New insights on the accuracy of photometric redshift measurements
Journal
Date Issued
2001
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Abstract
We use the deepest and most complete redshift catalog currently available (the Hubble Deep Field (HDF) North supplemented by new HDF South redshift data) to minimize residuals between photometric and spectroscopic redshift estimates. The good agreement at zspec < 1.5 shows that model libraries provide a good description of the galaxy population. At zspec >= 2.0, the systematic shift between photometric and spectroscopic redshifts decreases when the modeling of the absorption by the interstellar and intergalactic media is refined. As a result, in the entire redshift range z in [0, 6], residuals between photometric and spectroscopic redshifts are roughly halved. For objects fainter than the spectroscopic limit, the main source of uncertainty in photometric redshifts is related to photometric errors, and can be assessed with Monte Carlo simulations.
Volume
380
Issue
2
Start page
425
Issn Identifier
0004-6361
Ads BibCode
2001A&A...380..425M
Rights
open.access
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