SPARCL - SPARCL Field Catalog (SFC)

SPARCL Field Catalog

List of Fields available via Retrieve

CORE fields (common to all Data Sets)

Name Storage Units Description Default All
extra_files CORE Additional files read for ingest
updated CORE Date and time when the record was created/updated
file CORE File used for this record
dateobs_center CORE Central value of the dateobs range
site CORE [Categorical] Site of observations
datasetgroup CORE [Categorical] Common name for a coherent set of spectra published as a single release (e.g., SDSS_BOSS)
specid CORE Dataset-specific spectrum identifier (may not be unique)
instrument CORE [Categorical] Instrument used for observation
redshift CORE Measured redshift, or radial velocity in units of redshift
targetid CORE Dataset-specific photometric target identifier
ra CORE deg Right Ascension in degrees
data_release CORE [Categorical] Data release of a given record (with a common data structure, e.g., SDSS-DR16, BOSS-DR16)
wavemin CORE AA Minimum value of wavelength coverage in Angstroms
spectype CORE [Categorical] Spectral type of the object (STAR, GALAXY, QSO)
dec CORE deg Declination in degrees
telescope CORE [Categorical] Telescope used for the observation
redshift_err CORE Uncertainty on the measured redshift, or radial velocity in units of redshift
wavemax CORE AA Maximum value of wavelength coverage in Angstroms
sparcl_id CORE Universally Unique Identifier for spectrum in SPARCL
exptime CORE second Exposure time in seconds
specprimary CORE Whether an entry is the primary spectrum for a given target object
dateobs CORE Range of observational dates for a given spectrum (single value for a single date)
redshift_warning CORE Bitmask with warning on redshift result
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AUX and SPECTRA fields (unique to each Data Set)

Data Set: BOSS-DR16, AUX fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
spec1_i AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #1, at i=19.90 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, i=20.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
spec1_r AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #1, at r=20.25 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, r=20.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
spec2_g AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #2, at g=20.20 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, g=21.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
spec2_i AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #2, at i=19.90 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, i=20.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
spec2_r AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #2, at r=20.25 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, r=20.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
specboss AUX Set to 1 for primary BOSS spectrograph observation of object, 0 otherwise
special_target1 AUX Primary (science) target flags for SDSS-I and SDSS-II special program targets
special_target2 AUX Secondary (calibration) target flags for SDSS-I and SDSS-II special program targets
speclegacy AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS Legacy program observation of object, 0 otherwise
specsdss AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS spectrograph observation of object, 0 otherwise
specsegue AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE program observation of object (including SEGUE-1 and SEGUE-2), 0 otherwise
specsegue1 AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE-1 program observation of object, 0 otherwise
specsegue2 AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE-2 program observation of object, 0 otherwise
spectroflux AUX nanomaggy Spectrum projected onto ugriz filters
spectroflux_ivar AUX nanomaggy-2 Inverse variance of spectrum projected onto ugriz filters
spectrographid AUX Which spectrograph (1 or 2)
spectroskyflux AUX nanomaggy Sky flux in each of the ugriz imaging filters
spectrosynflux AUX nanomaggy Best-fit template spectrum projected onto ugriz filters
spectrosynflux_ivar AUX nanomaggy-2 Inverse variance of best-fit template spectrum projected onto ugriz filters
subclass AUX Best spectroscopic subclassification
subclass_noqso AUX Spectroscopic subclassification for Z_NOQSO redshift
survey AUX Survey name
targetobjid AUX Unique database ID of targeting object based on RUN, RERUN, CAMCOl, FIELD, ID (same as SkyServer version)
targettype AUX General type of target (SCIENCE, STANDARD, or SKY)
tcolumn AUX Columns of template files that correspond to each template

Data Set: BOSS-DR16, SPECTRA fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
flux SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Coadded calibrated flux
ivar SPECTRA 1e+34 cm4 s2 AA2 erg-2 Inverse variance of flux
mask SPECTRA and_mask
model SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Pipeline best model fit used for classification and redshift
sky SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Subtracted sky flux
wavelength SPECTRA AA Wavelength in units of Angstroms
wave_sigma SPECTRA pixel Line-spread function width (sigma of approximating Gaussian) in units of number of pixel

Data Set: SDSS-DR16, AUX fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
z_person AUX Visual-inspection redshift
fracnsiglo AUX Fraction of pixels low by more than N sigma relative to best-fit (for 1,2,..,10 sigma)
sn_median AUX Median signal-to-noise per pixel within each of the ugriz bandpasses
anyandmask AUX For each bit, records whether any pixel in the spectrum has that bit set in its ANDMASK
spec1_r AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #1, at r=20.25 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, r=20.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
elodie_object AUX Star name for ELODIE star
segue1_target2 AUX Primary (science) target flags for SEGUE-1 targets
speclegacy AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS Legacy program observation of object, 0 otherwise
legacy_target1 AUX Primary (science) target flags for SDSS-I and SDSS-II Legacy survey
designid AUX Design identification number for plate
ancillary_target2 AUX BOSS ancillary target selection information at plate design
elodie_rchi2 AUX Reduced chi-squared of fit to best ELODIE star
eboss_target2 AUX eBOSS, TDSS and SPIDERS target selection flags for main eBOSS survey
platequality AUX Final quality of plate this spectrum came from (good, marginal, or bad)
platesn2 AUX Overall signal-to-noise-squared measure for plate (only for SDSS spectrograph plates)
spec1_i AUX Signal-to-noise squared for spectrograph #1, at i=19.90 for SDSS spectrograph spectra, i=20.20 for BOSS spectrograph spectra
comments_person AUX Visual-inspection comments
tcolumn AUX Columns of template files that correspond to each template
z_err_noqso AUX Error in Z_NOQSO redshift
platerun AUX Drilling run that this plate was drilled in
run2d AUX Spectroscopic 2D reduction (extraction of spectra) name
subclass AUX Best spectroscopic subclassification
plateid AUX Unique database ID of plate based on PLATE, MJD, RUN2D (same as SkyServer version)
vdispz AUX Redshift associated with best-fit velocity dispersion
tfile AUX File that best fit template comes from in idlspec2d product

Data Set: SDSS-DR16, SPECTRA fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
flux SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Coadded calibrated flux
ivar SPECTRA 1e+34 cm4 s2 AA2 erg-2 Inverse variance of flux
mask SPECTRA and_mask
model SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Pipeline best model fit used for classification and redshift
sky SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Subtracted sky flux
wavelength SPECTRA AA Wavelength in units of Angstroms
wave_sigma SPECTRA pixel Line-spread function width (sigma of approximating Gaussian) in units of number of pixel

Data Set: SDSS-DR17-test, AUX fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
special_target2 AUX Secondary (calibration) target flags for SDSS-I and SDSS-II special program targets
eboss_target_id AUX EBOSS unique target identifier for every spectroscopic target
thing_id AUX Resolve THING_ID in SDSS imaging for best positional match
run1d AUX Spectroscopic 1D reduction (redshift and classification) name
targetobjid AUX Unique database ID of targeting object based on RUN, RERUN, CAMCOl, FIELD, ID (same as SkyServer version)
targettype AUX General type of target (SCIENCE, STANDARD, or SKY)
legacy_target2 AUX Secondary (calibration) target flags for SDSS-I and SDSS-II Legacy survey
spectrographid AUX Which spectrograph (1 or 2)
vdispz_err AUX Error in redshift associated with best-fit velocity dispersion
zoffset AUX micron Washer thickness used for backstopping BOSS quasar targets, so they are closer to 4000 Angstrom focal plan
eboss_target1 AUX eBOSS, TDSS and SPIDERS target selection flags for main eBOSS survey
chi68p AUX 68-th percentile value of abs(chi) of the best-fit synthetic spectrum to the actual spectrum (around 1.0 for a good fit)
segue2_target1 AUX Primary (science) target flags for SEGUE-2 targets
firstrelease AUX Name of first release this PLATE, MJD, FIBERID, RUN2D was associated with
fiberid AUX Fiber number
specboss AUX Set to 1 for primary BOSS spectrograph observation of object, 0 otherwise
z_conf_person AUX Visual-inspection confidence (0=not inspected or no confidence, 1,2=low confidence, 3,4=high confidence)
programname AUX Program within each survey that the plate was part of
marvels_target2 AUX Secondary (calibration) target flags for MARVELS targets
yfocal AUX mm Hole position on plate (+Y = +DEC)
elodie_feh AUX Metallicity [Fe/H] of ELODIE star
segue1_target1 AUX Primary (science) target flags for SEGUE-1 targets
elodie_z_modelerr AUX Standard deviation in redshift among the 12 best-fit ELODIE stars
specsegue AUX Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE program observation of object (including SEGUE-1 and SEGUE-2), 0 otherwise
cz AUX z of Normal unit vector in J2000

Data Set: SDSS-DR17-test, SPECTRA fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
flux SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Coadded calibrated flux
ivar SPECTRA 1e+34 cm4 s2 AA2 erg-2 Inverse variance of flux
mask SPECTRA and_mask
model SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Pipeline best model fit used for classification and redshift
sky SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Subtracted sky flux
wavelength SPECTRA AA Wavelength in units of Angstroms
wave_sigma SPECTRA pixel Line-spread function width (sigma of approximating Gaussian) in units of number of pixel

Data Set: DESI-EDR, AUX fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
sv2_scnd_target AUX Secondary target selection bitmask for SV2
sv3_bgs_target AUX BGS (bright time program) target selection bitmask for SV3
sv3_desi_target AUX DESI (dark time program) target selection bitmask for SV3
sv3_mws_target AUX MWS (bright time program) target selection bitmask for SV3
sv3_scnd_target AUX Secondary target selection bitmask for SV3
sv_nspec AUX Number of coadded spectra for this TARGETID in SV (SV1+2+3)
sv_primary AUX Boolean flag (True/False) for the primary coadded spectrum in SV (SV1+2+3)
tsnr2_bgs AUX BGS template (S/N)^2 summed over B,R,Z
tsnr2_elg AUX ELG template (S/N)^2 summed over B,R,Z
tsnr2_gpbbackup AUX GPBBACKUP template (S/N)^2 summed over BRZ
tsnr2_gpbbright AUX GPBBRIGHT template (S/N)^2 summed over B,R,Z
tsnr2_gpbdark AUX GPBDARK template (S/N)^2 summed over BRZ
tsnr2_lrg AUX LRG template (S/N)^2 summed over B,R,Z
tsnr2_lya AUX LYA template (S/N)^2 summed over B,R,Z
tsnr2_qso AUX QSO template (S/N)^2 summed over B,R,Z
zcat_nspec AUX Number of coadded spectra for this TARGETID in this zcatalog

Data Set: DESI-EDR, SPECTRA fields

Name Storage Units Description Default All
flux SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Coadded calibrated flux
ivar SPECTRA 1e+34 cm4 s2 AA2 erg-2 Inverse variance of flux
mask SPECTRA Mask value
model SPECTRA 1e-17 erg cm-2 s-1 AA-1 Pipeline best model fit
wavelength SPECTRA AA Wavelength in units of Angstroms
wave_sigma SPECTRA AA Line-spread function width (sigma of approximating Gaussian) in units of Angstroms
SPARCL Field Cat(alog)