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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - 'The correlation between galaxy stellar mass and gas-phase metallicity, known
    as the mass–metallicity relation (MZR), gives key insights into the processes
    that govern galaxy evolution. However, unquantified observational and selection
    biases can result in systematic errors in attempts to recover the intrinsic MZR,
    particularly at higher redshifts. We characterize the MZR at z ∼ 3–6 within a
    fully Bayesian framework using JWST/NIRSpec spectra of 191 galaxies from the RUBIES
    survey. We forward model the observed mass–metallicity surface using prospector-generated
    spectra to account for two selection biases: the survey selection function and
    the success in observing high signal-to-noise ratio emission lines. We demonstrate
    that the RUBIES selection function, based on F444W magnitude and F150W – F444W
    color, has a negligible effect on our measured MZR. A correct treatment of the
    non-Gaussian metallicity uncertainties from strong-line calibrations lowers the
    derived MZR normalization by 0.2 dex and flattens the slope by ∼20%; forward modeling
    the effect of emission line observability steepens the slope by ∼15%. Both of
    these biases must be taken into account in order to properly measure the intrinsic
    MZR. This novel forward-modeling process motivates careful consideration of selection
    functions in future surveys, and paves the way for robust, high-redshift chemical
    enrichment studies that trace the evolution of the MZR across cosmic time.@eng'
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Zach
      foaf_name: Lewis, Zach
      foaf_surname: Lewis
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Michael V.
      foaf_name: Maseda, Michael V.
      foaf_surname: Maseda
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Anna
      foaf_name: De Graaff, Anna
      foaf_surname: De Graaff
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Joel
      foaf_name: Leja, Joel
      foaf_surname: Leja
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Bingjie
      foaf_name: Wang, Bingjie
      foaf_surname: Wang
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Hans Walter
      foaf_name: Rix, Hans Walter
      foaf_surname: Rix
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ian
      foaf_name: Mcconachie, Ian
      foaf_surname: Mcconachie
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Nikko J.
      foaf_name: Cleri, Nikko J.
      foaf_surname: Cleri
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Rachel
      foaf_name: Bezanson, Rachel
      foaf_surname: Bezanson
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Leindert A.
      foaf_name: Boogaard, Leindert A.
      foaf_surname: Boogaard
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Gabriel
      foaf_name: Brammer, Gabriel
      foaf_surname: Brammer
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jenny E.
      foaf_name: Greene, Jenny E.
      foaf_surname: Greene
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Michaela
      foaf_name: Hirschmann, Michaela
      foaf_surname: Hirschmann
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Harley
      foaf_name: Katz, Harley
      foaf_surname: Katz
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ivo
      foaf_name: Labbé, Ivo
      foaf_surname: Labbé
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jorryt J
      foaf_name: Matthee, Jorryt J
      foaf_surname: Matthee
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=7439a258-f3c0-11ec-9501-9df22fe06720
    orcid: 0000-0003-2871-127X
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Tim B.
      foaf_name: Miller, Tim B.
      foaf_surname: Miller
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Rohan P.
      foaf_name: Naidu, Rohan P.
      foaf_surname: Naidu
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Pascal A.
      foaf_name: Oesch, Pascal A.
      foaf_surname: Oesch
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: David J.
      foaf_name: Setton, David J.
      foaf_surname: Setton
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Katherine A.
      foaf_name: Suess, Katherine A.
      foaf_surname: Suess
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Andrea
      foaf_name: Weibel, Andrea
      foaf_surname: Weibel
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Katherine E.
      foaf_name: Whitaker, Katherine E.
      foaf_surname: Whitaker
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Christina C.
      foaf_name: Williams, Christina C.
      foaf_surname: Williams
  bibo_doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae7bfc
  bibo_issue: '2'
  bibo_volume: 1005
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/0004-637X
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1538-4357
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: IOP Publishing@
  dct_subject:
  - Galaxy evolution
  - Chemical enrichment
  - Metallicity
  - Galaxy abundances
  - Scaling relations
  dct_title: The mass–metallicity relation and its observational effects at z ∼ 3–6@
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