An optimal multihump filter for photometric redshifts

  • Tamás Budavári*
  • , Alexander S. Szalay
  • , István Csabai
  • , Andrew J. Connolly
  • , Zlatan Tsvetanov
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We propose a novel type of filter for multicolor imaging to improve on the photometric redshift estimation of galaxies. An extra filter - specific to a certain photometric system - may be utilized with high efficiency. We present a case study of the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys and show that one extra exposure could cut down the mean square error on photometric redshifts by 34% over the z < 1.3 redshift range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3266-3269
Number of pages4
JournalAstronomical Journal
Volume121
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Galaxies: distances and redshifts
  • Galaxies: photometry
  • Instrumentation: miscellaneous

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