JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) Data Release 5: Wisp Subtraction with the Non-negative Matrix Factorization Algorithm
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| author | Wu, Zihao Johnson, Benjamin D. Eisenstein, Daniel J. Cargile, Phillip Hainline, Kevin Hausen, Ryan Rinaldi, Pierluigi Robertson, Brant E. Tacchella, Sandro Williams, Christina C. Willmer, Christopher N. A. |
| author_facet | Wu, Zihao Johnson, Benjamin D. Eisenstein, Daniel J. Cargile, Phillip Hainline, Kevin Hausen, Ryan Rinaldi, Pierluigi Robertson, Brant E. Tacchella, Sandro Williams, Christina C. Willmer, Christopher N. A. |
| contents | Wisps are among the most prominent scattered light artifacts in JWST/NIRCam imaging. They often appear in certain regions of the detectors and contaminate observations at surface-brightness levels relevant for faint-source photometry. We introduce a new subtraction method that uses the non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithm to model and remove wisps. Using deep NIRCam observations from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) and other programs, we construct multi-component, filter- and detector-specific wisp templates that capture the wisp structures and their exposure-to-exposure morphological variations. Wisps in individual exposures are represented as non-negative linear combinations of these templates, consistent with their additive nature and reducing degeneracies relative to single-template scaling. Compared to existing approaches, our method delivers lower residual root mean square in wisp-affected regions and reduces photometric bias and scatter to levels consistent with clean detector areas. The NMF wisp templates are readily applicable to other datasets and are publicly released to support future NIRCam extragalactic surveys. |
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| spellingShingle | JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) Data Release 5: Wisp Subtraction with the Non-negative Matrix Factorization Algorithm Wu, Zihao Johnson, Benjamin D. Eisenstein, Daniel J. Cargile, Phillip Hainline, Kevin Hausen, Ryan Rinaldi, Pierluigi Robertson, Brant E. Tacchella, Sandro Williams, Christina C. Willmer, Christopher N. A. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Wisps are among the most prominent scattered light artifacts in JWST/NIRCam imaging. They often appear in certain regions of the detectors and contaminate observations at surface-brightness levels relevant for faint-source photometry. We introduce a new subtraction method that uses the non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithm to model and remove wisps. Using deep NIRCam observations from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) and other programs, we construct multi-component, filter- and detector-specific wisp templates that capture the wisp structures and their exposure-to-exposure morphological variations. Wisps in individual exposures are represented as non-negative linear combinations of these templates, consistent with their additive nature and reducing degeneracies relative to single-template scaling. Compared to existing approaches, our method delivers lower residual root mean square in wisp-affected regions and reduces photometric bias and scatter to levels consistent with clean detector areas. The NMF wisp templates are readily applicable to other datasets and are publicly released to support future NIRCam extragalactic surveys. |
| title | JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) Data Release 5: Wisp Subtraction with the Non-negative Matrix Factorization Algorithm |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15958 |