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Reddening maps of the Magellanic Clouds using spectral energy distribution fitting of red giants

H. Netzel , G. Pietrzy\'nski , M. G\'orski , P. Kervella , G. Hajdu , R. Kudritzki , R. Chini , W. Kiviaho

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B. Zgirski P. Wielg\'orski D. Graczyk W. Gieren

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Reddening maps for the Magellanic Clouds are built by fitting spectral energy distributions of red giant stars, giving mean E(B-V) values of 0.076 mag for the LMC and 0.058 mag for the SMC.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper constructs detailed reddening maps across large areas of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds by matching the observed colors of red giant branch stars to synthetic photometry from stellar atmosphere models. Accurate dust maps matter because they correct for absorption when measuring distances to stars and galaxies and when studying how low-metallicity environments shape stellar populations. Optical data from the SMASH survey are combined with near-infrared measurements from the VMC survey, and three separate model grids are tested to quantify sensitivity to model choice. The resulting maps show that the LMC contains more dust on average and in more structured patterns than the SMC, with the 30 Doradus region standing out clearly. While the absolute reddening scale shifts by up to 0.03 magnitudes depending on the atmosphere models used, the locations of higher and lower dust regions remain consistent across all choices.

Core claim

Reddening maps were produced for 34.5 square degrees of the LMC and 24.5 square degrees of the SMC at 4 arcmin resolution by fitting the spectral energy distributions of red giant branch stars. Mean reddening reaches E(B-V) = 0.076 ± 0.022 mag in the LMC and 0.058 ± 0.024 mag in the SMC. Different stellar atmosphere model grids produce mean differences up to 0.03 mag, yet the relative spatial structure of the maps stays stable. Canonical R_V values of 3.41 for the LMC and 2.74 for the SMC yield results consistent with earlier work, confirming higher and more structured reddening in the LMC with 30 Doradus as the dominant high-reddening feature.

What carries the argument

Spectral energy distribution fitting of red giant branch stars to synthetic photometry from three stellar atmosphere model grids, applied to combined optical and near-infrared photometry to derive color excesses.

If this is right

The LMC exhibits both higher average reddening and more spatially complex dust structure than the SMC.
The 30 Doradus region dominates as the highest-reddening area within the LMC maps.
Absolute reddening values shift by as much as 0.03 mag when different atmosphere models are substituted.
Relative spatial patterns in the reddening distribution remain unchanged regardless of model choice.
Results remain consistent with prior studies once standard R_V extinction laws for each Cloud are adopted.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

These maps supply a practical template for correcting photometric data of other objects in the Clouds for dust absorption, directly aiding distance-ladder calibrations.
Because relative patterns prove robust, the technique can supply reliable dust-distribution templates even when absolute zero-points carry model uncertainty.
Applying the same fitting approach to additional wavelength bands or other stellar populations could tighten the remaining model-dependent scatter.
Studies of dust properties in other low-metallicity galaxies could adopt the same combined-survey strategy to generate comparable spatial maps.

Load-bearing premise

The three chosen stellar atmosphere model grids produce synthetic photometry that accurately matches the true spectral energy distributions of red giant stars in the Magellanic Clouds without large unaccounted biases from metallicity, surface gravity, or other parameters.

What would settle it

Independent reddening measurements toward the same regions or stars using spectroscopic methods on hot stars or far-infrared dust emission maps would show whether the absolute E(B-V) values contain systematic offsets.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.03585 by B. Zgirski, D. Graczyk, G. Hajdu, G. Pietrzy\'nski, H. Netzel, M. G\'orski, P. Kervella, P. Wielg\'orski, R. Chini, R. Kudritzki, W. Gieren, W. Kiviaho.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: CMD for the LMC with RGB stars selected according to the Gaia EDR3 regions view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Same as view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Distribution of RGB stars in the LMC at 2 arcmin resolution view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: Distribution of RGB stars in the SMC at 2 arcmin resolution. us 40 278 610 objects in the SMC fields. Selecting only those stars that have observations in all five bands leaves 53 165 335 objects in the LMC and 25 380 846 objects in the SMC for further analysis. To complement the optical coverage, we cross-matched our sample with near-infrared photometry from the VMC survey, which monitored the Magellanic… view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: Example of fits for two stars. Observed normalized fluxes are plotted with red line. Calculated fluxes are plotted with black line. Top panel: example of a satisfactory fit for Gaia DR3 4656190370764341504. Bottom panel: example of bad fit for Gaia DR3 4656189408692705792. sequently, allowed us to test the differences between maps calculated for various assumptions such as different atmospheric models. Th… view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: Reddening maps of the LMC calculated for the Phoenix models with a 4 arcmin resolution based on RGB stars view at source ↗

**Figure 7.** Figure 7: Reddening maps of the SMC calculated for the Phoenix models with a 4 arcmin resolution based on RGB stars. 3. Results 3.1. Reddening maps We present the reddening maps for the LMC and SMC constructed using the Phoenix models in Figures 6 and 7, respectively3 . We also calculated reddening maps for the LMC and SMC using the K93 and CK04 models. These maps are included in the Appendix A and discussed in mo… view at source ↗

**Figure 8.** Figure 8: Comparison of dust maps for the LMC from SPIRE/Herschel to E(B − V) = 0.1 mag contours from the reddening map view at source ↗

**Figure 9.** Figure 9: Comparison of dust maps for the SMC from SPIRE/Herschel to E(B − V) = 0.07 mag contours from the reddening map. The distribution of E(B − V) values for LMC is strongly skewed ( view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: Distribution of reddening in bins for the RGB-based LMC maps calculated using different atmospheric models. Green line: K93 models. Blue dashed line: CK04 models. Red dotted line: Phoenix models view at source ↗

**Figure 12.** Figure 12: Distribution of effective temperature for modeled RGB stars. Top: LMC. Bottom: SMC. Green solid line corresponds to all stars taken for the modeling. Blue dashed line corresponds to those stars, for which we obtained satisfactory fits (see text for details). from the reddening maps in Figures 10 and 11 for LMC and SMC, respectively. For the LMC, the Phoenix-based and CK04- based distributions agree well, … view at source ↗

**Figure 13.** Figure 13: Comparison between our map for the LMC and the map by Zaritsky et al. (2004). Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences view at source ↗

**Figure 14.** Figure 14: Comparison between our map for the SMC and the map by Zaritsky et al. (2002). Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences. Article number, page 8 of 13 view at source ↗

**Figure 15.** Figure 15: Comparison between our map for the LMC and the map by Chen et al. (2022). Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences view at source ↗

**Figure 16.** Figure 16: Comparison between our map for the SMC and the map by Chen et al. (2022). Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences. Yanchulova Merica-Jones et al. (2025) analyzed one 12′ × 6.5 ′ field in the south-western bar of the SMC and produced a high-resolution (7") map of A(V). Because of the large difference in spatial resolution and the use of different extinction laws, only t… view at source ↗

**Figure 18.** Figure 18: Comparison between our map for the SMC and the map by Górski et al. (2020), but calibrated only with Na I D1-based reddening. Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences view at source ↗

**Figure 19.** Figure 19: Comparison between our map for the LMC and the map by Skowron et al. (2021). Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences. Article number, page 10 of 13 view at source ↗

**Figure 21.** Figure 21: Comparison between our map for the LMC and the map by Choi et al. (2018). Top: spatial distribution of differences. Bottom: histogram of differences. of model atmosphere affects the absolute reddening scale, although relative spatial trends remain stable. 3. Adopting the Gordon et al. (2003) extinction law with the canonical values of RV = 3.41 for the LMC and RV = 2.74 for the SMC, we derived reddening … view at source ↗

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Robust reddening maps of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC/SMC) are crucial for a wide range of astrophysical studies, including the calibration of the cosmic distance ladder, investigations of stellar populations in low-metallicity environments, and the characterization of interstellar dust properties. We aim to construct reddening maps of the Magellanic Clouds using spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting, and to investigate the impact of different stellar atmosphere models on the resulting maps. We combined optical ($ugriz$) photometry from the SMASH survey with near-infrared ($YJK_{\rm s}$) photometry from the VMC survey for red giant branch (RGB) stars. Observed SEDs were matched to synthetic photometry derived from three atmosphere model grids. Our maps cover 34.5 deg$^2$ of the LMC and 24.5 deg$^2$ of the SMC at 4 arcmin resolution. We find mean reddening values of $E(B-V)=0.076 \pm 0.022$ mag for the LMC and $0.058 \pm 0.024$ mag for the SMC. We found that employing different atmospheric models results in differences up to 0.03 mag in the mean reddening. Canonical $R_V$ values for the Magellanic Clouds (3.41 for LMC and 2.74 for SMC, Gordon et al. 2003) provide results consistent with previous studies. We confirm higher and more structured reddening in the LMC compared to the SMC, with 30 Doradus standing out as the dominant high-reddening region. Our results show that the absolute reddening scale depends on the choice of stellar atmosphere models, while the relative spatial structure of the reddening maps remains stable.

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This paper produces new reddening maps for the LMC and SMC at 4 arcmin resolution and quantifies a 0.03 mag shift from different atmosphere models, but the quoted uncertainties on the mean values omit that systematic.

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The paper fits SEDs of RGB stars using combined SMASH optical and VMC near-IR photometry to build reddening maps over 34.5 deg² in the LMC and 24.5 deg² in the SMC. It directly compares three atmosphere grids on the same sample and reports mean E(B-V) of 0.076 mag for the LMC and 0.058 mag for the SMC, with the relative spatial pattern holding steady across models. The work confirms higher and more structured reddening in the LMC, especially around 30 Doradus, and finds results consistent with earlier studies when using the Gordon et al. 2003 R_V values. That model-to-model comparison is the clearest addition here; it turns a routine application of existing tools into something that flags a real 0.03 mag uncertainty on the absolute scale. The data are public surveys, the fitting is standard, and the maps are delivered at useful resolution for downstream work on distances or dust. The main soft spot is that the reported uncertainties (0.022 and 0.024 mag) are smaller than the demonstrated model spread. The abstract states the 0.03 mag difference but does not fold it into the final errors, so the absolute calibration looks more precise than the evidence supports. The relative structure claim is unaffected. The underlying assumption that the chosen grids accurately capture the true SEDs of Magellanic RGB stars at the relevant metallicities and gravities is plausible but not tested against independent constraints in the provided text. This is a competent measurement paper aimed at people who need reddening corrections in the Clouds for distance-ladder work or stellar-population studies. It is incremental rather than transformative, yet the quantified systematic and the delivered maps make it worth referee time. I would send it to review with the expectation that the authors either enlarge the uncertainties or explain why the model spread can be treated separately.

Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims to produce reddening maps of the LMC and SMC by SED fitting of RGB stars using SMASH ugriz and VMC YJKs photometry matched to three stellar atmosphere models. The maps cover 34.5 deg² (LMC) and 24.5 deg² (SMC) at 4 arcmin resolution, with mean E(B-V) of 0.076 ± 0.022 mag (LMC) and 0.058 ± 0.024 mag (SMC). Different models cause up to 0.03 mag differences in means, but relative spatial structure is stable. Canonical R_V from Gordon et al. 2003 are used, and higher structured reddening in LMC with 30 Doradus prominent is confirmed.

Significance. If the central results hold, the maps offer practical, high-resolution reddening data over large fractions of the Magellanic Clouds, supporting distance ladder work, stellar population studies in low-metallicity settings, and dust characterization. The explicit model comparison is a strength, showing that absolute scale depends on atmosphere grids while relative features do not. This provides both a product and a caution for the field.

major comments (1)

The reported mean reddening uncertainties (0.022 mag for LMC, 0.024 mag for SMC) do not account for the demonstrated systematic variation of up to 0.03 mag when using different stellar atmosphere model grids, as stated in the abstract. Since this systematic exceeds the quoted statistical errors, the precision on the absolute E(B-V) scale is overstated in the central claim.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful review and for recognizing the practical value of the reddening maps and the utility of the model comparison. We address the single major comment below and have revised the manuscript accordingly to avoid overstating the precision of the absolute scale.

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Referee: The reported mean reddening uncertainties (0.022 mag for LMC, 0.024 mag for SMC) do not account for the demonstrated systematic variation of up to 0.03 mag when using different stellar atmosphere model grids, as stated in the abstract. Since this systematic exceeds the quoted statistical errors, the precision on the absolute E(B-V) scale is overstated in the central claim.

Authors: We agree that the quoted ±0.022 and ±0.024 values primarily capture the spatial dispersion of the reddening across each map (or the typical per-pixel fitting uncertainty) rather than a total uncertainty on the absolute mean. The model-to-model differences of up to 0.03 mag in the mean E(B-V) constitute a genuine systematic that dominates the absolute calibration. In the revised version we will (i) rephrase the abstract and results sections to state explicitly that the reported means are given with their map dispersion and that an additional systematic uncertainty of up to 0.03 mag must be attached when adopting any single atmosphere grid, and (ii) adjust the central claims to emphasize that the maps are robust in relative structure but carry this model-dependent floor on the absolute scale. These changes will be made without altering the underlying data or conclusions. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation is a direct fit to external models

full rationale

The paper constructs reddening maps by solving for E(B-V) as a free parameter when matching observed ugrizYJKs photometry of RGB stars to synthetic SEDs from three independent stellar atmosphere grids, adopting external canonical R_V values from Gordon et al. 2003. The reported means (0.076 ± 0.022 for LMC, 0.058 ± 0.024 for SMC) and spatial structure are direct outputs of this per-region fitting; no equation or step reduces the result to a self-definition, renames a fitted input as a prediction, or relies on a load-bearing self-citation chain. Model-to-model differences of up to 0.03 mag are explicitly noted as a systematic affecting absolute scale but not relative structure, confirming the chain is independent of the target quantities.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the fidelity of the stellar atmosphere grids and the applicability of the Gordon et al. 2003 reddening law; no new entities are postulated and no parameters are fitted beyond the reddening itself.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Synthetic photometry from the three atmosphere model grids accurately reproduces the colors of RGB stars at the metallicities of the Magellanic Clouds
The entire fitting procedure matches observed SEDs to these grids; any mismatch directly shifts the derived E(B-V).
domain assumption The extinction law parameterized by the canonical R_V values (3.41 for LMC, 2.74 for SMC) correctly converts the fitted reddening to E(B-V)
The paper states that these values produce results consistent with previous studies.

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