Tootfinder

From simulations to observations. Methodology and data release of mock TNG50 galaxies at 0.3 < z < 0.7 for WEAVE-StePS
A. Ikhsanova, L. Costantin, A. Pizzella, E. M. Corsini, L. Morelli, F. R. Ditrani, A. Ferr\'e-Mateu, L. Gabarra, M. Gullieuszik, C. P. Haines, A. Iovino, M. Longhetti, A. Mercurio, R. Ragusa, P. S\'anchez-Bl\'azquez, C. Tortora, B. Vulcani, S. Zhou, E. Gafton, F. Pistis

From simulations to observations. Methodology and data release of mock TNG50 galaxies at 0.3 < z < 0.7 for WEAVE-StePS
The new generation of optical spectrographs (i.e., WEAVE, 4MOST, DESI, and WST) offer unprecedented opportunities for statistically studying the star formation histories of galaxies. However, these observations are not easily comparable to predictions from cosmological simulations. Our goal is to build a reference framework for comparing spectroscopic observations with simulations and test tools for deriving stellar population properties of galaxies. We focus on the observational strategy of th…