Caroline SOUBIRAN
Laboratoire d'astrophysique de Bordeaux (LAB)
 M2A group


Catalogues, tools and libraries for stellar spectroscopy


- The Gaia benchmark stars project intends to provide reference data for stellar spectroscopy :


- PASTEL : catalogue of stellar atmospheric parameters (Teff, logg, [Fe/H]) with metallicity determinations based on high-resolution, high signal-to-noise spectra

The bibliographical compilation : here

Mean PASTEL atmospheric parameters : J/A+A/663/A4


- The catalogue of RV standard stars has been built to provide a reference for the Gaia-RVS :

Pre-launch version at CDS : here

Gaia DR2 version at CDS : here


- A review on Accuracy and Precision of Industrial Stellar Abundances : 2019ARA&A..57..571J


- iSpec has been developed by Sergi Blanco-Cuaresma during his PhD in Bordeaux. The iSpec code allows users to visualize, manipulate and analyse stellar spectra, and to determine atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances  : iSpec


- Other collections of spectra :

ELODIE library : here
ELODIE archive : here
SOPHIE archive : here



Update : June 2025