Clumpy Galaxies in CANDELS. II. Physical Properties of UV-bright Clumps at 0.5 ≤ z < 3

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 853; no. 2; pp. 108 - 131
• Main Authors: Guo, Yicheng, Rafelski, Marc, Bell, Eric F., Conselice, Christopher J., Dekel, Avishai, Faber, S. M., Giavalisco, Mauro, Koekemoer, Anton M., Koo, David C., Lu, Yu, Mandelker, Nir, Primack, Joel R., Ceverino, Daniel, de Mello, Duilia F., Ferguson, Henry C., Hathi, Nimish, Kocevski, Dale, Lucas, Ray A., Pérez-González, Pablo G., Ravindranath, Swara, Soto, Emmaris, Straughn, Amber, Wang, Weichen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2018; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astronomical models; Astrophysics; Clumps; Color; Computer simulation; Fluxes; Galactic evolution; Galaxies; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; galaxies: star formation; galaxies: starburst; galaxies: structure; Giant stars; Image detection; Physical properties; Red shift; Slope gradients; Slopes; Spectral energy distribution; Star & galaxy formation; Star formation; Star formation rate; Stars & galaxies; Stellar age; Stellar mass; Stellar models; Subtraction; ultraviolet: galaxies

Studying giant star-forming clumps in distant galaxies is important to understand galaxy formation and evolution. At present, however, observers and theorists have not reached a consensus on whether the observed "clumps" in distant galaxies are the same phenomenon that is seen in simulatio...