SpecObj



The measured parameters for a spectrum are stored in this class.


Aliases: sxSpecObj, specobj

Data Members of SpecObj:
Member Name/AliasesDatatypeDescription
specobj_ID;
spec_ID
int64 Unique ID
xFocal float64 X Focal
yFocal float64 Y Focal
fiberID int16 Fiber ID
z float32 Final Redshift
zErr;
z_err
float32 Redshift error
zConf;
z_conf
float32 Redshift confidence
zStatus;
z_status
int16 Redshift status
   0=NOT_MEASURED  Not yet measured 
   1=FAILED        Redshift measurement failed 
   2=INCONSISTENT  Xcorr & emz redshifts both high-confidence but
                   * incosistent 
   3=XCORR_EMLINE  Xcorr plus consistent emz redshift measurement 
   4=XCORR_HIC,    z determined from x-corr with high confidence
   5=XCORR_LOC,    z determined from x-corr with low confidence
   6=EMLINE_XCORR  Emz plus consistent xcorr redshift measurement 
   7=EMLINE_HIC    z determined from em-lines with high confidence
   8=EMLINE_LOC    z determined from em-lines with low confidence
   9=MANUAL_HIC    z determined "by hand" with high confidence
  10=MANUAL_LOC    z determined "by hand" with low confidence
  11=XCORR_4000BREAK     Xcorr redshift determined when EW(4000break) > 0.95
specClass;
spec_cln
int16 Spectral Classification
  0=SPEC_UNKNOWN
  1=SPEC_STAR
  2=SPEC_GALAXY
  3=SPEC_QSO
  4=SPEC_HIZ_QSO    high redshift qso > 2.3, 
                    this triggers use of the Ly-alpha finding code
  5=SPEC_SKY
  6=STAR_LATE       star dominated bt molecular bands M -> later
  7=GAL_EM          emmission line galaxy -- not set by the code
zWarning;
z_warnin
uint32 Warning Flags. Mask bit, with the following legal values:
   Z_WARNING_OK       =  0x000,     no warnings 
   Z_WARNING_NO_SPEC  =  0x001,     no spec 
   Z_WARNING_NO_BLUE  =  0x002,     no blueside 
   Z_WARNING_NO_RED   =  0x004,     no redside 
   Z_WARNING_NOT_GAL  =  0x010,     classification does not match galaxy target 
   Z_WARNING_NOT_QSO  =  0x020,     classification does not match qso target 
   Z_WARNING_NOT_STAR =  0x040,     classification does not match star target 
   Z_WARNING_GAL_COEF =  0x080,     strange galaxy coefficients 
   Z_WARNING_EMAB_INC =  0x100,     emmission and absorbtion redshifts inconsistent 
   Z_WARNING_AB_INC   =  0x200,     absorbtion redshifts inconsistent ,multiple peaks
   Z_WARNING_EM_INC   =  0x400,     emmission redshifts inconsistent 
   Z_WARNING_HIZ      =  0x800,     redshift is   high 
   Z_WARNING_LOC      =  0x1000,    confidence is low 
   Z_WARNING_LOW_SNG  =  0x2000,    signal to noise is low in g'   
   Z_WARNING_LOW_SNR  =  0x4000,    signal to noise is low in r'   
   Z_WARNING_LOW_SNI  =  0x8000,     signal to noise is low in i'   
   Z_WARNING_4000BREAK = 0x10000    EW(4000break) > 0.95 
velDisp;
vel_dis
float32 Velocity Dispersion
velDispErr;
vel_dise
float32 Velocity Dispersion error
eCoeff;
ecoeff
float32[5] Expansion Coeff for Galaxies
eClass;
eclass
float32 Classification
nGood int32 Good Pixels
sn float32[3] Median S/N in G,R,I
mag float32[3] Synthetic Magnitude in G,R,I
ra float64 RA
dec float64 DEC
htmID int64 HTM ID
fiberCounts float32[5] Fiber Magnitudes
objID int64 SDSS ID of object
primTarget int32 Primary Target Flag
secTarget int32 Secondary Target Flag
pixMin int16 Pixmin
pixMax int16 Pixmax
objType char[32] Object Type as string
phototag;
PhotoTag;
obj;
tag
OneAssoc(PhotoTag) Link to corresponding photometric object
emissionredshift;
EmissionRedshift;
emz;
elz
ManyAssoc(EmissionRedshift) Link to the emssionline redshift measures
crosscorrelationredshift;
CrossCorrelationRedshift;
xcorrz;
xcz
ManyAssoc(CrossCorrelationRedshift) Link to the redshifts from crosscorrelations
found ManyAssoc(SpecLine) Link to found and spectral lines
measured ManyAssoc(SpecLine) Link to measured spectral lines
speclineindex;
SpecLineIndex;
lineidx
ManyAssoc(SpecLineIndex) Link to spectral line indices
plate;
Plate
OneAssoc(Plate) Link to corresponding plate object

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and The SDSS Collaboration