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Caption: Figure 14.
Fraction of the total SFR density at high redshift in lower luminosity LBGs (<0.3
L*
z = 3
), higher luminosity LBGs (>0.3
L*
z = 3
), and ULIRGs (>10
12
L
☉)). While there will obviously be some overlap between LBG and ULIRG selections, we consider the ULIRG population here separately
since mid-IR/far-IR data are required to fully account for the SFR in these galaxies. The contribution of star-forming LBGs
is included all the way down to zero luminosity. These fractions are derived based upon the discussion in Sections 5.4, 6.1,
and 6.2, and estimates in Tables 6 and 7 and Figures
11 and
13. It is clear that virtually all the SFR densities at
z
3-4 can be accounted for from LBG selections.
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