On the Spatial Correlations of Lyman Break Galaxies

Details On the Spatial Correlations of Lyman Break Galaxies On the Spatial Correlations of Lyman Break Galaxies

2003-05-19

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0305342v1

Astrophys.J. 590 (2003) L69-L72

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 Pages, 2 Figures, Accepted for Publication in ApJ Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/376823

Motivated by the observed discrepancy between the strong spatial correlations of Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) and their velocity dispersions, we consider a theoretical model in which these starbursting galaxies are associated with dark matter halos that experience appreciable infall of material. We show using numerical simulation that selecting halos that substantially increase in mass within a fixed time interval introduces a ``temporal bias'' which boosts their clustering above that of the underlying population. If time intervals consistent with the observed LBGs star formation rates of 50 solar masses per year are chosen, then spatial correlations are enhanced by up to a factor of two. These values roughly correspond to the geometrical bias of objects three times as massive. Thus, it is clear that temporal biasing must be taken into account when interpreting the properties of Lyman break galaxies.

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