Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-02-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
39 pages, 22 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ. Access the Rainbow Database at: http://rainbowx.fis.ucm.es
Scientific paper
Based on the ultraviolet to far-infrared photometry already compiled and presented in a companion paper (Barro et al. 2011a, Paper I), we present a detailed SED analysis of nearly 80,000 IRAC 3.6+4.5 micron selected galaxies in the Extended Groth Strip. We estimate photometric redshifts, stellar masses, and star formation rates separately for each galaxy in this large sample. The catalog includes 76,936 sources with [3.6] < 23.75 (85% completeness level of the IRAC survey) over 0.48 square degrees. The typical photometric redshift accuracy is Delta z/(1+z)=0.034, with a catastrophic outlier fraction of just 2%. We quantify the systematics introduced by the use of different stellar population synthesis libraries and IMFs in the calculation of stellar masses. We find systematic offsets ranging from 0.1 to 0.4 dex, with a typical scatter of 0.3 dex. We also provide UV- and IR-based SFRs for all sample galaxies, based on several sets of dust emission templates and SFR indicators. We evaluate the systematic differences and goodness of the different SFR estimations using the deep FIDEL 70 micron data available in the EGS. Typical random uncertainties of the IR-bases SFRs are a factor of two, with non-negligible systematic effects at z$\gtrsim$1.5 observed when only MIPS 24 micron data is available. All data products (SEDs, postage stamps from imaging data, and different estimations of the photometric redshifts, stellar masses, and SFRs of each galaxy) described in this and the companion paper are publicly available, and they can be accessed through our the web-interface utility Rainbow-navigator
Ashby Matthew L. N.
Barro Guillermo
Gallego Jesus
Kajisawa Masaru
Miyazaki Satoshi
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