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An all-sky 3D dust map Based on Gaia and LAMOST

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2025-09-10 v1

Abstract

We present a comprehensive 3D dust reddening map covering the entire Milky Way, constructed by combining reddening estimates based on LAMOST low-resolution spectra (E(B-V)LAMOST_{\rm LAMOST}) with those derived from GaiaGaia XP spectra (E(B-V)XP_{\rm XP}), along with revised GaiaGaia distances. E(B-V)LAMOST_{\rm LAMOST} values of \sim 4.6 million unique sources were obtained with the standard-pair analysis using LAMOST DR11 stellar parameters and synthesized B/VB/V-band photometry from GaiaGaia XP spectra, showing a typical precision of \sim 0.01 mag. The E(B-V)XP_{\rm XP} from the catalog of \citet{zhang2023}, which was derived using forward modeling of GaiaGaia XP spectra, were cross-validated with E(B-V)LAMOST_{\rm LAMOST}, leading to the selection of \sim 150 million high-reliability measurements. The combined dataset achieves a median precision of \sim 0.03 mag for E(B-V). To model the reddening -- distance relationship along various lines-of-sight, we implemented a parametric approach that accounts for contributions from the local bubble, diffuse interstellar-medium, and multiple potential molecular clouds. The sky was adaptively partitioned based on stellar density, resulting in angular resolutions ranging from 3.4^{\prime} to 58^{\prime}, with about half of the sky having a resolution better than 6.9^{\prime}. The reddening precision of our 3D map for individual stars reaches \sim 0.01 mag in most regions at b>20|b| > 20^\circ, but degrades to 0.01-0.05 mag at b<20|b| < 20^\circ. The map reaches a maximum distance of 3-5 kpc in high-extinction regions with b<5|b| < 5^\circ, and extends to 10-15 kpc elsewhere. An interactive platform and Python package have been developed for utilization of the 3D dust map. Available online: https://nadc.china-vo.org/data/dustmaps/.

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@article{arxiv.2509.07640,
  title  = {An all-sky 3D dust map Based on Gaia and LAMOST},
  author = {Tao Wang and Haibo Yuan and Bingqiu Chen and Maosheng Xiang and Ruoyi Zhang and Bowen Huang and Hongrui Gu and Shuaicong Wang and Jiawei Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.07640},
  year   = {2025}
}

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25 pages, 20 figures, 3 tables, published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (ApJS)