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Table 1.

Definition of the spectral indices.

Index Species Bandpass definitions (μm)
name Central Blue and red continua
Y atmospheric window
CSi C I+Si I 0.9400−0.9424 0.9390−0.9399 0.9425−0.9434
Paϵ H I(n = 3) 0.9535−0.9570 0.9498−0.9504 0.9606−0.9614
Ti Ti I 0.9780−0.9795 0.9750−0.9760 0.9800−0.9810
TiO A TiO 0.9812−0.9826 0.9800−0.9810 0.9840−0.9850
TiO B TiO 0.9885−0.9900 0.9840−0.9850 0.9985−0.9995
FeH†, ♢ FeH 0.9900−0.9950 0.9840−0.9850 0.9985−0.9995
Paδ H I(n = 3) 1.0040−1.0067 1.0020−1.0030 1.0067−1.0077
FeTi Fe I+Ti I 1.0390−1.0408 1.0198−1.0210 1.0438−1.0446
Fe Fe I 1.0422−1.0436 1.0198−1.0210 1.0438−1.0446
VO VO 1.0456−1.0488 1.0438−1.0446 1.0640−1.0650
Si Si I 1.0676−1.0702 1.0640−1.0650 1.0892−1.0902
CN CN 1.0868−1.0882 1.0640−1.0650 1.0892−1.0902
Sr Sr II 1.0913−1.0923 1.0892−1.0902 1.0978−1.0988
Paγ H I(n = 3) 1.0930−1.0950 1.0892−1.0902 1.0978−1.0988
J atmospheric window
Na‡, † Na I 1.1358−1.1428 1.1320−1.1340 1.1430−1.1460
FeCr Fe I+Cr I 1.1600−1.1624 1.1560−1.1585 1.1716−1.1746
K1 A†, ♢ K I 1.1670−1.1714 1.1560−1.1585 1.1716−1.1746
C C I 1.1746−1.1765 1,1716−1.1746 1.1805−1.1815
K1 B†, ♢ K I 1.1765−1.1800 1.1716−1.1746 1.1805−1.1815
Mg Mg I 1.1820−1.1840 1.1805−1.1815 1.1855−1.1875
Si Si I 1.1977−1.2004 1.1910−1.1935 1.2050−1.2070
SiMg Si I+Mg I 1.2070−1.2095 1.2050−1.2070 1.2150−1.2180
K2 A‡, ♢ K I 1.2415−1.2455 1.2350−1.2380 1.2460−1.2490
K2 B K I 1.2495−1.2540 1.2460−1.2490 1.2560−1.2580
Paβ H I(n = 3) 1.2795−1.2840 1.2755−1.2780 1.2855−1.2873
Al‡, † Al I 1.3115−1.3168 1.3050−1.3075 1.3230−1.3250
H atmospheric window
Mg1 Mg I 1.485−1.491 1.483−1.485 1.491−1.500
Mg2‡, □ Mg I 1.500−1.508 1.491−1.508 1.510−1.512
K1 K I 1.515−1.520 1.510−1.512 1.523−1.525
Fe1 Fe I 1.528−1.533 1.523−1.525 1.548−1.550
Br16 H I(n = 4) 1.552−1.557 1.548−1.550 1.593−1.594
CO1 12CO(2,0) 1.557−1.5635 1.548−1.550 1.593−1.594
Br15 H I 1.567−1.572 1.548−1.550 1.593−1.594
Mg3 Mg I 1.573−1.580 1.548−1.550 1.593−1.594
FeH1‡, △, □ FeH 1.582−1.586 1.548−1.550 1.593−1.594
Si‡, △, □ Si I 1.587−1.591 1.548−1.550 1.593−1.594
CO2 12CO(2,0) 1.595−1.600 1.593−1.594 1.616−1.618
Fe2 Fe I 1.605−1.609 1.593−1.594 1.616−1.618
Br13 H I(n = 4) 1.610−1.614 1.593−1.594 1.616−1.618
CO3 12CO(2,0) 1.618−1.622 1.616−1.618 1.634−1.637
FeH2 FeH 1.624−1.628 1.616−1.618 1.634−1.637
CO4 12CO(2,0) 1.639−1.647 1.634−1.637 1.6585−1.6605
Fe3 Fe I 1.651−1.658 1.634−1.637 1.6585−1.6605
CO5 12CO(2,0) 1.6605−1.6640 1.6585−1.6605 1.6775−1.679
Al1 Al I 1.6705−1.6775 1.6585−1.6605 1.6775−1.679
Br11 H I(n = 4) 1.6790−1.6825 1.6775−1.679 1.6825−1.6835
COMg 12CO(2,0) 1.705−1.713 1.692−1.696 1.714−1.716
+Mg I
Br10 H I(n = 4) 1.735−1.739 1.725−1.728 1.744−1.748
L atmospheric window
Mg1 Mg I 3.388−3.406 3.360−3.376 3.425−3.440
Mg2 Mg I 3.454−3.464 3.425−3.440 3.476−3.496
P16 OH(1−0) P16 3.514−3.532 3.476−3.496 3.540−3.560
P14 OH(2−1) P14 3.564−3.582 3.540−3.560 3.604−3.612
P17 OH(1−0) P17 3.582−3.597 3.540−3.560 3.604−3.612
P15 OH(2−1) P15 3.628−3.648 3.604−3.612 3.665−3.673
Pfγ H I(n = 5) 3.736−3.745 3.718−3.728 3.793−3.803
Mg3 Mg I 3.862−3.870 3.840−3.850 3.870−3.880
Hu15 H I(n = 6) 3.900−3.914 3.870−3.880 3.914−3.922
SiO1 SiO(2,0) 3.998−4.012 3.990−3.998 4.025−4.035
SiO2 SiO(3,1) 4.035−4.050 4.025−4.035 4.060−4.070
SiO3 SiO(4,2) 4.080−4.090 4.060−4.070 4.095−4.105

Notes. We have marked with the symbol ‡ the index definitions similar to Riffel et al. (2019), with the symbol △ those similar to Origlia et al. (1993), with the symbol □ those similar to Ivanov et al. (2004), with the symbol † those similar to Conroy & van Dokkum (2012) and Villaume et al. (2017), and with the symbol ♢ those similar to McLean et al. (2003) and Cushing et al. (2005).

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