UV LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS AT REDSHIFTS z ∼ 4 TO z ∼ 10: 10,000 GALAXIES FROM HST LEGACY FIELDS

The remarkable Hubble Space Telescope(HST) data sets from the CANDELS, HUDF09, HUDF12, ERS, and BoRG/HIPPIES programs have allowed us to map the evolution of the rest-frame UV luminosity function (LF) from z 10 to z 4. We develop new color criteria that more optimally utilize the full wavelength coverage from the optical, near-IR, and mid-IR observations over our search fields, while simultaneously minimizing the incompleteness and eliminating redshift gaps. We have identified 5859, 3001, 857, 481, 217, and 6 galaxy candidates at z 4, z 5, z 6, z 7, z 8, and z 10, respectively, from the 1000 arcmin 2 area covered by these data sets. This sample of >10,000 galaxy candidates at z 4 is by far the largest…

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  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Awards: NAG5-7697, NAS 5-26555, 5-26555
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  Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  Award: 600.065.140.11N211
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  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique