Spectrum radial velocity analyser (SERVAL). High-precision radial velocities 
and two alternative spectral indicators

Zechmeister, M.; Reiners, A.; Amado, P. J.; Azzaro, M.; Bauer, F. F.; Béjar, V. J. S.; Caballero, J. A.; Guenther, E. W.; Hagen, H. -J.; Jeffers, S. V.; Kaminski, A.; Kürster, M.; Launhardt, R.; Montes, D.; Morales, J. C.; Quirrenbach, A.; Reffert, S.; Ribas, I.; Seifert, W.; Tal-Or, L.; Wolthoff, V.

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Spectrum radial velocity analyser (SERVAL). High-precision radial velocities and two alternative spectral indicators

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Zechmeister, M.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Reiners, A.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Amado, P. J.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Azzaro, M.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Bauer, F. F.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Béjar, V. J. S.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Caballero, J. A.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Guenther, E. W.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Hagen, H. -J.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Jeffers, S. V.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Kaminski, A.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Kürster, M.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Launhardt, R.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Montes, D.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Morales, J. C.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Quirrenbach, A.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Reffert, S.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Ribas, I.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Seifert, W.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Tal-Or, L.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Wolthoff, V.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

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Zechmeister, M., Reiners, A., Amado, P. J., Azzaro, M., Bauer, F. F., Béjar, V. J. S., et al. (2018). Spectrum radial velocity analyser (SERVAL). High-precision radial velocities and two alternative spectral indicators. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 609.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-CA22-1

Abstract

Context. The CARMENES survey is a high-precision radial velocity (RV) programme that aims to detect Earth-like planets orbiting low-mass stars.
Aims: We develop least-squares fitting algorithms to derive the RVs and additional spectral diagnostics implemented in the SpEctrum Radial Velocity AnaLyser (SERVAL), a publicly available python code.
Methods: We measured the RVs using high signal-to-noise templates created by coadding all available spectra of each star. We define the chromatic index as the RV gradient as a function of wavelength with the RVs measured in the echelle orders. Additionally, we computed the differential line width by correlating the fit residuals with the second derivative of the template to track variations in the stellar line width.
Results: Using HARPS data, our SERVAL code achieves a RV precision at the level of 1 m/s. Applying the chromatic index to CARMENES data of the active star YZ CMi, we identify apparent