Early Growth of the Star Formation Rate Function in the Epoch of Reionization: An Approach with Rest-frame Optical Emissions

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 961; no. 2; pp. 152 - 171
• Main Authors: Asada, Yoshihisa, Ohta, Kouji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2024; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Cosmic dust; Density; Dust; Galaxies; Galaxy distribution; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy formation; High-redshift galaxies; Ionization; Luminosity; Spectral energy distribution; Star & galaxy formation; Star formation; Star formation rate; Stars; Wavelengths

We present a star formation rate function (SFRF) at z ∼ 6 based on star formation rates (SFRs) derived by spectral energy distribution fitting on data from rest-frame UV to optical wavelengths of galaxies in the CANDELS GOODS-South and North fields. The resulting SFRF shows an excess compared to the...