MUSE Spectral Library
Valentin D. Ivanov, L. Coccato, Mark Neeser, Fernando J. Selman, A. Pizzella, E. Dalla Bontà, E. M. Corsini, Lorenzo Morelli · Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) · 2019
Empirical stellar spectral libraries have applications in both extragalactic and stellar studies. We have assembled the MUSE Spectral Library (MSL), consisting of 35 high-quality spectra of stars covering the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, and verified the continuum shape of our spectra with synthetic broadband colours. We also report indices from the Lick system, derived from the new observations. Our data demonstrate that integral field units (IFUs) are excellent tools for building spectral libraries with reliable continuum shapes that can be used as templates for extragalactic studies.