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Biases and uncertainties in quantifying morphology of galaxies at high redshifts with JWST

Date:2024-05-06

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Title:Biases and uncertainties in quantifying morphology of galaxies at high redshifts with JWST

Time:Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:30 am

Speaker:Si-Yue Yu 余思悦 (IPMU)

Address:S727

主讲人 Si-Yue Yu 余思悦 (IPMU) 时间 Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:30 am
地点 S727 报告语言
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Observations of high-redshift galaxies with unprecedented detail have now been rendered possible with JWST. However, accurately quantifying their morphology remains uncertain due to potential biases and uncertainties. To address this issue, I used a sample of 1816 nearby DESI galaxies to compute artificial images of galaxies of the same mass located at high redshifts and observed at rest-frame optical wavelength in CEERS. I analyzed the effects of cosmological redshift on the measurements of galaxy size, asymmetry, concentration, axis ratio, and Sérsic index. Additionally, I explored how these effects impact the identification and quantification of bar structures and breaks in surface brightness profiles. Correction functions are derived and can be applied to other surveys, offering valuable tools for future studies.


BIO

Name: Si-Yue Yu (余思悦)

2010—2014: B.S. in physics, Xiamen University

2014—2020: PhD in astronomy, Peking University (supervisor: Luis Ho)

2020—2021: gap due to COVID19

2021—2023: Humboldt research fellow

2024—present: Kavli IPMU fellow

Research interests:

Origins of the Hubble sequence

Extragalactic star formation


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