The Spitzer-HETDEX Exploratory Large-Area Survey. IV. Model-based Multiwavelength Photometric Catalog

Gene C.K. Leung, Steven L. Finkelstein, John R. Weaver, Casey Papovich, Rebecca L. Larson, Katherine Chworowsky, Robin Ciardullo, Eric Gawiser, Caryl Gronwall, Shardha Jogee, Lalitwadee Kawinwanichakij, Rachel S. Somerville, Isak G.B. Wold, L. Y.Aaron Yung

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Abstract

We present a 0.3-4.5 μm 16-band photometric catalog for the Spitzer/HETDEX Exploratory Large-Area (SHELA) survey. SHELA covers an ∼27 deg2 field within the footprint of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX). Here we present new DECam imaging and an rizK s band-selected catalog of four million sources extracted using a fully model-based approach. We validate our photometry by comparing with the model-based DECam Legacy Survey. We analyze the differences between model-based and aperture photometry by comparing with the previous SHELA catalog, finding that our model-based photometry can measure point sources to fainter fluxes and better capture the full emission of resolved sources. The catalog is 80% (50%) complete at riz ∼ 24.7 (25.1) AB mag, and the optical photometry reaches a 5σ depth of ∼25.5 AB mag. We measure photometric redshifts and achieve a 1σ scatter of Δz/(1 + z) of 0.04 with available spectroscopic redshifts at 0 ≤ z ≤ 1. This large-area, multiwavelength photometric catalog, combined with spectroscopic information from HETDEX, will enable a wide range of extragalactic science investigations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number46
JournalAstrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume269
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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