Exo-MerCat v2.0.0: Updates and open-source release of the Exoplanet Merged Catalog software

IF 1.9 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

Astronomy and Computing Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI:10.1016/j.ascom.2025.100936

Eleonora Alei , Silvia Marinoni , Andrea Bignamini , Riccardo Claudi , Marco Molinaro , Martina Vicinanza , Serena Benatti , Ilaria Carleo , Avi Mandell , Franziska Menti , Angelo Zinzi

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Abstract

Exoplanet research is at the forefront of contemporary astronomy recommendations. As more and more exoplanets are discovered and vetted, databases and catalogs are built to collect information. Various resources are available to scientists for this purpose, though every one of them has different scopes and notations. In Alei et al. (2020) we described Exo-MerCat a script that collects information from multiple sources and creates a homogenized table. In this manuscript, we announce the release of the Exo-MerCat v2.0.0 script as an upgraded, tested, documented and open-source software to produce catalogs. The main upgrades on the script concern: (1) the addition of the TESS Input Catalog and the K2 Input Catalog as input sources; (2) the optimization of the main identifier queries; (3) a more complex merging of the entries from the input sources into the final catalog; (4) some quality-of-life improvements such as informative flags, more user-friendly column headers, and log files; (5) the refactoring of the code in modules. We compare the performance of Exo-MerCat v2.0.0 with the previous version and notice a substantial improvement in the completeness of the sample, thanks to the addition of new input sources, and its accuracy, because of the optimization of the script.

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Exo-MerCat v2.0.0：系外行星合并目录软件的更新和开源版本

系外行星研究是当代天文学建议的前沿。随着越来越多的系外行星被发现和审查，数据库和目录被建立起来收集信息。为了这个目的，科学家们可以获得各种各样的资源，尽管每一种资源都有不同的范围和符号。在Alei等人（2020）中，我们描述了Exo-MerCat脚本，该脚本从多个来源收集信息并创建同质化表。在本文中，我们宣布Exo-MerCat v2.0.0脚本作为一个升级的、经过测试的、文档化的和开源的软件发布，以生成目录。该脚本的主要升级涉及：(1)增加了TESS输入目录和K2输入目录作为输入源；(2)主标识符查询的优化；(3)将输入源中的条目更复杂地合并到最终目录中；(4)一些生活质量的改进，如信息标记、更友好的列头和日志文件；(5)模块中代码的重构。我们将Exo-MerCat v2.0.0的性能与之前的版本进行了比较，并注意到由于添加了新的输入源，样本的完整性有了实质性的改进，并且由于脚本的优化，样本的准确性也有了实质性的提高。

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Astronomy and Computing ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICSCOMPUTER SCIENCE,-COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

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4.10

自引率

8.00%

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期刊介绍： Astronomy and Computing is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the broad area between astronomy, computer science and information technology. The journal aims to publish the work of scientists and (software) engineers in all aspects of astronomical computing, including the collection, analysis, reduction, visualisation, preservation and dissemination of data, and the development of astronomical software and simulations. The journal covers applications for academic computer science techniques to astronomy, as well as novel applications of information technologies within astronomy.