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III/39A             UV Bright Star Spectrophotometric Catalog (Jamar+, 1976)
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Ultraviolet Bright Stars Spectrophotometric Catalogue
     Jamar C., Macau-Hercot D., Monfils A., Thompson G.I.,
     Houziaux L., Wilson R.
    <ESA SR-27 (1976)>
    =1976ubss.book.....J
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ADC_Keywords: Spectra, ultraviolet; Spectrophotometry; Stars, bright
Mission_Name: TD1

Description:
   The catalog contains observations carried out by the S2/68 Ultraviolet Sky
   Survey Telescope (UVSST) aboard the ESRO Satellite, TD-1.  The data
   presented in the catalog were obtained during the first observation period,
   which lasted from 19 March 1972 to 31 October 1972.  The spectrum was
   formed on the focal surface of the spectrophotometer with a dispersion of
   36 angstroms/mm.  The catalog includes fluxes for each of 61 wavelengths
   from 1360 A to 2540 A in 20-A steps and at 2740 A, right ascension and
   declination (equinox B2000.0), spectral types, luminosity classes, visual 
   magnitudes, colors, rotational velocities, references for source material, 
   and cross identifications to the numbering system of The Henry Draper 
   Catalogue.

File Summary:
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 FileName    Lrecl    Records    Explanations
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ReadMe          80          .    This file
adc.doc         80        733    ADC Documentation
catalog.dat    659       1356    The spectrophotometric Catalogue
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: catalog.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units        Label      Explanations
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   1-  4  I4     ---          UVBS       UV Bright Star number
   5- 10  I6     ---          HD         Henry Draper Catalog (HD) number
  11- 13  I3     ---          Spectra    Number of spectra averaged
  14- 19  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1360      Flux at 1360 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  20- 25  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1380      Flux at 1380 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  26- 31  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1400      Flux at 1400 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  32- 37  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1420      Flux at 1420 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  38- 43  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1440      Flux at 1440 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  44- 49  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1460      Flux at 1460 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  50- 55  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1480      Flux at 1480 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  56- 61  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1500      Flux at 1500 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  62- 67  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1520      Flux at 1520 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  68- 73  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1540      Flux at 1540 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  74- 79  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1560      Flux at 1560 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  80- 85  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1580      Flux at 1580 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  86- 91  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1600      Flux at 1600 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  92- 97  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1620      Flux at 1620 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
  98-103  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1640      Flux at 1640 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 104-109  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1660      Flux at 1660 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 110-115  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1680      Flux at 1680 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 116-121  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1700      Flux at 1700 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 122-127  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1720      Flux at 1720 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 128-133  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1740      Flux at 1740 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 134-139  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1760      Flux at 1760 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 140-145  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1780      Flux at 1780 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 146-151  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1800      Flux at 1800 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 152-157  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1820      Flux at 1820 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 158-163  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1840      Flux at 1840 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 164-169  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1860      Flux at 1860 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 170-175  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1880      Flux at 1880 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 176-181  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1900      Flux at 1900 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 182-187  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1920      Flux at 1920 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 188-193  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1940      Flux at 1940 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 194-199  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1960      Flux at 1960 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 200-205  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F1980      Flux at 1980 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 206-211  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2000      Flux at 2000 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 212-217  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2020      Flux at 2020 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 218-223  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2040      Flux at 2040 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 224-229  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2060      Flux at 2060 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 230-235  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2080      Flux at 2080 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 236-241  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2100      Flux at 2100 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 242-247  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2120      Flux at 2120 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 248-253  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2140      Flux at 2140 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 254-259  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2160      Flux at 2160 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 260-265  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2180      Flux at 2180 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 266-271  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2200      Flux at 2200 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 272-277  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2220      Flux at 2220 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 278-283  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2240      Flux at 2240 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 284-289  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2260      Flux at 2260 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 290-295  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2280      Flux at 2280 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 296-301  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2300      Flux at 2300 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 302-307  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2320      Flux at 2320 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 308-313  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2340      Flux at 2340 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 314-319  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2360      Flux at 2360 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 320-325  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2380      Flux at 2380 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 326-331  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2400      Flux at 2400 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 332-337  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2420      Flux at 2420 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 338-343  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2440      Flux at 2440 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 344-349  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2460      Flux at 2460 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 350-355  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2480      Flux at 2480 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 356-361  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2500      Flux at 2500 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 362-367  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2520      Flux at 2520 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 368-373  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2540      Flux at 2540 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 374-379  F6.2   10-14W/m2/nm F2740      Flux at 2740 A (10-12erg/cm2/s/A)
 380-382  I3     %            e_F1360    RMS deviation of F1360 (1)
 383-385  I3     %            e_F1380    RMS deviation of F1380 (1)
 386-388  I3     %            e_F1400    RMS deviation of F1400 (1)
 389-391  I3     %            e_F1420    RMS deviation of F1420 (1)
 392-394  I3     %            e_F1440    RMS deviation of F1440 (1)
 395-397  I3     %            e_F1460    RMS deviation of F1460 (1)
 398-400  I3     %            e_F1480    RMS deviation of F1480 (1)
 401-403  I3     %            e_F1500    RMS deviation of F1500 (1)
 404-406  I3     %            e_F1520    RMS deviation of F1520 (1)
 407-409  I3     %            e_F1540    RMS deviation of F1540 (1)
 410-412  I3     %            e_F1560    RMS deviation of F1560 (1)
 413-415  I3     %            e_F1580    RMS deviation of F1580 (1)
 416-418  I3     %            e_F1600    RMS deviation of F1600 (1)
 419-421  I3     %            e_F1620    RMS deviation of F1620 (1)
 422-424  I3     %            e_F1640    RMS deviation of F1640 (1)
 425-427  I3     %            e_F1660    RMS deviation of F1660 (1)
 428-430  I3     %            e_F1680    RMS deviation of F1680 (1)
 431-433  I3     %            e_F1700    RMS deviation of F1700 (1)
 434-436  I3     %            e_F1720    RMS deviation of F1720 (1)
 437-439  I3     %            e_F1740    RMS deviation of F1740 (1)
 440-442  I3     %            e_F1760    RMS deviation of F1760 (1)
 443-445  I3     %            e_F1780    RMS deviation of F1780 (1)
 446-448  I3     %            e_F1800    RMS deviation of F1800 (1)
 449-451  I3     %            e_F1820    RMS deviation of F1820 (1)
 452-454  I3     %            e_F1840    RMS deviation of F1840 (1)
 455-457  I3     %            e_F1860    RMS deviation of F1860 (1)
 458-460  I3     %            e_F1880    RMS deviation of F1880 (1)
 461-463  I3     %            e_F1900    RMS deviation of F1900 (1)
 464-466  I3     %            e_F1920    RMS deviation of F1920 (1)
 467-469  I3     %            e_F1940    RMS deviation of F1940 (1)
 470-472  I3     %            e_F1960    RMS deviation of F1960 (1)
 473-475  I3     %            e_F1980    RMS deviation of F1980 (1)
 476-478  I3     %            e_F2000    RMS deviation of F2000 (1)
 479-481  I3     %            e_F2020    RMS deviation of F2020 (1)
 482-484  I3     %            e_F2040    RMS deviation of F2040 (1)
 485-487  I3     %            e_F2060    RMS deviation of F2060 (1)
 488-490  I3     %            e_F2080    RMS deviation of F2080 (1)
 491-493  I3     %            e_F2100    RMS deviation of F2100 (1)
 494-496  I3     %            e_F2120    RMS deviation of F2120 (1)
 497-499  I3     %            e_F2140    RMS deviation of F2140 (1)
 500-502  I3     %            e_F2160    RMS deviation of F2160 (1)
 503-505  I3     %            e_F2180    RMS deviation of F2180 (1)
 506-508  I3     %            e_F2200    RMS deviation of F2200 (1)
 509-511  I3     %            e_F2220    RMS deviation of F2220 (1)
 512-514  I3     %            e_F2240    RMS deviation of F2240 (1)
 515-517  I3     %            e_F2260    RMS deviation of F2260 (1)
 518-520  I3     %            e_F2280    RMS deviation of F2280 (1)
 521-523  I3     %            e_F2300    RMS deviation of F2300 (1)
 524-526  I3     %            e_F2320    RMS deviation of F2320 (1)
 527-529  I3     %            e_F2340    RMS deviation of F2340 (1)
 530-532  I3     %            e_F2360    RMS deviation of F2360 (1)
 533-535  I3     %            e_F2380    RMS deviation of F2380 (1)
 536-538  I3     %            e_F2400    RMS deviation of F2400 (1)
 539-541  I3     %            e_F2420    RMS deviation of F2420 (1)
 542-544  I3     %            e_F2440    RMS deviation of F2440 (1)
 545-547  I3     %            e_F2460    RMS deviation of F2460 (1)
 548-550  I3     %            e_F2480    RMS deviation of F2480 (1)
 551-553  I3     %            e_F2500    RMS deviation of F2500 (1)
 554-556  I3     %            e_F2520    RMS deviation of F2520 (1)
 557-559  I3     %            e_F2540    RMS deviation of F2540 (1)
 560-562  I3     %            e_F2740    RMS deviation of F2740 (1)
 563-568  I6     ---          HD2        Henry Draper Catalog (HD) number (repeated)
 569-572  A4     ---          m_HD2      Additional HD IDs (given as '/n')
 573-575  I3     ---          Flamsteed  [1/140]? Flamsteed number prefix
 576-577  A2     ---          VarName    Variable star letter designation
 578-579  I2     ---          Greek      [1/24]? Greek letter coded as alpha
     580  I1     ---          GreekSup   []? Greek letter superscript
 581-582  A2     ---          m_GreekSup [/2] Second component
 583-585  A3     ---          Constell   Constellation abbreviation
 587-588  I2     h            RAh        Hours RA, epoch 2000.0
 590-593  F4.1   min          RAm        Minutes RA, epoch 2000.0
     595  A1     ---          DE-        Sign Dec, epoch 2000.0
 596-597  I2     deg          DEd        Degrees Dec, epoch 2000.0
 599-600  I2     arcmin       DEm        Minutes Dec, epoch 2000.0
 602-606  A5     ---          SpType     Spectral type
 608-619  A12    ---          LumClass   Luminosity class information
 620-624  F5.2   mag          Vmag       V magnitude in the UBV system
     625  A1     ---          VarFlag    [V] 'V' if star confirmed to be variable
     626  A1     ---          n_Vmag     '*' if V from HR, HD or SAO catalogues
 627-631  F5.2   mag          B-V        B-V color in the UBV system
 633-637  F5.2   mag          U-B        U-B color in the UBV system
 639-642  F4.2   mag          E(B-V)     B-V color excess, E(B-V)
     643  A1     ---          n_E(B-V)   [*] '*' if E(B-V) extrapolated
                                            (see adc.doc)
 645-647  I3     km/s         RotVel     Projected rotational velocity (v sin i)
 649-659  A11    ---          Refs       Coded reference numbers (see adc.doc)
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Note (1): RMS deviations of the observations (fields named 'e_Fnnnn')
    are given as a percentage:
    (100/<F>) * SQRT( SUM((F_i - <F>)**2)/(n-1) )
    where
        F_i is the individual flux at wavelength lambda
        <F> is the average flux at wavelength lamda
        n   is the number of averaged observations (field Spectra)

Historical Notes:
  * From the "Selected Astronomical Catalogs" Vol. 1 CD-ROM (1992),
    directory /spectro/uvbs.
  
  * An unresolved problem as reported in the ADC Electronic Newsletter
    Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 1993). 
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Ultraviolet Bright Star Spectrophotometric Catalog (SPECTRO/UVBS)
    Submitted by W. Landsman, Hughes STX
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    I have found a problem with the TD-1 bright star spectrophotometric 
    catalog (UVBS) as it appears in the ADC CD-ROM. The problem is the loss 
    of precision in the fluxes of the TD1 spectrophotometric catalog due to 
    the processing done at Goddard. To quote from Section 4 of the 
    documentation:

    "The flux was initially given at each of the 61 wavelengths in a E9.3 
    format in units of erg/(cm^2 s^1 A^1). These quantities were multiplied 
    by 10^10 so that they could be given in a F6.2 format in units of 10^-10 
    erg/(cm^2 s^1 A^1), thus reducing the logical record length by 183 bytes."

    Unfortunately, the above process takes a flux of 5.23E-12 and transforms 
    it to 0.05 losing two significant digits. The number of stars with fluxes 
    less than 1e-11 is quite small, but many stars have fluxes less than 1e-10
    and lose 1 significant digit in the ADC CD-ROM version of the catalog.

  * 03-Jan-1995: a few errors corrected for UVBS:
     929  (U-B value)
    1019  (misalignment of Greek letter)
    1039  (E(B-V) value)
    1040  (E(B-V) value)
    1170  (misalignment of Greek letter)

  * 18-Jan-2002: Corrected units in explanation of fluxes
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(End)                                    Francois Ochsenbein [CDS]   03-Jan-1995

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