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Uv-to-fir analysis of spitzer/irac sources in the extended groth strip i: Multi-wavelength photometry and spectral energy distributions

Guillermo Barro·P. G. Perez-Gonzalez·J. Gallego·M. L. N. Ashby·M. Kajisawa·S. Miyazaki·V. Villar·T. Yamada·J. Zamorano
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We present an IRAC 3.6+4.5 microns selected catalog in the Extended Groth Strip (EGS) containing photometry from the ultraviolet to the far-infrared and stellar parameters derived from the analysis of the multi-wavelength data. In this paper, we describe the method used to build coherent spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for all the sources. In a companion paper, we analyze those SEDs to obtain robust estimations of stellar parameters such as photometric redshifts, stellar masses, and star formation rates. The catalog comprises 76,936 sources with [3.6]<23.75 mag (85% completeness level of the IRAC survey in the EGS) over 0.48 square degrees. For approximately 16% of this sample, we are able to deconvolve the IRAC data to obtain robust fluxes for the multiple counterparts found in ground-based optical images. Typically, the SEDs of the IRAC sources in our catalog count with more than 15 photometric data points, spanning from the UV to the FIR. Approximately 95% and 90% of all IRAC sources are detected in the deepest optical and near-infrared bands. Only 10% of the sources have optical spectroscopy and redshift estimations. Almost 20% and 2% of the sources are detected by MIPS at 24 and 70 microns, respectively. We also cross-correlate our catalog with public X-ray and radio catalogs. Finally, we present the Rainbow Navigator public web-interface utility designed to browse all the data products resulting from this work, including images, spectra, photometry, and stellar parameters.

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Guillermo Barro, P. G. Perez-Gonzalez, J. Gallego, M. L. N. Ashby, M. Kajisawa, S. Miyazaki, V. Villar, T. Yamada, J. Zamorano. 2011-01-17. Uv-to-fir analysis of spitzer/irac sources in the extended groth strip i: Multi-wavelength photometry and spectral energy distributions. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/193/1/13

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