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Table 2.
Main models and parameters used in CIGALE.
| CIGALE module | Main parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SFH two decreasing | fburst = 0.001, 0.05, 0.1, 0.4 | Mass fraction of the late burst population |
| exponentials | age = 2000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000 [Myr] | Age of the main stellar population in the galaxy |
| ageburst = 5, 10, 30, 50 [Myr] | Age of the late burst | |
| τmain = 1000, 3000, 4000, 6000 | Width of the main stellar population | |
| τburst = 10, 50, 100 | Width of the starburst population | |
| 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 = 0.5, 0.8, 1.1, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0, 2.3, 2.6 | V-band attenuation in the birth clouds |
| (Charlot & Fall 2000) | slopeBC = −0.7 | Power law slope of the attenuation in the birth clouds |
| slopeISM = −1.2, −0.7, −0.4 | Power law slope of the attenuation in the | |
| interstellar medium | ||
| Dust emision models | qpah = 1.12, 2.50, 3.19 | Mass fraction of PAHs |
| (Draine & Li 2007) | umin = 5, 10, 25 | Minimum radiation field |
| AGN component | fracAGN = 0.0, 0.1, 0.25 | AGN fraction |
| (Fritz et al. 2006) | rratio = 100 | Opening angle of the dust torus |
| psy = 0.001, 89.990 | Angle between AGN axis and line of sight | |
Notes. The first column lists the CIGALE models, whereas the second column shows the main parameters and the range of values selected for the analysis. The third column provides a brief description of each parameter.
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