Peer-reviewedCC BYThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
The SPHEREx Image and Spectrophotometry Processing Pipeline
8 affiliations
- 1IPAC
- 2California Institute of Technology
- 3Rochester Institute of Technology
- 4Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian
- 5Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)
- 6Arizona State University
- 7University of California Irvine
- 8University of California at Berkeley
Abstract
In this paper, we describe the SPHEREx image and spectrophotometry data-processing pipeline, an infrastructure and software system designed to produce calibrated spectral images and photometric measurements for NASA’s SPHEREx mission. SPHEREx is carrying out a series of four all-sky spectrophotometric surveys at 6 . ″ 15 spatial resolution in 102 spectral channels spanning 0.75–5 μ m. The pipeline that will deliver the flux- and wavelength-calibrated data products deriving from these surveys has been developed and is operated by the SPHEREx Science Data Center at Caltech/IPAC in collaboration with the SPHEREx Science Team. Here, we describe the framework and modules used in the pipeline, along with the data products, which are available at the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive.
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BibTeX
@article{akeson2026spherex,
title = {{The SPHEREx Image and Spectrophotometry Processing Pipeline}},
author = {Rachel Akeson and Gregory P. Dubois-Felsmann and Brendan P. Crill and Andreas L. Faisst and Tamim Fatahi and Candice Fazar and Tatiana Goldina and Daniel C. Masters and Christina Nelson and R. Paladini and Harry I. Teplitz and Gabriela Torrini and Phani Datta Velicheti and Matthew L N Ashby and Dan Avner and Yoonsoo P. Bach and James J. Bock and Sean Bruton and Sean Bryan and Tzu‐Ching Chang and Shuang-Shuang Chen and Asantha Roshan Cooray and Ari Jozef Cukierman and Olivier Doré and Charles Darren Dowell and S. Everett and Richard M. Feder and Zhaoyu Huai and H. Hui and Woong-Seob Jeong and Young-Soo Jo and Phillip Korngut and Yuna G. Kwon and Bomee Lee and Gary J. Melnick and Giulia Murgia and Chi H. Nguyen and Milad Pourrahmani and Zafar Rustamkulov and Teresa Symons and Volker Tolls and Pao-Yu Wang and Yujin Yang and Michael B. Zemcov},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.3847/1538-4365/ae8843},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ae8843},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - The SPHEREx Image and Spectrophotometry Processing Pipeline
AU - Rachel Akeson
AU - Gregory P. Dubois-Felsmann
AU - Brendan P. Crill
AU - Andreas L. Faisst
AU - Tamim Fatahi
AU - Candice Fazar
AU - Tatiana Goldina
AU - Daniel C. Masters
AU - Christina Nelson
AU - R. Paladini
AU - Harry I. Teplitz
AU - Gabriela Torrini
AU - Phani Datta Velicheti
AU - Matthew L N Ashby
AU - Dan Avner
AU - Yoonsoo P. Bach
AU - James J. Bock
AU - Sean Bruton
AU - Sean Bryan
AU - Tzu‐Ching Chang
AU - Shuang-Shuang Chen
AU - Asantha Roshan Cooray
AU - Ari Jozef Cukierman
AU - Olivier Doré
AU - Charles Darren Dowell
AU - S. Everett
AU - Richard M. Feder
AU - Zhaoyu Huai
AU - H. Hui
AU - Woong-Seob Jeong
AU - Young-Soo Jo
AU - Phillip Korngut
AU - Yuna G. Kwon
AU - Bomee Lee
AU - Gary J. Melnick
AU - Giulia Murgia
AU - Chi H. Nguyen
AU - Milad Pourrahmani
AU - Zafar Rustamkulov
AU - Teresa Symons
AU - Volker Tolls
AU - Pao-Yu Wang
AU - Yujin Yang
AU - Michael B. Zemcov
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/01
JO - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
DO - 10.3847/1538-4365/ae8843
UR - https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ae8843
AB - In this paper, we describe the SPHEREx image and spectrophotometry data-processing pipeline, an infrastructure and software system designed to produce calibrated spectral images and photometric measurements for NASA’s SPHEREx mission. SPHEREx is carrying out a series of four all-sky spectrophotometric surveys at 6 . ″ 15 spatial resolution in 102 spectral channels spanning 0.75–5 μ m. The pipeline that will deliver the flux- and wavelength-calibrated data products deriving from these surveys has been developed and is operated by the SPHEREx Science Data Center at Caltech/IPAC in collaboration with the SPHEREx Science Team. Here, we describe the framework and modules used in the pipeline, along with the data products, which are available at the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive.
SN - 0067-0049
SN - 1538-4365
ER -