAT Y., FUSTES D., GARCIA-TORRES M., GUEDE C., HEITER U., JANOTTO A.-M., KARAMPELAS A., KIM D.-W., KNUDE J., KOLKA I., KONTIZAS E., KONTIZAS M., KORN A.J., LANZAFAME A.C., LEBRETON Y., LINDSTROM H., LIU C., LIVANOU E., LOBEL A., MANTEIGA M., MARTAYAN C., ORDENOVIC C., PICHON B., RECIO-BLANCO A., ROCCA-VOLMERANGE B., SARRO L.M., SMITH K., SORDO R., SOUBIRAN C., SURDEJ J., THEVENIN F., TSALMANTZA P., VALLENARI A. and ZOREC J.
Abstract (from CDS):
The Gaia satellite will survey the entire celestial sphere down to 20th magnitude, obtaining astrometry, photometry, and low resolution spectrophotometry on one billion astronomical sources, plus radial velocities for over one hundred million stars. Its main objective is to take a census of the stellar content of our Galaxy, with the goal of revealing its formation and evolution. Gaia's unique feature is the measurement of parallaxes and proper motions with hitherto unparalleled accuracy for many objects. As a survey, the physical properties of most of these objects are unknown. Here we describe the data analysis system put together by the Gaia consortium to classify these objects and to infer their astrophysical properties using the satellite's data. This system covers single stars, (unresolved) binary stars, quasars, and galaxies, all covering a wide parameter space. Multiple methods are used for many types of stars, producing multiple results for the end user according to different models and assumptions. Prior to its application to real Gaia data the accuracy of these methods cannot be assessed definitively. But as an example of the current performance, we can attain internal accuracies (rms residuals) on F, G, K, M dwarfs and giants at G=15 (V=15-17) for a wide range of metallicites and interstellar extinctions of around 100K in effective temperature (Teff), 0.1mag in extinction (A0), 0.2dex in metallicity ([Fe/H]), and 0.25dex in surface gravity (logg). The accuracy is a strong function of the parameters themselves, varying by a factor of more than two up or down over this parameter range. After its launch in December 2013, Gaia will nominally observe for five years, during which the system we describe will continue to evolve in light of experience with the real data.
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galaxies: fundamental parameters - methods: data analysis - methods: statistical - stars: fundamental parameters - surveys
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Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" :
ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options)
Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations
(wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam)
[error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue),
position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East)
Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" :
ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options)
Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations
(wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam)
[error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue),
position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East)
Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" :
ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options)
Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations
(wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam)
[error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue),
position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East)
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value : radial velocity or/and redshift (Heliocentric frame) according to your Output Options
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[error] : error of the corresponding value displayed before
(wavelength) : wavelength range of the measurement : Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam or '∼'(unknown)
quality : flag of quality ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, ∼=unknown quality)
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