J-PAS: A Neural Network Approach to Single Stellar Population Characterization

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Hauptverfasser: Sánchez, H. Domínguez, Coelho, P., Bruzual, G., Hernán-Caballero, A., Sanjuan, C. López, Fernandez-Ontiveros, J. A., Díaz-García, L. A., Suelves, L., Álvarez-Candal, A., Breda, I., Gurung-López, S., Placco, V., Vega-Ferrero, J., Vílchez, J. M., Abramo, R., Alcaniz, J., Benitez, N., Bonoli, S., Carneiro, S., Cenarro, J., Cristóbal-Hornillos, D., Dupke, R., Ederoclite, A., Hernández-Monteagudo, C., Marín-Franch, A., de Oliveira, C. Mendes, Moles, M., Sodré Jr, L., Taylor, K., Varela, J., Ramió, H. Vázquez
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author Sánchez, H. Domínguez
Coelho, P.
Bruzual, G.
Hernán-Caballero, A.
Sanjuan, C. López
Fernandez-Ontiveros, J. A.
Díaz-García, L. A.
Suelves, L.
Álvarez-Candal, A.
Breda, I.
Gurung-López, S.
Placco, V.
Vega-Ferrero, J.
Vílchez, J. M.
Abramo, R.
Alcaniz, J.
Benitez, N.
Bonoli, S.
Carneiro, S.
Cenarro, J.
Cristóbal-Hornillos, D.
Dupke, R.
Ederoclite, A.
Hernández-Monteagudo, C.
Marín-Franch, A.
de Oliveira, C. Mendes
Moles, M.
Sodré Jr, L.
Taylor, K.
Varela, J.
Ramió, H. Vázquez
author_facet Sánchez, H. Domínguez
Coelho, P.
Bruzual, G.
Hernán-Caballero, A.
Sanjuan, C. López
Fernandez-Ontiveros, J. A.
Díaz-García, L. A.
Suelves, L.
Álvarez-Candal, A.
Breda, I.
Gurung-López, S.
Placco, V.
Vega-Ferrero, J.
Vílchez, J. M.
Abramo, R.
Alcaniz, J.
Benitez, N.
Bonoli, S.
Carneiro, S.
Cenarro, J.
Cristóbal-Hornillos, D.
Dupke, R.
Ederoclite, A.
Hernández-Monteagudo, C.
Marín-Franch, A.
de Oliveira, C. Mendes
Moles, M.
Sodré Jr, L.
Taylor, K.
Varela, J.
Ramió, H. Vázquez
contents J-PAS (Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey) will present a groundbreaking photometric survey covering 8500 deg$^2$ of the visible sky from Javalambre, capturing data in 56 narrow band filters. This survey promises to revolutionize galaxy evolution studies by observing $\sim$10$^8$ galaxies with low spectral resolution. A crucial aspect of this analysis involves predicting stellar population parameters from the observed galaxy photometry. In this study, we combine the exquisite J-PAS photometry with state-of-the-art single stellar population (SSP) libraries to accurately predict stellar age, metallicity, and dust attenuation with a neural network (NN) model. The NN is trained on synthetic J-PAS photometry from different SSP librares (E-MILES, Charlot & Bruzual, XSL), to enhance the robustness of our predictions against individual SSP model variations and limitations. To create mock samples with varying observed magnitudes we add artificial noise in the form of random Gaussian variations within typical observational uncertainties in each band. Our results indicate that the NN can accurately estimate stellar parameters for SSP models without evident degeneracies, surpassing a bayesian SED-fitting method on the same test set. We obtain median bias, scatter and percentage of outliers $μ$ = (0.01 dex, 0.00 dex, 0.00 mag), $σ_{NMAD}$ = (0.23 dex, 0.29 dex, 0.04 mag), f$_{o}$ = (17 %, 24 %, 1 %) at $ i \sim$17 mag for age, metallicity and dust attenuation, respectively. The accuracy of the predictions is highly dependent on the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of the photometry, achieving robust predictions up to $i$ $\sim$ 20 mag.
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spellingShingle J-PAS: A Neural Network Approach to Single Stellar Population Characterization
Sánchez, H. Domínguez
Coelho, P.
Bruzual, G.
Hernán-Caballero, A.
Sanjuan, C. López
Fernandez-Ontiveros, J. A.
Díaz-García, L. A.
Suelves, L.
Álvarez-Candal, A.
Breda, I.
Gurung-López, S.
Placco, V.
Vega-Ferrero, J.
Vílchez, J. M.
Abramo, R.
Alcaniz, J.
Benitez, N.
Bonoli, S.
Carneiro, S.
Cenarro, J.
Cristóbal-Hornillos, D.
Dupke, R.
Ederoclite, A.
Hernández-Monteagudo, C.
Marín-Franch, A.
de Oliveira, C. Mendes
Moles, M.
Sodré Jr, L.
Taylor, K.
Varela, J.
Ramió, H. Vázquez
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
J-PAS (Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey) will present a groundbreaking photometric survey covering 8500 deg$^2$ of the visible sky from Javalambre, capturing data in 56 narrow band filters. This survey promises to revolutionize galaxy evolution studies by observing $\sim$10$^8$ galaxies with low spectral resolution. A crucial aspect of this analysis involves predicting stellar population parameters from the observed galaxy photometry. In this study, we combine the exquisite J-PAS photometry with state-of-the-art single stellar population (SSP) libraries to accurately predict stellar age, metallicity, and dust attenuation with a neural network (NN) model. The NN is trained on synthetic J-PAS photometry from different SSP librares (E-MILES, Charlot & Bruzual, XSL), to enhance the robustness of our predictions against individual SSP model variations and limitations. To create mock samples with varying observed magnitudes we add artificial noise in the form of random Gaussian variations within typical observational uncertainties in each band. Our results indicate that the NN can accurately estimate stellar parameters for SSP models without evident degeneracies, surpassing a bayesian SED-fitting method on the same test set. We obtain median bias, scatter and percentage of outliers $μ$ = (0.01 dex, 0.00 dex, 0.00 mag), $σ_{NMAD}$ = (0.23 dex, 0.29 dex, 0.04 mag), f$_{o}$ = (17 %, 24 %, 1 %) at $ i \sim$17 mag for age, metallicity and dust attenuation, respectively. The accuracy of the predictions is highly dependent on the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of the photometry, achieving robust predictions up to $i$ $\sim$ 20 mag.
title J-PAS: A Neural Network Approach to Single Stellar Population Characterization
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09081