Publication: On the optimization of broadband photometry for galaxy evolution studies
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2002-04
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We have derived the uncertainties to be expected in the derivation of galaxy physical properties (star formation history, age, metallicity, and reddening) when comparing broadband photometry to the predictions of evolutionary synthesis models. We have obtained synthetic colors for a large sample (~9000) of artificial galaxies by assuming different star formation histories, ages, metallicities, reddening values, and redshifts. The colors derived have been perturbed by adopting different observing errors and compared against the evolutionary synthesis models grouped in different sets. The comparison has been performed using a combination of Monte Carlo simulations, a maximum likelihood estimator, and principal component analysis. After comparing the input and derived output values we have been able to compute the uncertainties and covariant degeneracies between the galaxy physical properties as a function of (1) the set of observables available, (2) the observing errors, and (3) the galaxy properties themselves. In this work we have considered different sets of observables, some of them including the standard Johnson-Cousins (UBVR_CI_C) and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) bands in the optical, the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) bands in the near-infrared, and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) bands in the UV, at three different redshifts, z = 0.0, 0.7, and 1.4. This study is intended to represent a basic tool for the design of future projects on galaxy evolution, allowing an estimate of the optimal bandpass combinations and signal-to-noise ratios required for a given scientific objective.
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© 2002. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We would like to thank the referee for the useful comments and suggestions that have significantly improved the quality of this paper. We are also very grateful to A. G. Bruzual for providing the GISSEL99 evolutionary synthesis models, P.G. Pérez González, N. Cardiel, and O. Pevunova for stimulating conversations, and C. Sánchez Contreras for carefully reading the manuscript and making some useful remarks. A. G. de P. acknowledges financial support from NASA through a Long Term Space Astrophysics grant to B. F. M.
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