The AstroWeb Index

A Compendium of Resources for Astrophysicists

Entries by Topic

Resources for Early Career Astronomers
All the secret yet super-helpful sites and sheets I didn't know about until someone told me about them.
Telescope Data Archives
A one-stop shop for all your data needs!
Exoplanets
Light curve/radial velocity analysis, n-body simulators, planet/atmosphere composition retrieval, and more!
Stellar Astrophysics
Model atmospheres, synthetic spectra, radiative transfer code, chemical abundance analysis tools, etc.

Stellar Astrophysics

Atmosphere and Spectral Model Grids

ATLAS-APOGEE
Calculated using the ATLAS9 code originally for use by APOGEE
Meszaros et al. 2012
  • 3500 < Teff < 30000
  • 0.0 < log(g) < 5.0
  • -5.0 < [Fe/H] < +1.5
  • -1.5 < [alpha/Fe] < +1.0
  • -1.5 < [C/Fe] < +1.0
Robert L. Kurucz's Grids
A variety of archived ATLAS model atmosphere grids. 'Castelli' are the newest
Castelli & Kurucz 2003
  • 3500 < Teff < 50000
  • 0.0 < log(g) < 5.0
  • -4.0 < [Fe/H] < +0.5
  • +0.0 < [alpha/Fe] < +0.4
MARCS Homepage
Gustafsson et al. 2008
  • 2500 < Teff < 8000
  • -1.0 < log(g) < 5.0
  • -5.0 < [Fe/H] < +1.0
  • +0.0 < [alpha/Fe] < +0.4
  • 0.09 < C/O < 5.0
  • Numerous other parameters are also varied
Goettingen Spectral Library
Model atmospheres and spectra calculated with the Phoenix code
Husser et al. 2013
  • 2300 < Teff < 25000
  • 0.0 < log(g) < 6.0
  • -4.0 < [Fe/H] < +1.0
  • -0.2 < [alpha/Fe] < +1.2

Spectral Line Databases

Linemake
Outputs all lines in a user-selected wavelength range, including user-specified molecular lines
Placco et al. 2021(Fortran)
NIST ASD
A number of formatting options for output data can be selected by clicking on the "Show Advanced Settings" button
Citation
Vienna Atomic Line Database (VALD)
High-quality database. Free account registration required