Summary papers

These papers provide an overview of the Gaia mission and the contents of Gaia Data Release 3 and summarise specifics of the survey. The Gaia Data Release 3 paper also discusses the limitations of the Gaia DR3 data and provides recommendations for responsible use.
 

Description of the Gaia mission (spacecraft, instruments, survey and measurement principles)
Gaia Collaboration, Prusti, T., et al. (2016)

Gaia Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties
Gaia Collaboration, Vallenari, A., et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia DR3 Processing papers

These papers give technical details on the processing and calibration of the raw data and the path taken to arrive at Gaia Data Release 3. The processing papers are complementary to the Gaia Data Release Documentation.

Non-single stars

Gaia Data Release 3: Eclipsing binary star processing / update 25 October 2024: withdrawn
Siopis, et al.

Gaia Data Release 3: Spectroscopic binary-star orbital solutions and the SB1 processing chain / coming soon
Gosset, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: astrometric orbit determination with Markov chain Monte Carlo and genetic algorithms. Systems with stellar, sub-stellar, and planetary mass companions
Holl, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Astrometric binary star processing
Halbwachs, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Galaxies and host galaxies of quasars

Gaia Data Release 3: Surface brightness profiles of galaxies and host galaxies of quasars
Ducourant, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Solar System objects

Gaia Data Release 3: the Solar System survey
Tanga, et al. (arXiv) (ADS) (Additional data table: gaiadr3.sso_orbits)

BP/RP spectra

Gaia Data Release 3: Processing and validation of BP/RP low-resolution spectral data
De Angeli, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: External calibration of BP/RP low-resolution spectroscopic data
Montegriffo, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Andromeda Photometric Survey

Gaia Data Release 3: The Gaia Andromeda Photometric Survey
Evans, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

RVS spectra and radial velocities

Gaia Data Release 3: Properties and validation of the radial velocities
Katz, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Hot-star radial velocities
Blomme, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Properties of the line broadening parameter derived with the Radial Velocity Spectrometer (RVS)
Fremat, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Properties and validation of mean RVS spectra / update 25 October 2024: expected with Gaia Data Release 4
Seabroke, et al.

Gaia Data Release 3: G_RVS photometry from the RVS spectra
Sartoretti, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Measuring and validating radial velocities of RVS double lined spectra /  update 25 October 2024: expected with Gaia Data Release 4
Damerdji, et al.

Variable star classifications and lightcurves

Gaia Data Release 3: Summary of the variability processing and analysis
Eyer, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: All-sky classification of 12.4 million variable sources into 25 classes
Rimoldini, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Cross-match of Gaia sources with variable objects from the literature
Gavras, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Ellipsoidal Variables with Possible Black Hole or Neutron Star Secondaries
Gomel, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Rotational modulation and patterns of color variations in solar-like variables
Di Stefano, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Validating the classification of Young Stellar Object Candidates
Marton, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: The second Gaia catalogue of long-period variable candidates
Lebzelter, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: The first catalogue of Gaia eclipsing binaries - Candidate identification
Mowlavi, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Specific processing and validation of all-sky RR Lyrae and Cepheid stars - the Cepheid sample
Ripepi, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Specific processing and validation of all-sky RR Lyrae and Cepheid stars - the RR Lyrae sample
Clementini, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: The first catalogue of variable active galactic nuclei
Carnerero, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Microlensing events from all over the sky
Wyrzykowski, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Scan-angle dependent signals and spurious periods
Holl, et al. (arXiv) (ADS) (Additional data table: vari_spurious_signals)

Astrophysical parameters

Gaia Data Release 3: Astrophysical parameters inference system (Apsis) I - Methods and content overview
Creevey, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Apsis II - stellar parameters
Fouesneau, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Apsis III - Non-stellar content and source classification
Delchambre, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Stellar chromospheric activity and mass accretion from Ca II IRT observed by the Radial Velocity Spectrometer
Lanzafame, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Analysis of the Gaia BP/RP spectra using the General Stellar Parametrizer from photometry
Andrae, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Analysis of the Gaia RVS spectra by the General Stellar Parameterizer from spectroscopy
Recio-Blanco, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Catalogue validation

Gaia Data Release 3: Catalogue Validation
Babusiaux, et al. (arXiv) (ADS)

Gaia EDR3 papers

Gaia Data Release 3 forms a full release together with Gaia's Early Data Release 3.

Gaia Early Data Release 3 processing papers

Performance verification papers

These papers give an overview of the science potential of Gaia Data Release 3. Without going into in-depth analysis, they give a short introduction to selected science topics that can be addressed with this release. The purpose of these papers is to demonstrate the scientific quality of the data through examples. These performance verification papers are not exhaustive or definitive treatments of the topics.

Gaia Data Release 3: Mapping the asymmetric disc of the Milky Way
Gaia Collaboration, Drimmel, R., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Pulsations in main-sequence OBAF stars as observed by Gaia
Gaia Collaboration, De Ridder, J., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Reflectance spectra of solar system small bodies
Gaia Collaboration, Galluccio, L., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: The Galaxy in your preferred colours. Synthetic photometry from Gaia low-resolution spectra
Gaia Collaboration, Montegriffo, P., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)
(Additional data table: gaiadr3.synthetic_photometry_gspc)

Gaia Data Release 3: Stellar multiplicity, a teaser for the hidden treasure
Gaia Collaboration, Arenou, F., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)
(Additional data table: gaiadr3.binary_masses)

Gaia Data Release 3: The extragalactic content
Gaia Collaboration, Bailer-Jones, C.A.L., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)

Gaia Data Release 3: Chemical cartography of the Milky Way
Gaia Collaboration, Recio-Blanco, A., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)
(Additional data table: chemical_cartography )

Gaia Data Release 3: A golden sample of astrophysical parameters
Gaia Collaboration, Creevey, O.L., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)
(Additional data tables: gaiadr3.gold_sample_carbon_stars, gaiadr3.gold_sample_fgkm_stars, gaiadr3.gold_sample_oba_stars, gaiadr3.gold_sample_solar_analogues, gaiadr3.gold_sample_spss, gaiadr3.gold_sample_ucd)

Gaia Data Release 3: Exploring and mapping the diffuse interstellar bands at 862nm
Gaia Collaboration, Schultheis, M., et al. (ArXiv) (ADS)