Self-consistent Color–Stellar Mass-to-light Ratio Relations for Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
The color–stellar mass-to-light ratio relation (CMLR) is a widely accepted tool for estimating the stellar mass (M *) of a galaxy. However, an individual CMLR tends to give distinct M * for a same galaxy when it is applied in different bands. Examining five representative CMLRs from the literature, we find that the difference in M * predicted in different bands from optical to near-infrared by a CMLR is 0.1 ~ 0.3 dex.