BOSS DR14 Dataset

This document describes the BOSS DR14 dataset in igmspec.

Sources

The igmspec database v03 includes nearly all of the quasar spectra corresponding to the quasars cataloged by Paris et al. 2018, v4.4: DR14.

Meta Data

The catalog includes a substantial set of meta data beyond the required set for a specdb file. See the paper for a full description.

Spectra

In proceeding to download the spectra for the Paris et al. DR14 catalog, a small number were unavailable via the server. Or, more precisely, they have zero values. This may eventually be corrected but those data were not included in our v03 of igmspec.

Continua

There are no continua provided with DR14. One may wish to use the DR12 dataset provided in v02 of igmspec where continua are provided for most of the spectra.