Resumen
In a companion Letter (Arnouts et al.) we present new measurements of the galaxy luminosity function at 1500 Å out to z ∼ 1 using Galaxy Evolution Explorer VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey observations (1039 galaxies with NUV ≤ 24.5 and z > 0.2) and at higher z using existing data sets. In this Letter we use the same sample to study evolution of the FUV luminosity density ρ1500 We detect evolution consistent with a (1 + z) 2.5±0.7 rise to z ∼ 1 and (1 + z) 0.5±0.4 for z > 1. The luminosity density from the most UV-luminous galaxies (UVLGs) is undergoing dramatic evolution (30 times) between 0 < z < 1. UVLGs are responsible for a significant fraction (>25%) of the total far-ultraviolet luminosity density at z ∼ 1. We measure dust attenuation and star formation rates of our sample galaxies and determine the star formation rate density (ρ̇*) as a function of redshift, both uncorrected and corrected for dust. We find good agreement with other measures of ρ̇* in the rest ultraviolet and Hα given the still significant uncertainties in the attenuation correction.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | L47-L50 |
Publicación | Astrophysical Journal |
Volumen | 619 |
N.º | 1 II |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 20 ene. 2005 |
Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus
- Astronomía y astrofísica
- Ciencias planetarias y espacial