Clustering-based redshift estimation: method and application to data

Abstract

We present a data-driven method to infer the redshift distribution of an arbitrary dataset based on spatial cross-correlation with a reference population and we apply it to various datasets across the electromagnetic spectrum to show its potential and limitations. Our approach advocates the use of clustering measurements on all available scales, in contrast to previous works focusing only on linear scales. We also show how its accuracy can be enhanced by optimally sampling a dataset within its photometric space rather than applying the estimator globally. We show that the ultimate goal of this technique is to characterize the mapping between the space of photometric observables and redshift space as this characterization then allows us to infer the clustering-redshift p.d.f. of a single galaxy. We apply this technique to estimate the redshift distributions of luminous red galaxies and emission line galaxies from the SDSS, infrared sources from WISE and radio sources from FIRST. We show that consistent redshift distributions are found using both quasars and absorber systems as reference populations. This technique brings valuable information on the third dimension of astronomical datasets. It is widely applicable to a large range of extra-galactic surveys.

10 pages, 5 figures. Improved description of the formalism

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