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UV Continuum Slope and Dust Obscuration from z ∼ 6 to z ∼ 2: The Star Formation Rate Density at High Redshift

  • Authors: R. J. Bouwens, G. D. Illingworth, M. Franx, R.-R. Chary, G. R. Meurer, C. J. Conselice, H. Ford, M. Giavalisco, and P. van Dokkum

BOUWENS et al. 2009 The Astrophysical Journal 705 936.

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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 gsim3-4 can be accounted for from LBG selections.

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