[HTML][HTML] CEERS key paper. V. Galaxies at 4< z< 9 are bluer than they appear–characterizing galaxy stellar populations from rest-frame∼ 1 μm imaging

C Papovich, JW Cole, G Yang… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
C Papovich, JW Cole, G Yang, SL Finkelstein, G Barro, V Buat, D Burgarella…
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023iopscience.iop.org
We present results from the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Survey on the stellar
population parameters for 28 galaxies with redshifts 4< z< 9 using imaging data from the
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) combined with data
from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The JWST/MIRI 5.6
and 7.7 μm data extend the coverage of the rest-frame spectral energy distribution to nearly
1 μm for galaxies in this redshift range. By modeling the galaxies' SEDs the MIRI data show …
Abstract
We present results from the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Survey on the stellar population parameters for 28 galaxies with redshifts 4< z< 9 using imaging data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) combined with data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The JWST/MIRI 5.6 and 7.7 μm data extend the coverage of the rest-frame spectral energy distribution to nearly 1 μm for galaxies in this redshift range. By modeling the galaxies' SEDs the MIRI data show that the galaxies have, on average, rest-frame UV (1600 Å)—I-band colors 0.4 mag bluer than derived when using photometry that lacks MIRI. Therefore, the galaxies have lower ratios of stellar mass to light. The MIRI data reduce the stellar masses by
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