Research Program Winter-Spring 2024
Welcome to the UCSD Cool Star Lab Winter-Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research program!
We are conducting a NASA-funded project to reduce over 20 years of spectral data obtained with the IRTF/SpeX instrument, contained in the IRTF Legacy and IRTF IRSA Archives. We are using an in-development, python-based software package called pyspextool to conduct the batch reductions, doing quality assurance (QA) checks on the data, and iterating as needed. In addition, we will be analyzing some of the spectral data we reduce as means of scientifically validating our processes using tools contained (and to be developed!) in the SPLAT software package.
Research Information
pyspextool and archive data information
Useful links:
pyspextool github page: https://github.com/pyspextool/pyspextool
IRTF Legacy Archive: http://irtfdata.ifa.hawaii.edu/Â
IRSA IRTF Archive: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications/irtf/Â
Meeting Videos
Introduction
16 Feb 2024
pyspextool demo
23 Feb 2024
Helpful Workshops
Stellar Astrophysics
June 27 CSL Bootcamp
Accessing & Reading Primary Literature
June 29 CSL Bootcamp
Accessing Astrophysical Data
July 6 Workshop
Statistics & Monte Carlo
July 20 Workshop
Effective Scientific Graphics
July 27 Workshop
Effective Scientific Presentations
Aug 3 Workshop
Effective Scientific Writing
Aug 10 Workshop