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20.14 Performance verification

20.14.9 synthetic_photometry_gspc

The Gaia Synthetic Photometry Catalogue (GSPC) is a catalogue of synthetic photometry generated from the Gaia BP/RP mean spectra in Data Release 3 and standardised using wide and reliable sets of external standard stars.
Only sources that have BP/RP mean spectra in Gaia DR3 can be included in this catalogue. Individual magnitudes and fluxes are included only if F/σF>30 in that passband, where F and σF are the flux and its uncertainty.
Synthetic photometry is provided in a selection of photometric systems.
Further details on the generation and composition of the catalogue are available in Gaia Collaboration et al. (2023g).

Columns description:

source_id : Unique source identifier (unique within a particular Data Release) (long)

A unique single numerical identifier of the source obtained from gaia_source (for a detailed description see gaia_source.source_id).

c_star : BP/RP excess factor corrected for the expected colour dependency (float)

BP/RP excess factor corrected for the expected colour dependency as prescribed in Riello et al. (2021).

u_jkc_flux : U flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the U band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

u_jkc_flux_error : Error on the U flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the U band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

u_jkc_mag : U magnitude in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the U band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

u_jkc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

b_jkc_flux : B flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the B band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

b_jkc_flux_error : Error on the B flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the B band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

b_jkc_mag : B magnitude in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the B band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

b_jkc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

v_jkc_flux : V flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the V band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

v_jkc_flux_error : Error on the V flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the V band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

v_jkc_mag : V magnitude in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the V band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

v_jkc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

r_jkc_flux : R flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the R band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

r_jkc_flux_error : Error on the R flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the R band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

r_jkc_mag : R magnitude in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the R band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

r_jkc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

i_jkc_flux : I flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the I band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

i_jkc_flux_error : Error on the I flux in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the I band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

i_jkc_mag : I magnitude in the Johnson-Kron-Cousins system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the I band of the standardised Johnson-Kron-Cousins photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

i_jkc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

u_sdss_flux : u flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the u band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

u_sdss_flux_error : Error on the u flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the u band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

u_sdss_mag : u magnitude in the SDSS system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the u band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

u_sdss_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

g_sdss_flux : g flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the g band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

g_sdss_flux_error : Error on the g flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the g band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

g_sdss_mag : g magnitude in the SDSS system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the g band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

g_sdss_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

r_sdss_flux : r flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the r band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

r_sdss_flux_error : Error on the r flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the r band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

r_sdss_mag : r magnitude in the SDSS system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the r band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

r_sdss_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

i_sdss_flux : i flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the i band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

i_sdss_flux_error : Error on the i flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the i band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

i_sdss_mag : i magnitude in the SDSS system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the i band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

i_sdss_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

z_sdss_flux : z flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the z band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

z_sdss_flux_error : Error on the z flux in the SDSS system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the z band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

z_sdss_mag : z magnitude in the SDSS system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the z band of the standardised SDSS photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

z_sdss_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

y_ps1_flux : y flux in the Pan-STARRS1 system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the y band of the standardised Pan-STARRS1 photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

y_ps1_flux_error : Error on the y flux in the Pan-STARRS1 system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the y band of the standardised Pan-STARRS1 photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

y_ps1_mag : y magnitude in the Pan-STARRS1 system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the y band of the standardised Pan-STARRS1 photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

y_ps1_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

f606w_acswfc_flux : F606W flux in the HST ACS/WFC system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the F606W band of the standardised HST ACS/WFC photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

f606w_acswfc_flux_error : Error on the F606W flux in the HST ACS/WFC system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the F606W band of the standardised HST ACS/WFC photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

f606w_acswfc_mag : F606W magnitude in the HST ACS/WFC system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the F606W band of the standardised HST ACS/WFC photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

f606w_acswfc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.

f814w_acswfc_flux : F814W flux in the HST ACS/WFC system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Flux in the F814W band of the standardised HST ACS/WFC photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

f814w_acswfc_flux_error : Error on the F814W flux in the HST ACS/WFC system (float, Flux[W m-2 nm-1])

Error on the flux in the F814W band of the standardised HST ACS/WFC photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

f814w_acswfc_mag : F814W magnitude in the HST ACS/WFC system (float, Magnitude[mag])

Magnitude in the F814W band of the standardised HST ACS/WFC photometric system as derived from the BP/RP spectra.

f814w_acswfc_flag : Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range (byte)

Flag indicating if G mag and BP-RP color of the source lie in the validated range for this band and photometric system.