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    • Volume 39 Issue 5 October 2018 Article ID 0061

      Template-based classification of SDSS-GALEX point sources

      AYESHA ANJUM MOUSUMI DAS JAYANT MURTHY S. B. GUDENNAVAR RAJESH GOPAL S. G. BUBBLY

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      We have classified a sample of 37,492 objects from SDSS into QSOs, galaxies and stars using photometric data over five wave bands ($u, g, r , i$ and $z$) and UV GALEX data over two wave bands (near-UV and far-UV) based on a template fitting method. The advantage of this method of classification is that it does not require any spectroscopic data and hence the objects for which spectroscopic data is not available can also be studied using this technique. In this study, we have found that our method is consistent by spectroscopic methods given that their UV information is available. Our study shows that the UV colours are especially important for separating quasars and stars, as well as spiral and starburst galaxies. Thus it is evident that the UVbands play a crucial role in the classification and characterization of astronomical objects that emit over a wide range of wavelengths, but especially for those that are bright at UV. We have achieved the efficiency of 89% for the QSOs, 63% for the galaxies and 84% for the stars. This classification is also found to be in agreement with the emission line diagnostic diagrams.

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