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Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 671, pp. A102

Abstract

The variousEuclidimaging surveys will become a reference for studies of galaxy morphology by delivering imaging over an unprecedented area of 15 000 square degrees with high spatial resolution. In order to understand the capabilities of measuring morphologies fromEuclid-detected galaxies and to help implement measurements in the pipeline of the Organisational Unit MER of the Euclid Science Ground Segment, we have conducted the Euclid Morphology Challenge, which we present in two papers. While the companion paper focusses on the analysis of photometry, this paper assesses the accuracy of the parametric galaxy morphology measurements in imaging predicted from within the Euclid Wide Survey. We evaluate the performance of five state-of-the-art surface-brightness-fitting codes,DeepLeGATo,Galapagos-2,Morfometryka,ProFitandSourceXtractor++, on a sample of about 1.5 million simulated galaxies (350 000 above 5σ) resembling reduced observations with theEuclidVIS and NIR instruments. The simulations include analytic Sérsic profiles with one and two components, as well as more realistic galaxies generated with neural networks. We find that, despite some code-specific differences, all methods tend to achieve reliable structural measurements (< 10% scatter on ideal Sérsic simulations) down to an apparent magnitude of aboutIE = 23 in one component andIE = 21 in two components, which correspond to a signal-to-noise ratio of approximately 1 and 5, respectively. We also show that when tested on non-analytic profiles, the results are typically degraded by a factor of 3, driven by systematics. We conclude that the officialEuclidData Releases will deliver robust structural parameters for at least 400 million galaxies in the Euclid Wide Survey by the end of the mission. We find that a key factor for explaining the different behaviour of the codes at the faint end is the set of adopted priors for the various structural parameters.

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Université Paris-Saclay · Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie · Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale · Université Paris Diderot

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    Université Paris Cité , CNRS , Astroparticule et Cosmologie , 75013 Paris , France

    Université Paris-Saclay , CNRS , Institut d'astrophysique spatiale , 91405 Orsay , France

    APC (UMR_7164) - AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC - UMR 7164, Université Paris Diderot, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, case postale 7020, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13 - France)

    IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (Bâtiment 121 91405 ORSAY CEDEX - France)

  2. University of Nottingham

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    School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Nottingham , Uni- versity Park , Nottingham NG7 2RD , UK

  3. Astronomical Observatory of Rome · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères · National Institute for Astrophysics

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    INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma , Via Frascati 33 , 00078 Monteporzio Catone , Italy

    LERMA - Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères = Laboratory for Studies of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics and Atmospheres (61, avenue de l'Observatoire - 75014 PARIS - France)

  4. Astronomical Observatory of Rome · National Institute for Astrophysics

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    INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma , Via Frascati 33 , 00078 Monteporzio Catone , Italy

  5. Instituto de Física de Cantabria

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    Instituto de Física de Cantabria , Edificio Juan Jordá , Avenida de los Castros , 39005 Santander , Spain

  6. Universidad de Valladolid · University of Lisbon · Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences

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    Departamento de Física Teórica , Atómica y Óptica , Universidad de Valladolid , 47011 Valladolid , Spain

    Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço , Faculdade de Ciên- cias , Universidade de Lisboa , Tapada da Ajuda , 1349-018 Lisboa , Portugal

  7. University of Manchester

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    Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics , Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road , Manchester M13 9PL , UK

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie

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    Université Paris Cité , CNRS , Astroparticule et Cosmologie , 75013 Paris , France

  9. European Southern Observatory · Université Paris Diderot

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    European Southern Observatory , Alonso de Cordova 3107 , Casilla 19001 , Santiago , Chile

    APC (UMR_7164) - AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC - UMR 7164, Université Paris Diderot, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, case postale 7020, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13 - France)

  10. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Universitäts-Sternwarte München , Fakultät für Physik , Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität München , Scheinerstrasse 1 , 81679 München , Germany

  11. University of Geneva

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    Department of Astronomy , University of Geneva , ch. dÉcogia 16 , 1290 Versoix , Switzerland

  12. University of Geneva

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    Department of Astronomy , University of Geneva , ch. dÉcogia 16 , 1290 Versoix , Switzerland

  13. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope

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    Canada -France-Hawaii Telescope , 65-1238 Mamalahoa Hwy , Kamuela , HI 96743 , USA

    Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris , UMR 7095 , CNRS , and Sor- bonne Université , 98 bis boulevard Arago , 75014 Paris , France

  14. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

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    Instituto de Matemática Estatística e Física , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande , 96203-900 Rio Grande , RS , Brazil

    IAP - Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (98bis, bd Arago - 75014 Paris France - France)

  15. University of Nottingham

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    University of Nottingham , University Park , Nottingham NG7 2RD , UK

  16. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

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    Aix-Marseille Univ , CNRS , CNES , LAM , Marseille , France

    Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris , UMR 7095 , CNRS , and Sor- bonne Université , 98 bis boulevard Arago , 75014 Paris , France

  17. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Universitäts-Sternwarte München , Fakultät für Physik , Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität München , Scheinerstrasse 1 , 81679 München , Germany

    IAP - Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (98bis, bd Arago - 75014 Paris France - France)

    LAM - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (Pôle de l'Étoile Site de Château-Gombert 38, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 13388 Marseille cedex 13 - France)

  18. University of Manchester

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    Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics , Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road , Manchester M13 9PL , UK

  19. The University of Western Australia · International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

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    ICRAR , M468, University of Western Australia , Crawley , WA 6009 , Australia

  20. University of Geneva

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    Department of Astronomy , University of Geneva , ch. dÉcogia 16 , 1290 Versoix , Switzerland

  21. University of Groningen · Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    Kapteyn Astronomical Institute , University of Groningen , PO Box 800 , 9700 AV Groningen , The Netherlands

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research , Landleven 12 , 9747 AD Groningen , The Netherlands

  22. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier · Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie · Université de Toulouse

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    Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP) , Université de Toulouse , CNRS , UPS , CNES , 14 Av. Edouard Belin , 31400 Toulouse , France

  23. Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón · Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie

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    Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA) , Plaza San Juan , 1 , planta 2 44001 , Teruel , Spain

    IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (9 avenue Colonel Roche 31028 Toulouse - France)

  24. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg · Université de Strasbourg

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    Université de Strasbourg , CNRS , Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg , UMR 7550 , 67000 Strasbourg , France

  25. Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg · University of Bristol

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    School of Physics , HH Wills Physics Laboratory , University of Bristol , Tyndall Avenue , Bristol BS8 1TL , UK

    ObAS - Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg (11 Rue de l'université 67000 STRASBOURG - France)

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    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstr. 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany

  27. Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research , Landleven 12 , 9747 AD Groningen , The Netherlands

  28. Universität Innsbruck

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    Institut für Astro-und Teilchenphysik , Universität Innsbruck , Tech- nikerstr. 25/8 , 6020 Innsbruck , Austria

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    INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte , Via Moiariello 16 , 80131 Napoli , Italy

  30. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale

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    Université Paris-Saclay , CNRS , Institut d'astrophysique spatiale , 91405 Orsay , France

  31. Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale · University of Portsmouth

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    Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation , University of Portsmouth , Portsmouth PO1 3FX , UK

    IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (Bâtiment 121 91405 ORSAY CEDEX - France)

  32. Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics

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    INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna , Via Piero Gobetti 93/3 , 40129 Bologna , Italy

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    INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna , Via Piero Gobetti 93/3 , 40129 Bologna , Italy

  35. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstr. 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany

    Universitäts-Sternwarte München , Fakultät für Physik , Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität München , Scheinerstrasse 1 , 81679 München , Germany

  36. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstr. 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany

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    . Bretonnière et al. : A&A 671 , A102 (2023)

  38. Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte

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    INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte , Via Moiariello 16 , 80131 Napoli , Italy

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    INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte , Via Moiariello 16 , 80131 Napoli , Italy

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    . Bretonnière et al. : A&A 671 , A102 (2023)

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  48. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre National d'Études Spatiales · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

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    CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (18 avenue Edouard Belin 31401 Toulouse - France)

    IN2P3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 3 rue Michel-Ange 75794 PARIS CEDEX 16 - France - France)

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  51. Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon

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    IP2I Lyon - Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (Campus LyonTech-la Doua Bâtiment Paul DIRAC 4 Rue Enrico Fermi 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex - France)

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  55. University of Geneva

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    Department of Astronomy , University of Geneva , ch. dÉcogia 16 , 1290 Versoix , Switzerland

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    . Bretonnière et al. : A&A 671 , A102 (2023)

  57. University of Geneva

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    Department of Astronomy , University of Geneva , ch. dÉcogia 16 , 1290 Versoix , Switzerland

  58. University of Manchester

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    Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics , Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road , Manchester M13 9PL , UK

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  62. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay · Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation · CEA Paris-Saclay

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    AIM (UMR7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation (AIM - UMR 7158 - UMR E 9005, ex 'Astrophysique Interactions Multi-échelles', Service d'astrophysique, CEA/Saclay, Orme des Merisiers F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE CEDEX - France)

  63. Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon

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    . Bretonnière et al. : A&A 671 , A102 (2023)

    IP2I Lyon - Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (Campus LyonTech-la Doua Bâtiment Paul DIRAC 4 Rue Enrico Fermi 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex - France)

  64. Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics

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    INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna , Via Piero Gobetti 93/3 , 40129 Bologna , Italy

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  70. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  71. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstr. 1 , 85748 Garching , Germany

    Universitäts-Sternwarte München , Fakultät für Physik , Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität München , Scheinerstrasse 1 , 81679 München , Germany

  72. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    . Bretonnière et al. : A&A 671 , A102 (2023)

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  75. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  76. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  77. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  78. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

    IAP - Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (98bis, bd Arago - 75014 Paris France - France)

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    . Bretonnière et al. : A&A 671 , A102 (2023)

  80. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

    CPPM - Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (163, avenue de Luminy - Case 902 - 13288 Marseille cedex 09 - France)

  81. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  82. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  90. Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics

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    INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna , Via Piero Gobetti 93/3 , 40129 Bologna , Italy

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

  92. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

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    Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris , UMR 7095 , CNRS , and Sor- bonne Université , 98 bis boulevard Arago , 75014 Paris , France

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna , Via Piero Gobetti 93/3 , 40129 Bologna , Italy

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    CNRS , LERMA , 75014 Paris , France

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    INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna , Via Piero Gobetti 93/3 , 40129 Bologna , Italy

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