Lyman Break Galaxies at z~3 and Beyond
Abstract
We report on the status of large surveys of photometrically selected star forming galaxies at z~3 and z~4, with particular emphasis on both the advantages and the limitations of selecting objects using the ``Lyman break'' technique. Current results on the luminosity functions, luminosity densities, color distribution, star formation rates, clustering properties, and the differential evolution of the population as a function of redshift are summarized.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- December 1998
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/9812167
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/9812167
- Bibcode:
- 1998astro.ph.12167S
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 11 pages, latex