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An Updated Dust-to-Star Geometry: Dust Attenuation Does Not Depend on Inclination in 1.3 ≤z ≤2.6 Star-forming Galaxies from MOSDEF

  • Authors: Brian Lorenz, Mariska Kriek, Alice E. Shapley, Naveen A. Reddy, Ryan L. Sanders, Guillermo Barro, Alison L. Coil, Bahram Mobasher, Sedona H. Price, Jordan N. Runco, Irene Shivaei, Brian Siana, Daniel R. Weisz

Brian Lorenz et al 2023 The Astrophysical Journal 951 .

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Balmer decrement vs. the median stellar mass in each of the eight groups, color-coded by SFR, with the Balmer decrement of low-redshift SDSS galaxies shown in the gray background hexagons. Flat colored symbols show edge-on galaxies (b/a < 0.55), while colored circles show face-on galaxies (b/a ≥ 0.55). Edge-on galaxies have the same Balmer decrement as face-on galaxies at fixed mass and SFR in this sample. Consistent with previous findings, a clear trend with mass is visible, where higher-mass galaxies have higher Balmer decrements (e.g., Garn & Best 2010; Shapley et al. 2022). No strong residual trends appear with the axis ratio or SFR for low-mass galaxies. At high mass, galaxies with higher SFR have slightly higher Balmer decrements.

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