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来自LAMOST调查数据的K巨星I:识别、金属丰度和距离

The K giant stars from the LAMOST survey data I: identification, metallicity, and distance

Chao Liu, Li-Cai Deng, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Martin C. Smith, Jing Li, Heidi Jo Newberg, Shuang Gao, Fan Yang, Xiang-Xiang Xue, Yan Xu, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yu Xin, Ge Jin

摘要:

我们提出了一个支持向量机分类器,直接使用它们的谱线特征来识别LAMOST巡天中的K巨星。基于LAMOST恒星参数的测试,识别的完整性约为75%。已鉴定的K巨人样品中的污染低于2.5%。将分类方法应用于在试点调查和第一年调查期间观察到的约200万个LAMOST光谱,我们选择了298,036个K巨星候选者。基于Mg $_{\rm b}$和Fe线的等效宽度,以$0.13\sim0.29$ \,dex的不确定度估计样品的金属丰度。基于估计的金属丰度和2MASS测光,提出了一种贝叶斯方法来估计K巨星距离的后验概率。基于合成等时线的距离估计已被校准使用7个球状星团与广泛的金属丰度。在K巨星样本的亮度中值$K=11$ \,mag处估计的距离模的不确定度约为0.6\,mag,对应于距离的$\sim30$ %。作为一个科学验证案例,人马座流的拖曳臂与所选的K巨星样本清晰地一致。此外,在距离太阳约80kpc处,我们使用K巨星来确认在拖尾尾的远心附近检测到流成员。人马座流特征的这些重新发现说明了LAMOST巡天探测银河系晕子结构的潜力。

英文摘要:

We present a support vector machine classifier to identify the K giant stars from the LAMOST survey directly using their spectral line features. The completeness of the identification is about 75% for tests based on LAMOST stellar parameters. The contamination in the identified K giant sample is lower than 2.5%. Applying the classification method to about 2 million LAMOST spectra observed during the pilot survey and the first year survey, we select 298,036 K giant candidates. The metallicities of the sample are also estimated with uncertainty of $0.13\sim0.29$\,dex based on the equivalent widths of Mg$_{\rm b}$ and iron lines. A Bayesian method is then developed to estimate the posterior probability of the distance for the K giant stars, based on the estimated metallicity and 2MASS photometry. The synthetic isochrone-based distance estimates have been calibrated using 7 globular clusters with a wide range of metallicities. The uncertainty of the estimated distance modulus at $K=11$\,mag, which is the median brightness of the K giant sample, is about 0.6\,mag, corresponding to $\sim30$% in distance. As a scientific verification case, the trailing arm of the Sagittarius stream is clearly identified with the selected K giant sample. Moreover, at about 80\,kpc from the Sun, we use our K giant stars to confirm a detection of stream members near the apo-center of the trailing tail. These rediscoveries of the features of the Sagittarius stream illustrate the potential of the LAMOST survey for detecting substructures in the halo of the Milky Way.

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