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Title: The S-PLUS Ultra-Short Survey: First data release
Context. This paper presents the first public data release of the S-PLUS Ultra-Short Survey (USS), a photometric survey with short exposure times, covering approximately 9300 deg2of the Southern sky. The USS utilizes the Javalambre 12-band magnitude system, including narrow, medium, and broad-band filters targeting prominent stellar spectral features. The primary objective of the USS is to identify bright, extremely metal-poor (EMP; [Fe/H] ≤ −3) and ultra-metal-poor (UMP; [Fe/H] ≤ −4) stars for further analysis using medium- and high-resolution spectroscopy. Aims. This paper provides an overview of the survey observations, calibration method, data quality, and data products. Additionally, it presents the selection of EMP and UMP candidates. Methods. The data from the USS were reduced and calibrated using the same methods as presented in the S-PLUS DR2. An additional step was introduced, accounting for the offset between the observed magnitudes off the USS and the predicted magnitudes from the very low-resolution Gaia XP spectra. Results. This first release contains data for 163 observed fields totaling ~324 deg2along the Celestial Equator. The magnitudes obtained from the USS are well-calibrated, showing a difference of ~15 mmag compared to the predicted magnitudes by the GaiaXPy toolkit. By combining colors and magnitudes, 140 candidates for EMP or UMP have been identified for follow-up studies. Conclusions. The S-PLUS USS DR1 is an important milestone in the search for bright metal-poor stars, with magnitudes in the range 10 <r ≤14. The USS is an ongoing survey; in the near future, it will provide many more bright metal-poor candidate stars for spectroscopic follow-up.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1927130
PAR ID:
10649179
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
EDP Sciences
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume:
691
ISSN:
0004-6361
Page Range / eLocation ID:
A138
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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