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Table 3

Default parameters used in SED fitting with CIGALE.

Parameter Symbol Values
Stellar population models: Bruzual & Charlot (2003)

Initial mass function IMF Chabrier (2003)
Metallicity Z 0.02

SFH: double exponentially decreasing

τ of the main stellar population (Gyr) τmain 0.1, 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 8
Age of the main stellar population (Gyr) t1 0.5, 1, 3, 4.5, 6, 8, 10, 13
τ of the burst stellar population (Gyr) τburst 10
Age of the burst stellar population (Gyr) tburst 0.05
Mass fraction of young stellar population fySP 0, 0.01, 0.1, 0.2

Nebular emission

Ionization parameter logU −2
Gas metallicity Zgas 0.02

Dust attenuation: Calzetti et al. (2000)

Color excess of the nebular emission E(B − V)line 0, 0.05, 0.15, 0.3, 0.5, 0.75, 0.9, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6
Reduction factor to apply on E(B − V)line E(B − V)star/E(B − V)line 0.44

Dust emission: Draine et al. (2014)

Mass fraction of PAHs qPAH 0.47, 1.12, 2.5, 3.19
Minimum radiation field Umin 15
Power law slope of the radiation field α 2.0
Fraction illuminated from Umin to Umax γ 0.02

AGN: Fritz et al. (2006)

The angle between the equatorial axis and line-of-sight AGNPSY [deg] 0.001, 20.100, 40.1, 70.100, 89.990
Contribution of the AGN to the total LIR AGNFRAC 0, 0.01, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9

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