Bayesian Redshift Classification of Emission-line Galaxies with Photometric Equivalent Widths

AS Leung, V Acquaviva, E Gawiser… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
AS Leung, V Acquaviva, E Gawiser, R Ciardullo, E Komatsu, AI Malz, GR Zeimann
The Astrophysical Journal, 2017iopscience.iop.org
We present a Bayesian approach to the redshift classification of emission-line galaxies
when only a single emission line is detected spectroscopically. We consider the case of
surveys for high-redshift Lyα-emitting galaxies (LAEs), which have traditionally been
classified via an inferred rest-frame equivalent width (EW; ${W} _ {\mathrm {Ly}\alpha} $
Abstract
We present a Bayesian approach to the redshift classification of emission-line galaxies when only a single emission line is detected spectroscopically. We consider the case of surveys for high-redshift Lyα-emitting galaxies (LAEs), which have traditionally been classified via an inferred rest-frame equivalent width (EW;
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