{
  "id": "1406.4887",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2014-06-18T20:48:39.000Z",
  "updated": "2014-06-18T20:48:39.000Z",
  "title": "The SpeX Prism Library: 1000+ Low-resolution, Near-infrared Spectra of Ultracool M, L, T and Y Dwarfs",
  "authors": [
    "Adam J. Burgasser"
  ],
  "comment": "10 pages, 5 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the 2013 International Workshop on Spectral Stellar Libraries, ASICS series of the Astronomical Society of India",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.SR"
  ],
  "abstract": "The SpeX Prism Library (SPL) is a uniform compilation of low-resolution (R ~ 75-120), near-infrared (0.8-2.5 micron) spectra spanning a decade of observations with the IRTF SpeX spectrograph. Primarily containing ultracool M, L, T and Y dwarfs, this spectral library has been used in over 100 publications to date, facilitating a broad range of science on low mass stars, exoplanets, high redshift sources and instrument/survey design. I summarize the contents of the SPL and highlight a few of the key scientific results that have made use of this resource, as well as applications in education, outreach and art. I also outline the future plans of the SPL, which include a reanalysis of early data, better integration and dissemination of source and spectral metadata, conversion to Virtual Observatory formats, development of a Python software package for community analysis, and a design for a node-based visual programming platform that can facilitate citizen science and project-based learning in stellar spectroscopy.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2014-06-18T20:48:39.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "spex prism library",
      "near-infrared spectra",
      "low-resolution",
      "irtf spex spectrograph",
      "low mass stars"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 10,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2014ASInC..11....7B"
    }
  }
}