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COSMOS-Web: A Multi-wavelength Morphological Catalog of ~780,000 Galaxies

Published 12 Jun 2026 in astro-ph.GA | (2606.14869v1)

Abstract: We present multi-wavelength morphological measurements for all galaxies in the COSMOS-Web survey, i.e., \sim780,000 galaxies contained in the COSMOS2025 catalog. We perform both parametric (e.g., single and double Sérsic modeling) and non-parametric (e.g., Gini-M20M_{20}) morphology analyses in four NIRCam bands, independently. Our parametric fits reveal a strong correlation between galaxy structure and star formation activity up to z4z\sim4, as evidenced by the dependence of the Sérsic index (nseˊrsicn_{\rm sérsic}) and bulge-to-total ratio (B/TB/T) on the position of the star formation rate-stellar mass plane. A tight correlation between nseˊrsicn_{\rm sérsic} and B/TB/T is observed. The evolution of nseˊrsicn_{\rm sérsic} and B/TB/T depends on stellar mass; for example, the median nseˊrsicn_{\rm sérsic} increases from 1\sim1 at z6z\sim6 to 2.5\sim2.5 at z2z\sim2 for massive galaxies with $M_*&gt;10<sup>{10.5}</sup> M_{\odot}$, while lower mass galaxies remain nseˊrsic1.2n_{\rm sérsic}\sim1.2 at all epochs. The UV nseˊrsicn_{\rm sérsic} values are systematically smaller than those in the optical, although both exhibit similar evolutionary trends. From non-parametric analyses, we demonstrate the distribution of galaxies on the Gini-M20M_{20} and asymmetry-concentration planes, and find that morphological classifications based on non-parametric indicators are consistent with those derived from the Sérsic index. The resulting catalog provides the largest and most detailed set of JWST multi-wavelength morphological measurements to date, serving as a valuable community resource for studies of structural transformation, bulge growth, and galaxy-supermassive black hole coevolution across cosmic time.

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