Transcript BPZ
Bayesian Photometric Redshifts
(BPZ)
Narciso Benítez1,2 (2000)
Narciso Benítez1,2 et al. (2004)
Dan Coe1,2,3 et al. (2006)
Johns Hopkins University1
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía2
JPL/Caltech3
Science
Team
Photo-z Methods
Spectral Energy Distribution (SED)
Template Fitting
Empirical Training Set
(Neural Networks)
BPZ v1.99b
Benítez ‘00, ‘04
Coe ‘06
Bruzual &
Charlot ‘03
Kinney ‘96
Coleman, Wu,
Weedman ‘80
Normally interpolate 2
between adjacent templates
http://adcam.pha.jhu.edu/~txitxo/
Spectral
Energy
Distribution
(SED)
templates
recalibrated
with real
photometry
Flux
SED template fit
Wavelength
Bayesian
use of
priors
without
prior
Probability
prior:
I = 26
with
prior
with
prior
Output:
Redshift
Benítez00
Poorness of Fit
Poorest fits yield
most accurate
redshifts!
Benítez00
Redshift Inaccuracy (photo-z vs. spec-z)
2 = 4.27
2mod = 0.03
2 = 0.11
Flux
2mod = 0.19
Wavelength
PHAT GOODS BPZ results (training set)
Important to plot error bars and goodness-of-fit
PHAT GOODS BPZ results (training set)
Single-peaked P(z) [ODDS 0.95]
no error bars plotted
Most GOODS objects have good photometry
ACS
ground
IRAC
…but some are bad
ACS
ground
IRAC
…some are ugly
ACS
ground
IRAC
Robust photo-z’s require
Robust photometry
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One of the best methods
(even if Peter doesn’t like it ;)
PSF-corrected aperture-matched photometry
What is the best method?
PHOTEST
Photometry Testing
PSF Degradation vs. Model Fitting
Magnitude Uncertainties
Zeropoint Calibration
Object Detection & Deblending
…
Sounds like a job for a new group
Let’s meet in Greece 2009
UDF
NICMOS
fluxes
too low
Objects
w/ spec-z
NICMOS
flux
recalibration
Comprehensive Segmentation Map
Forced into SExtractor
Wish List
(Goals for PHAT?)
Improve SED library
more galaxy types
broader wavelength coverage
SED uncertainties
derived from population synthesis models??
Improve Priors
using UDF, surveys
Optimal Filter Choice
for a given amount of observing time
Benítez et al. (2008) A&A submitted
4 - 5 filters is sub-optimal !
addition of near-IR helps somewhat
> 8 filters performs much better
Filters tested
= const
contiguous
overlapping
Photo-z completeness
Best is > 8 overlapping filters
Depth to
which
80% of
objects
have
ODDS ≥
0.99
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Photo-z accuracy for ODDS ≥ 0.99 objects
Best is many non-overlapping (contiguous) filters
ALHAMBRA Survey (Moles08)
20 medium-band (310Å wide) filters
3500 - 9700Å, supplemented by JHKs
lab
including
CCD,
atmosphere,
mirror reflectivity
ALHAMBRA
Survey
1.5’ x 1.5’
14-filter
color
image
to cover
4+ sq deg
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8,000 - 10,000 sq deg
z < 0.9 - 1.0
4 - 5 years
6 sq deg camera
new 2-3m telescope to be built in
Aragon, Spain
PAU Survey: 40 100Å-wide filters (~4000-8000Å) + SDSS u & z
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PAU Survey: z/(1+z) < 0.0015 for z < 0.4, L > L*, I < 23 LRGs
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PAU Survey: BAO cosmological constraints
PAU Survey: relative w constraints