Extended Data Fig. 4: Distribution of the inferred host magnitude from simulations with and without a host present.
From: Detection of stellar light from quasar host galaxies at redshifts above 6
When the host of J2255+0251 is added into the mock image in the simulations, the derived host magnitude distribution based on 100 realizations (dark orange) is consistent with the input true value, with an r.m.s. scatter of 0.12 mag. When the host light is not included in the mock image and we still fit the host light in our model, we infer host magnitudes with a broad distribution (tan histogram), centered two magnitudes fainter.
