Application of Manifold Learning to Selection of Different Galaxy Populations and Scaling Relation Analysis

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Auteurs principaux: Sanjaripour, Sogol, Hemmati, Shoubaneh, Mobasher, Bahram, Canalizo, Gabriela, Barish, Barry, Shivaei, Irene, Coil, Alison L., Chartab, Nima, Jafariyazani, Marziye, Reddy, Naveen A., Azadi, Mojegan
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author Sanjaripour, Sogol
Hemmati, Shoubaneh
Mobasher, Bahram
Canalizo, Gabriela
Barish, Barry
Shivaei, Irene
Coil, Alison L.
Chartab, Nima
Jafariyazani, Marziye
Reddy, Naveen A.
Azadi, Mojegan
author_facet Sanjaripour, Sogol
Hemmati, Shoubaneh
Mobasher, Bahram
Canalizo, Gabriela
Barish, Barry
Shivaei, Irene
Coil, Alison L.
Chartab, Nima
Jafariyazani, Marziye
Reddy, Naveen A.
Azadi, Mojegan
contents The growing volume of data produced by large astronomical surveys necessitates the development of efficient analysis techniques capable of effectively managing high-dimensional datasets. This study addresses this need by demonstrating some applications of manifold learning and dimensionality reduction techniques, specifically the Self-Organizing Map (SOM), on the optical+NIR SED space of galaxies, with a focus on sample comparison, selection biases, and predictive power using a small subset. To this end, we utilize a large photometric sample from the five CANDELS fields and a subset with spectroscopic measurements from the KECK MOSDEF survey in two redshift bins at $z\sim1.5$ and $z\sim2.2$. We trained SOM with the photometric data and mapped the spectroscopic data onto it as our study case. We found that MOSDEF targets do not cover all SED shapes existing in the SOM. Our findings reveal that Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) within the MOSDEF sample are mapped onto the more massive regions of the SOM, confirming previous studies and known selection biases towards higher-mass, less dusty galaxies. Furthermore, SOM were utilized to map measured spectroscopic features, examining the relationship between metallicity variations and galaxy mass. Our analysis confirmed that more massive galaxies exhibit lower [OIII]/H$β$ and [OIII]/[OII] ratios and higher H$α$/H$β$ ratios, consistent with the known mass-metallicity relation. These findings highlight the effectiveness of SOM in analyzing and visualizing complex, multi-dimensional datasets, emphasizing their potential in data-driven astronomical studies.
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spellingShingle Application of Manifold Learning to Selection of Different Galaxy Populations and Scaling Relation Analysis
Sanjaripour, Sogol
Hemmati, Shoubaneh
Mobasher, Bahram
Canalizo, Gabriela
Barish, Barry
Shivaei, Irene
Coil, Alison L.
Chartab, Nima
Jafariyazani, Marziye
Reddy, Naveen A.
Azadi, Mojegan
Astrophysics of Galaxies
The growing volume of data produced by large astronomical surveys necessitates the development of efficient analysis techniques capable of effectively managing high-dimensional datasets. This study addresses this need by demonstrating some applications of manifold learning and dimensionality reduction techniques, specifically the Self-Organizing Map (SOM), on the optical+NIR SED space of galaxies, with a focus on sample comparison, selection biases, and predictive power using a small subset. To this end, we utilize a large photometric sample from the five CANDELS fields and a subset with spectroscopic measurements from the KECK MOSDEF survey in two redshift bins at $z\sim1.5$ and $z\sim2.2$. We trained SOM with the photometric data and mapped the spectroscopic data onto it as our study case. We found that MOSDEF targets do not cover all SED shapes existing in the SOM. Our findings reveal that Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) within the MOSDEF sample are mapped onto the more massive regions of the SOM, confirming previous studies and known selection biases towards higher-mass, less dusty galaxies. Furthermore, SOM were utilized to map measured spectroscopic features, examining the relationship between metallicity variations and galaxy mass. Our analysis confirmed that more massive galaxies exhibit lower [OIII]/H$β$ and [OIII]/[OII] ratios and higher H$α$/H$β$ ratios, consistent with the known mass-metallicity relation. These findings highlight the effectiveness of SOM in analyzing and visualizing complex, multi-dimensional datasets, emphasizing their potential in data-driven astronomical studies.
title Application of Manifold Learning to Selection of Different Galaxy Populations and Scaling Relation Analysis
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.07354