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Phase II of the LAMOST-Kepler/K2 Survey. II. Time Domain of Medium-resolution Spectroscopic Observations from 2018 to 2023

09-2025

Qin, M. ; Fu, J.-N. ; Zong, W. ; De Cat, P. ; Frasca, A.

Phase II of the LAMOST-Kepler/K2 Survey. II. Time Domain of Medium-resolution Spectroscopic Observations from 2018 to 2023

 

Abstract :

The LAMOST-Kepler/K2 Medium-Resolution Spectroscopic Survey (LK-MRS) conducted time-domain (TD) medium-resolution spectroscopic observations of 20 LAMOST plates in the Kepler and K2 fields from 2018 to 2023, a phase designated as LK-MRS-I. A catalog of stellar parameters for a total of 36,588 stars, derived from the spectra collected during these 5 yr, including the effective temperature, the surface gravity, the metallicity, the α-element abundance, the radial velocity (RV), and vsini of the target stars, is released, together with the weighted averages and uncertainties. At a signal-to-noise ratio = 10, the measurement uncertainties are 120 K, 0.18 dex, 0.13 dex, 0.08 dex, 1.9 km s−1, and 4.0 km s−1 for the above parameters, respectively. Comparisons with the parameters provided by the APOGEE and GALAH surveys validate the effective temperature and surface gravity measurements, showing minor discrepancies in metallicity and α-element abundance values. We identified some peculiar star candidates, including 764 metal-poor stars, 174 very metal-poor stars, and 30 high-velocity stars. Moreover, we found 2333 stars whose RV seems to be variable. Using Kepler/K2 or TESS photometric data, we confirmed 371 periodic variable stars among the RV variable candidates and classified their variability types. LK-MRS-I provides spectroscopic data that is useful for studies of the Kepler and K2 fields. The LK-MRS project will continue collecting TD medium-resolution spectra for target stars during the third phase of LAMOST surveys, providing data to support further scientific research.


 

Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 280, Issue 1, id.19, 14 pp.
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/adf1a9
Bibcode: 2025ApJS..280...19Q
Keywords: Spectroscopy; Catalogs; Surveys; Astronomy databases; Fundamental parameters of stars; 1558; 205; 1671; 83; 555; Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

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