Color–selected High Redshift Galaxies and the Hdf
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The quality, depth, and multi–color nature of the Hubble Deep Field images makes them an excellent resource for studying galaxies at z > 2 using selection techniques based on the presence of the 912Å Lyman break. I present a descriptive review of this method and of the properties of the objects which it identifies, and summarize spectroscopic progress on galaxies with 2 < z < 4 in the HDF. Using ground–based and HDF samples of Lyman break galaxies I discuss the luminosity function of galaxies at z ≈ 3, and consider the effects of extinction on the star formation rates that are derived from the UV luminosity information. Infrared observations of the HDF provide data on the rest–frame optical properties of z ≈ 3 galaxies, which are briefly described.
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