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新测定的UV光度函数从z~9到z~2与晕的生长和恒星的形成效率有显著的一致性

New Determinations of the UV Luminosity Functions from z~9 to z~2 show a remarkable consistency with halo growth and a constant star formation efficiency

R. J. Bouwens, P. A. Oesch, M. Stefanon, G. Illingworth, I. Labbe, N. Reddy, H. Atek, M. Montes, R. Naidu, T. Nanayakkara, E. Nelson, S. Wilkins

摘要:

在这里,我们提供了迄今为止HST在z~2、3、4、5、6、7、8和9处可用的静止帧$UV$ LF的最全面的确定。基本上所有的非星系团河外遗留场都被利用了,包括哈勃超深场(HUDF)、哈勃前沿场平行场和所有五个CANDELS场,总测量面积为1136弧分^[2]。我们的测定包括z~2-3的星系,这些星系利用了在GOODS北区和GOODS南区约150弧分^2区域内的深HDUV、UVUDF和ERS WFC 3/UVIS观测数据。总的来说,我们的集体样本包括> 24,000个来源,比HST以前的选择大2.3倍。在z~2、3、4、5、6、7、8和9处分别识别出5766、6332、7240、3449、1066、601、246和33个源。结合我们的结果与Oesch+2018 a早期的z~10 LF测定,我们量化了$UV$ LF的演变。我们的结果表明:(1)暗端斜率α从z~10处的α ~-2.4平滑平坦到z~2处的-1.5,(2)特征光度M* 在z>~2.5处的变化最小,以及(3)从z~10到z~2,归一化log_10 phi* 单调增加,这可以用简单的二阶多项式很好地描述,符合“加速进化”的假设我们发现,这些趋势(从z~10到z~2.5至少)可以很容易地解释的晕质量函数的演变和一个简单的恒星形成效率恒定模型的基础上。

英文摘要:

Here we provide the most comprehensive determinations of the rest-frame $UV$ LF available to date with HST at z~2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Essentially all of the non-cluster extragalactic legacy fields are utilized, including the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), the Hubble Frontier Field parallel fields, and all five CANDELS fields, for a total survey area of 1136 arcmin^2. Our determinations include galaxies at z~2-3 leveraging the deep HDUV, UVUDF, and ERS WFC3/UVIS observations available over a ~150 arcmin^2 area in the GOODS North and GOODS South regions. All together, our collective samples include >24,000 sources, >2.3x larger than previous selections with HST. 5766, 6332, 7240, 3449, 1066, 601, 246, and 33 sources are identified at z~2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively. Combining our results with an earlier z~10 LF determination by Oesch+2018a, we quantify the evolution of the $UV$ LF. Our results indicate that there is (1) a smooth flattening of the faint-end slope alpha from alpha~-2.4 at z~10 to -1.5 at z~2, (2) minimal evolution in the characteristic luminosity M* at z>~2.5, and (3) a monotonic increase in the normalization log_10 phi* from z~10 to z~2, which can be well described by a simple second-order polynomial, consistent with an "accelerated" evolution scenario. We find that each of these trends (from z~10 to z~2.5 at least) can be readily explained on the basis of the evolution of the halo mass function and a simple constant star formation efficiency model.

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