List of keywords available for configuration of the LePhare executables

All the input ascii files can have comment lines starting with #. A single configuration file can be used for all the executables.

filter

Table 1 Keywords

Keyword name

values

Comment

FILTER_REP

$LEPHAREDIR/filt

Repository in which the filters are stored. Absolute path.

FILTER_LIST

e.g. hsc/gHSC.pb,hsc/rHSC.pb

Comma-separated list of filter file paths relative to FILTER_REP. These files are expected to have two columns: wavelengths and corresponding transmission.

TRANS_TYPE

0[def] or 1

Define the transmission as being of type energy (0), or photon count (1). See flt::trans

FILTER_CALIB

0[def],1,2,3,4,5

comma-separated list of integer corresponding in order exactly to FILTER_LIST, and defining which kind of calibration to apply to the filter transmission curves.

FILTER_FILE

e.g. filter_cosmos

output filename written in $LEPHAREWORK/filt

sedtolib

Table 2 Keywords

Keyword name

values

Comment

GAL_SED

e.g. examples/COSMOS_MOD.list

Name of file containing the list of Galaxy SED files to include. Absolute or relative to $LEPHAREWORK

GAL_FSCALE

float

Arbitrary flux scale to be applied to each SED flux in the list

GAL_LIB

string

basename of the Galaxy SED library output bin and doc files under $LEPHAREWORK/lib_bin

SEL_AGE

filename of the file containing the ages to consider (in Gyr)

AGE_RANGE

min,max

age range to be considered (in Gyr)

QSO_SED

e.g. sed/QSO/SALVATO09/AGN_MOD.list

name of file containing the list of AGN/QSO SED files to include

QSO_FSCALE

float

Arbitrary flux scale to be applied to each SED flux in the list

QSO_LIB

string

basename of the AGN/QSO SED library output bin and doc files under $LEPHAREWORK/lib_bin

STAR_SED

e.g. sed/STAR/STAR_MOD_ALL.list

name of file containing the list of Star SED files to include

STAR_LIB

string

basename of the Star SED library output bin and doc files under $LEPHAREWORK/lib_bin

STAR_FSCALE

float

Arbitrary flux scale to be applied to each SED flux in the list

mag_gal

Table 3 Keywords

Keyword name

values

Comment

COSMOLOGY

H0,OmegaM,OmegaL

Cosmological parameters

FILTER_FILE

same as above

MAGTYPE

AB[def] or VEGA

Magnitude type (AB or VEGA) of the library

EXTINC_LAW

calzetti.dat[def]

Extinction laws stored in $LEPHAREWORK/ext/. Could include several files separated by comma.

EB_V

0[def]

Reddening color excess E(B-V) values to be applied. Values separated by comma.

MOD_EXTINC

0,0[def]

Range of models for which extinction will be applied. Two values per attenutation curves, separated by comma.

Z_STEP

0.04,0,6 [def]

dz,zmin,zmax: redshift step (dz), the minimum (zmin) and the maximum redshift (zmax)

GAL_LIB_IN

string

Name of the GALAXY library (with no extension). Files must exist in $LEPHAREWORK/lib_bin/ and have been created by a sedtolib run.

QSO_LIB_IN

string

Name of the QSO library (with no extension). Files must exist in $LEPHAREWORK/lib_bin/ and have been created by a sedtolib run.

STAR_LIB_IN

string

Name of the STAR binary library (with no extension). Files must exist in $LEPHAREWORK/lib_bin/ and have been created by a sedtolib run

GAL_LIB_OUT

string

Name of the output library (with no extension) storing predicted fluxes/magnitude/k-corrections. Files .bin and .doc are saved in $LEPHAREWORK/lib_mag/

QSO_LIB_OUT

string

Name of the output library (with no extension) storing predicted fluxes/magnitude/k-corrections. Files .bin and .doc are saved in $LEPHAREWORK/lib_mag/

STAR_LIB_OUT

string

Name of the output library (with no extension) storing predicted fluxes/magnitude/k-corrections. Files .bin and .doc are saved in $LEPHAREWORK/lib_mag/

LIB_ASCII

NO[def] or YES

Writing the magnitude library in ASCII file to $LEPHAREWORK/lib_mag/

EM_LINES

NO[def] or EMP_UV or EMP_SFR or PHYS

choice between emission line prescription

EM_DISPERSION

1[def]

Dispersion allowed in the emission line flux factor. Example: 0.5,0.75,1,1.5,2

ADD_DUSTEM

NO[def] or YES

Add the dust emission in templates when missing (using energy balance).

zphota

Table 4 Keywords

Keyword name

values

Comment

CAT_IN

string

Absolute path to photometric catalog input. This must have the correct column orders and be a space seperated ascii file with -99 missing values. It is not required when running throught the Python interface.

INP_TYPE

F or M

Input values: Flux (F) or Magnitude (M)

CAT_TYPE

LONG[def] or SHORT

Input catalog format (long requires at minimum spec-z and context)

CAT_MAG

AB[def] or VEGA

Input magnitude type

CAT_FMT

MEME[def] or MMEE

Input format for photometry (MEME alternate mag-flux with error)

CAT_LINES

0,10000000000[def]

Min and max rows read in input catalog (to run only a subsample)

PARA_OUT

e.g. examples/output.para

Absolute path of the file with selected output parameters.

CAT_OUT

path to output table.

Name of the output file

ZPHOTLIB

e.g. CE_COSMOS, STAR_COSMOS, QSO_COSMOS

Library names (with no extension). Could have several separated by comma. Should be in LEPHAREWORK/lib_mag. Names must correspond to outputs from mag_gal.

ADD_EMLINES

e.g. 0,10000

Range of galaxy models in which considering emission lines contribution.

EBV_RANGE

0,9[def]

E(B-V) min and max allowed in the GAL library

ERR_SCALE

0[def]

Systematic errors (in mag) add in quadrature to the observations. One per filter, separated by comma.

ERR_FACTOR

1.0[def]

Scaling factor to the errors (in flux). Only a single value applied to all filters.

BD_SCALE

0[def]

Band used for scaling the models to the observations (sum of $2^i$ starting at i=0, as context). 0 means all.

GLB_CONTEXT

0[def]

Forces the context of all objects (sum of 2^i starting at i=0, as context). 0 means all.

FORB_CONTEXT

0[def]

Context for removing some bands from the fit (sum of 2^i starting at i=0, as context). 0 means inactive.

MASS_SCALE

0, 0[def]

Prior: allowed range in log10(mass)

MAG_ABS

0, 0[def]

Prior: Absolute magnitude range allowed for the GAL library [0,0-def]

MAG_ABS_QSO

0, 0[def]

Prior: Absolute magnitude range allowed for the QSO library [0,0-def]

MAG_REF

int

Reference filter for the prior in abs. mag. (start at 1)

NZ_PRIOR

-1[def]

N(z) prior as function of i-band. The i-band number should be given in input (starting filter numbering at 1). The second number indicates which band to use if first undefined (not mandatory). Negative value means no prior.

ZFIX

NO[def] or YES

Fixed redshift with the spec-z value (as defined in CAT_TYPE LONG)

EXTERNALZ_FILE

string

Name of an external file. Use the spec-z from an external file (format Id,zs) to fix the redshift.

Z_INTERP

NO[def]

Parabolic interpolation between original step (dz)

DZ_WIN

0.25[def]

Window function for 2nd peak search in L(z) (minimal distance in dz from the 1st peak)

MIN_THRES

0.1[def]

Threshold for the detection of 2nd peak in normalised L(z) (between 0 and 1)

SPEC_OUT

NO[def]

Output files with Gal/Star/QSO spectra (one file per object) (if YES: can take a lot of disk space !)

CHI2_OUT

NO[def]

Output files with the chi2 for the full library (one file per object) (if YES: can take a lot of disk space !)

PDZ_OUT

NONE[.pdz]

Output file name in which PDZ will be stored (full path). The code will add automatically the extension[.pdz]

PDZ_TYPE

BAY[def] or MIN

value: BAY_ZG[def] or/and BAY_ZQ,MIN_ZG,MIN_ZQ,MASS,SFR,SSFR,AGE PDZ in output [def-BAY]. BAY_ZG sum all probabilities at a given z. MIN_ZG takes ex p(-chi2_min/2) at a each z.

FIR_LIB

NONE[def]

Far-IR libraries separated by comma

FIR_LMIN

7[def]

$lambda$ min for FIR analysis (in $mu m$)

FIR_CONT

-1[def]

Context for bands to be used in Far-IR

FIR_SCALE

-1[def]

Context for bands to be used for scaling

FIR_FREESCALE

NO[def]

Allows for free scaling

FIR_SUBSTELLAR

NO[def]

Removing stellar component from best optical fit

MABS_METHOD

0[def], 1,2,3, or 4

Method used for absolute magnitudes in each filter. 0 (default): mag(filter) -> Mabs(filter). 1 : mag(best filter) -> Mabs(filter). 2 : mag(fixed filter with MABS_REF)-> Mabs(filter). 3 : best SED -> Mabs(filter). 4 : MABS(filter) derives according to a fixed filter in a fixed redshift interval as given by MABS_FILT and MABS_ZBIN

Z_METHOD

BEST[def] or ML

Compute the absolute magnitude at a given redshift solution maginalised over all models (ML) or for the best model which minimizes the chi2 (BEST)

MABS_CONTEXT

0[def]

Context for the bands used to derive Mabs.

MABS_REF

1[def]

Filter in observed frame used to derive all the Mabs if method=2

MABS_FILT

1[def]

For method 4: list of fixed filters chosen to derive Mabs in all bands according to the redshift bins

MABS_ZBIN

0,6[def]

For method 4: list of Redshift bins associated with MABS_FILT. Even number of values.

ADDITIONAL_MAG

string

Name of file compiling several filters (in $LEPHAREWORK/filt, created by filter)to derive Mabs in additional filters

APPLY_SYSSHIFT

0[def]

Apply systematic shifts in each bands (convention: values in magnitude to be substracted to the observed magnitudes). Number of values must correspond to the number of filters.

AUTO_ADAPT

NO[def]

Optimize zero-points with spec-z

ADAPT_BAND

1[def]

Reference band for the selection in magnitude (start at 1)

ADAPT_LIM

15,35[def]

Mag range for spectro in reference band

ADAPT_ZBIN

0.01,6[def]

Redshift’s interval used for training

LIMITS_ZBIN

0.0,90.[def]

Redshift limits used to split in N bins, separated by a coma.

LIMITS_MAPP_REF

1[def]

Compute z-max. Band in which the absolute magnitude is computed.

LIMITS_MAPP_SEL

1[def]

Compute z-max. Give the selection band in each redshift bin. Need 1 or N values.

LIMITS_MAPP_CUT

90[def]

Compute z-max. Magnitude cut used in each redshift bin. Need 1 or N values.

RM_DISCREPENT_BD

200[def]

Threshold in chi2 to stop removing bands. Remove 2 bands max, stop when below this chi2 threshold.

Z_RANGE

0.,99.[def]

Z min and max allowed in the GAL library