TY - JOUR
T1 - Half a Million M Dwarf Stars Characterized Using Domain-Adapted Spectral Analysis
AU - Zhang, Shuo
AU - Zhang, Hua-Wei
AU - Ting, Yuan-Sen
AU - Wang, Rui
AU - O'Briain, Teaghan
AU - Jones, Hugh R. A.
AU - Homeier, Derek
AU - Luo, A-Li
N1 - © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
PY - 2025/4/1
Y1 - 2025/4/1
N2 - We present fundamental atmospheric parameters (T
eff and log g ) and metallicities ([M/H]) for 507,513 M dwarf stars using low-resolution spectra (R ∼ 1800) from LAMOST DR10. By employing Cycle-StarNet, an innovative domain adaptation approach, we successfully bridge the gap between theoretical PHOENIX synthetic spectra and observed LAMOST spectra, enabling parameter measurements even for lower signal-to-noise (S/N) data (S/N > 5). The fitting residual analysis shows a reduction from 2.0 times to 1.68 times the flux uncertainty. Comparing with available literature values, we find systematic offsets and precisions of 12 ± 70 K in T
eff, −0.04 ± 0.17 dex in log g , and −0.06 ± 0.20 dex in [M/H]. The precision improves for higher-quality spectra (S/N > 50) to 47 K, 0.12 dex, and 0.14 dex respectively. The metallicity consistency between wide binaries shows a scatter of 0.24 dex, improving to 0.15 dex at S/N > 50. We provide a comprehensive catalog including stellar parameters, spectral classifications, activity indicators, and binary/variability flags, establishing a resource for studies of the most numerous stellar population. The complete catalog can be accessed at doi:10.5281/zenodo.14030249.
AB - We present fundamental atmospheric parameters (T
eff and log g ) and metallicities ([M/H]) for 507,513 M dwarf stars using low-resolution spectra (R ∼ 1800) from LAMOST DR10. By employing Cycle-StarNet, an innovative domain adaptation approach, we successfully bridge the gap between theoretical PHOENIX synthetic spectra and observed LAMOST spectra, enabling parameter measurements even for lower signal-to-noise (S/N) data (S/N > 5). The fitting residual analysis shows a reduction from 2.0 times to 1.68 times the flux uncertainty. Comparing with available literature values, we find systematic offsets and precisions of 12 ± 70 K in T
eff, −0.04 ± 0.17 dex in log g , and −0.06 ± 0.20 dex in [M/H]. The precision improves for higher-quality spectra (S/N > 50) to 47 K, 0.12 dex, and 0.14 dex respectively. The metallicity consistency between wide binaries shows a scatter of 0.24 dex, improving to 0.15 dex at S/N > 50. We provide a comprehensive catalog including stellar parameters, spectral classifications, activity indicators, and binary/variability flags, establishing a resource for studies of the most numerous stellar population. The complete catalog can be accessed at doi:10.5281/zenodo.14030249.
KW - astro-ph.SR
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105001543308&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3847/1538-4365/adb614
DO - 10.3847/1538-4365/adb614
M3 - Article
SN - 0067-0049
VL - 277
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
JF - Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
IS - 2
M1 - 47
ER -