Salmon High-z Candidates (EAZY)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X_gWAn1HrwxSsFsyoFxSDwjBoHK_REejWKaQxiiWhSg

SPT0615-JD (z ~ 10)

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/spt0615-57/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/336.html

Approach to Finding High-z Candidates

I noticed that the EAZY prior seemed awfully strict compared to the BPZ prior. It may be that both priors are penalizing high-z candidates that are brighter than expected due to lensing. I attempted a different approach where I used a flat EAZY prior, which effectively boosts the high redshift likelihood. However, it also boosts the contaminants of low-z interlopers, stars, diffraction spikes, or other artifacts. To screen the most obvious of these, I visually inspected all candidates.

See my full high-z list on the web: https://relics.stsci.edu/private/high-z_url_list.txt

Number count plots for 5/1/17

050117.zip

z=8 favorites

z8_favorite_SEDs.zip

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell1763/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1434.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell520/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1342.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0911+17/epoch2-sum/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/143.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abells295/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/568.html

z=7 favorites

z7_favorite_SEDs.zip

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell1300/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/534.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell3192/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/33.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/macs0308+26/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/896.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0911+17/epoch2-sum/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/421.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/plckg004-19/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1983.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/plckg287+32/epoch1/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1172.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/act0102-49/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/2391.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell3192/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1076.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell1763/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1564.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell1763/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/144.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0911+17/epoch2-sum/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/419.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0232-44/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/646.html

z=6 favorites

z6_favorite_SEDs.zip

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/macs0308+26/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/897.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/whl0137-08/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/887.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0032+18/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/571.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0032+18/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/554.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell2163/epoch2-sum/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1204.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/spt0615-57/epoch1/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1006.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0600-20/epoch2/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1306.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/macs0308+26/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/438.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/macs0308+26/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/904.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell1758/epoch2-sum/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1942.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abells295/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/250.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/act0102-49/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/2590.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0232-44/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/190.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/rxc0911+17/epoch2-sum/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/294.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/macs0308+26/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/895.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abells295/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/1055.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/whl0137-08/final_processing/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/999.html

Downloadable files:

High redshift candidate list z>6.5 candidates:

high-z_url_list.txt

High redshift candidate list z>6.5 candidates, but at edge of IR field of view:

high-z_edge_list.txt

Rejected high-z candidates after 2nd visual inspection:

high-z_secondpass.txt

Rejected Artifacts after visual inspection:

artifact_list.txt

Candidates from Brett Salmon:

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/abell3192/epoch1/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/916.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/act0102-49/epoch2/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/224.html

https://relics.stsci.edu/private/act0102-49/epoch2/catalogs/IR_detection/PhotoZ/html/589.html