Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-07-15
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 4 postscript figures- To appear in the proceedings of the Workshop on Photometric Redshifts and High Redshift Galaxie
Scientific paper
A new method is developed for estimating photometric redshifts, using realistic template SEDs, extending over four decades in wavelength (i.e from 0.05 $\mu m$ to 1 mm). The SEDs are constructed for four different spectral types of galaxies (elliptical, spiral, irregular and starburst) and satisfy the following characteristics: a). they are optimised to produce the observed colours of galaxies at $z\sim 0$; b). incorporate the chemo-photometric spectral evolution of galaxies of different types, in agreement with observations; c). allow treatment of dust contribution and its evolution with redshift, consistent with the spectral evolution model; d). include absorption and re-emission of radiation by dust and hence, realistic estimates of the far-infrared radiation; e). include correction for inter-galactic absorption by Lyman continuum and Lyman forest. Using these template SEDs, the photometric redshifts are estimated to an accuracy of $\Delta z = 0.11$. The degeneracy in the method and hence, the redshifts and spectral types, are explored via Monte Carlo simulations. The consistency of the technique is demonstrated by applying it on a UV selected sample of HDF galaxies and comparing the statistical results with those from other independent studies.
Mazzei Paola
Mobasher Bahram
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