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Assessing photo-z accuracy and parameter estimation with limited photometric bands using CIGALE.

Authors: Porchet, Vanessa;

Assessing photo-z accuracy and parameter estimation with limited photometric bands using CIGALE.

Abstract

Redshifts are crucial for extragalactic and cosmological studies. Upcoming wide-field surveys, such as the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU), will catalogue millions of sources, making spectroscopic follow-ups unfeasible at scale. Though sensitive to band selection and availability, photometry yields redshifts (photo-zs) for fainter sources while optimising telescope time. Using the extensive FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey and spectroscopic redshifts (z_spec) for calibration, we employ the Bayesian SED-fitting tool CIGALE to derive photo-zs up to z~3 and assess their accuracy with limited data. By systematically reducing bands, we compare NMAD values between full and reduced-band fits to identify the minimal bandset for reliable estimates. We then examine the impact on stellar mass and star formation history derivation by analysing deviations from best-fit mock analyses and apply our findings to crossmatched EMU datasets. We find that photo-zs from 6 well-spaced optical to mid-IR bands remain robust compared to full-band (> 27 bands) estimates, reaching accuracies of NMAD_full = 0.013 with η = 1.46% catastrophic errors and NMAD_6bands = 0.038, η = 2.55%. We derive reliable parameters using our minimal bandset, though our reduced framework performs best in a redshift range 0 < z < 1.5. I will discuss how these results optimise scientific return for single-point EMU radio sources with sparse overlapping data and outline the broader potential of minimal-band SED fitting.

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