Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-05-02
Astrophys.J.647:787-798,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/505568
We use the NICMOS Treasury and ACS HUDF images to measure the extinction corrected star formation history for 4681 galaxies in the region common to both images utilizing the star formation rate distribution function and other techniques similar to those employed with the NICMOS and WFPC2 images in the HDFN. Unlike the HDFN the NICMOS region of the HUDF appears to lack highly luminous and high star formation rate galaxies at redshifts beyond 3. The HUDF provides a region that is completely uncorrelated to the HDFN and therefore provides and independent measure of the star formation history of the universe. The combined HUDF and HDFN star formation rates show an average star formation rate of 0.2 solar masses per yer per cubic megaparsec. The average SFR of the combined fields at z = 1-3 is 0.29 solar masses per year per cubic megaparsec while the average at z = 4-6 is 1.2 solar masses per year per cubic megaparsec. The SFRs at all redshifts are within 3 sigma of the average over all redshifts.
Dickinson Mark
Eisenstein Daniel
Fan Xiaohui
Illingworth Garth
Kennicutt Robert C.
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