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Jinoo Kim

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SED Fitting of the Globular Clusters in Abell 2744 at z=0.3

We present a spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting analysis of globular cluster (GC) candidates in Abell 2744, a massive galaxy cluster at redshift z = 0.308 with a lookback time of 3.5 Gyr, using deep JWST/NIRCam photometry. By leveraging observations in eight broadband filters (F070W to F444W), we derive constraints on GC masses, ages, and metallicities of 69 GC candidates, refining previous studies focused on color-magnitude analysis. The inferred GC masses predominantly fall near 10^7 M_sun, consistent with the high-mass end of typical GCs seen in the Local Group and overlapping with UCDs (Ultra-Compact Dwarfs). Although the best-fit age estimates are unavoidably uncertain, we very tentatively identify two prominent concentrations: one at intermediate ages (4-6.5 Gyr) near [M/H]=-0.25; and a second at older ages 8 - 10 Gyr with both metal-poor ([M/H]=-0.66) and metal-rich ([M/H]=+0.15) components. As expected for broadband SED fitting, we find mass-age and age-metallicity degeneracies in our result. Monte Carlo error propagation and tests with different SSP model assumptions show that the population-level trends in age and metallicity are preserved, although individual age estimates must be interpreted with caution. The resulting mass-to-light ratios show wavelength dependence with a mild decline toward longer wavelengths and increase with age, while showing minimal sensitivity to metallicity. These results demonstrate the power and current limitations of multi-band JWST SED fitting that highlight the potential of future JWST data for detailed characterization of GCs at lookback times of several Gigayears.

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SED Fitting of Globular Clusters in NGC 4874: Masses and Metallicities

In most nearby galaxies, photometry of the integrated light of their globular clusters (GCs) has been obtained in only two filters, yielding just a single color index. However, NGC 4874, the brightest central galaxy in the Coma cluster, now has Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photometry available in ten filters, giving us a special opportunity to test SED fitting procedures on GCs in distant galaxies. We fitted 29 of the brightest GCs with a library of SEDs from E-MILES and calculated the best-fit metallicity and mass of each cluster. Using the fitted masses and luminosities derived from the reddest magnitudes, in the flat portion of the GC spectrum, we also calculated inferred mass-to-light ratios for our sample GCs; these were in the range (M/L) $\simeq 2 - 4$, slightly larger than the average values for Milky Way GCs but within the conventional range.

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