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Table 2.
Main modules and input parameters used in CIGALE for the analysis of the high-z sample.
| CIGALE module | Main parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SFH | fburst = 0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 | Mass fraction of the late burst population |
| two decreasing exponentials | ageburst = 10, 30, 50, 70, 100, 120, 150 [Myr] | Age of the late burst |
| age = 500, 1000, 2000, | Age of the main stellar population in the galaxy | |
| 3000, 4000, 5000 [Myr] | ||
| τmain = 1000, 3000, 5000 [Myr] | e-folding time of the main population | |
| τburst = 3000, 9000 [Myr] | e-folding time of the starburst | |
| Single stellar population models | Z⊙ | Metallicity |
| (Bruzual & Charlot 2003) | IMF = Chabrier (2003) | Initial mass function |
| Nebular emission | log U = −2 | Ionisation parameter |
| (Inoue 2011) | ||
| Dust attenuation | Av = 0.3, 2.3, 3.8 | V-band attenuation in the birth clouds |
| (Charlot & Fall 2000) | slopeBC = −0.7 | Power law slope in the birth clouds |
| slopeISM = −0.7 | Power law slope in the | |
| Dust emision models | qpah = 1.12, 2.50, 3.9 | Mass fraction of PAHs |
| (Draine et al. 2014) | umin = 5, 10, 25, 40, 50 | Minimum radiation field |
| AGN component | fracAGN = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15 | AGN fraction: contribution of the AGN |
| 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 | to the total LIR | |
| (Fritz et al. 2006) | ||
| rratio = 60 | Opening angle of the dust torus | |
| psy = 0.001, 89.9 | Angle between AGN axis and line of sight | |
| τ9.7 = 1.0, 6.0 μm | Optical depth at 9.7 | |
Notes. The first column lists the CIGALE module, the second column shows the main parameters and the range of values selected. The third column provides a brief description of each parameter.
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