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STELLAR POPULATIONS OF LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES AT z similar or equal to 1-3 IN THE HST/WFC3 EARLY RELEASE SCIENCE OBSERVATIONS
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WoS WOS:000315921500013
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:84874469621
DOI 10.1088/0004-637X/765/2/88
Año 2013
Tipo artículo de investigación

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Abstract



We analyze the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at z similar or equal to 1-3 selected using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) UVIS channel filters. These HST/WFC3 observations cover about 50 arcmin(2) in the GOODS-South field as a part of the WFC3 Early Release Science program. These LBGs at z similar or equal to 1-3 are selected using dropout selection criteria similar to high-redshift LBGs. The deep multi-band photometry in this field is used to identify best-fit SED models, from which we infer the following results: (1) the photometric redshift estimate of these dropout-selected LBGs is accurate to within few percent; (2) the UV spectral slope beta is redder than at high redshift (z > 3), where LBGs are less dusty; (3) on average, LBGs at z similar or equal to 1-3 are massive, dustier, and more highly star forming, compared to LBGs at higher redshifts with similar luminosities (0.1L* less than or similar to L less than or similar to 2.5L*), though their median values are similar within 1 sigma uncertainties. This could imply that identical dropout selection technique, at all redshifts, finds physically similar galaxies; and (4) the stellar masses of these LBGs are directly proportional to their UV luminosities with a logarithmic slope of similar to 0.46, and star formation rates are proportional to their stellar masses with a logarithmic slope of similar to 0.90. These relations hold true-within luminosities probed in this study-for LBGs from z similar or equal to 1.5 to 5. The star-forming galaxies selected using other color-based techniques show similar correlations at z similar or equal to 2, but to avoid any selection biases, and for direct comparison with LBGs at z > 3, a true Lyman break selection at z similar or equal to 2 is essential. The future HST UV surveys, both wider and deeper, covering a large luminosity range are important to better understand LBG properties and their evolution.

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Astrophysical Journal 0004-637X

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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 RYAN, RUSSELL E., JR. Hombre Space Telescope Sci Inst - Estados Unidos
STScI - Estados Unidos
Space Telescope Science Institute - Estados Unidos
2 Dole, H. - Observ Carnegie Inst Sci - Estados Unidos
Observatorio Las Campanas - Estados Unidos
3 Cohen, Seth H. Hombre Arizona State Univ - Estados Unidos
School of Earth and Space Exploration - Estados Unidos
4 RYAN, RUSSELL E., JR. Hombre Space Telescope Sci Inst - Estados Unidos
STScI - Estados Unidos
Space Telescope Science Institute - Estados Unidos
5 Finkelstein, Steven L. Hombre Univ Texas Austin - Estados Unidos
The University of Texas at Austin - Estados Unidos
6 McCarthy, Patrick Hombre Observ Carnegie Inst Sci - Estados Unidos
Observatorio Las Campanas - Estados Unidos
7 Windhorst, Rogier Hombre Arizona State Univ - Estados Unidos
School of Earth and Space Exploration - Estados Unidos
8 Yan, H. - Univ Missouri - Estados Unidos
University of Missouri - Estados Unidos
9 Koekemoer, Anton Hombre Space Telescope Sci Inst - Estados Unidos
STScI - Estados Unidos
Space Telescope Science Institute - Estados Unidos
10 Rutkowski, Michael Hombre Arizona State Univ - Estados Unidos
School of Earth and Space Exploration - Estados Unidos
11 O’Connell, Robert W. Hombre UNIV VIRGINIA - Estados Unidos
University of Virginia - Estados Unidos
12 Straughn, Amber N. Mujer NASA - Estados Unidos
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Estados Unidos
13 Balick, B. Hombre UNIV WASHINGTON - Estados Unidos
University of Washington, Seattle - Estados Unidos
University of Washington - Estados Unidos
14 Bond, H. Hombre Space Telescope Sci Inst - Estados Unidos
STScI - Estados Unidos
Space Telescope Science Institute - Estados Unidos
15 Calzetti, Daniela Mujer Univ Massachusetts - Estados Unidos
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Estados Unidos
16 Disney, Mike J. Hombre Cardiff Univ - Reino Unido
Cardiff University - Reino Unido
17 Dopita, Michael Hombre Australian Natl Univ - Australia
King Abdulaziz Univ - Arabia Saudí
Australian National University - Australia
King Abdulaziz University - Arabia Saudí
The Australian National University - Australia
18 Frogel, Jay A. Hombre King Abdulaziz Univ - Arabia Saudí
Galaxies Unltd - Estados Unidos
King Abdulaziz University - Arabia Saudí
Galaxies Unlimited - Estados Unidos
19 Hall, Donald N. B. Hombre Univ Hawaii - Estados Unidos
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Estados Unidos
University Hawaii Institute for Astronomy - Estados Unidos
20 Holtzman, J. A. Hombre New Mexico State Univ - Estados Unidos
New Mexico State University Las Cruces - Estados Unidos
New Mexico State University - Estados Unidos
21 Kimble, R. A. Hombre NASA - Estados Unidos
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Estados Unidos
22 Paresce, F. Hombre Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - Italia
INAF Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna - Italia
INAF - Italia
23 Saha, Abhijit - Natl Opt Astron Observ - Estados Unidos
National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Estados Unidos
24 Silk, J. Hombre UNIV OXFORD - Reino Unido
University of Oxford - Reino Unido
25 Trauger, John T. Hombre NASA - Estados Unidos
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Estados Unidos
26 WALKER, ALISTAIR Hombre Observatorio Interamericano del Cerro Tololo - Chile
Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory - Chile
National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Chile
27 Whitmore, B. C. Hombre Space Telescope Sci Inst - Estados Unidos
STScI - Estados Unidos
Space Telescope Science Institute - Estados Unidos
28 Young, E. T. Hombre NASA - Estados Unidos
NASA Ames Research Center - Estados Unidos

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We thank the referee for helpful comments and suggestions that significantly improved this paper. This paper is based on Early Release Science observations made by the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee. We are grateful to the Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute for awarding Director's Discretionary time for this program. Support for program 11359 was provided by NASA through a grant HST-GO-11359.08-A from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. N.P.H. also acknowledges support provided by STScI/NASA grant HST-GO-12286.02-A. This research was (partially) supported by a grant from the American Astronomical Society.

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