The third data release (DR3) of the ESSENCE project contains all VLT/FORS1 spectra taken over the period 2002-2006. It contains and expands on the previous data release (DR2, from 2014), which contained 54 spectra of 50 individual objects. The present release contains 184 spectra of 168 individual objects, of which 79 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae that were the main target of this project. More information about the programme can be found in the accompanying documentation.
Third Data Release from ESSENCE Project
Published: 10 Feb 2025

The spectra are available from the ESO Science Portal or programmatically. The DOI assigned to the ESSENCE collection is 10.18727/archive/22.