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The Star Formation Rate Density and Dust Attenuation Evolution over 12 Gyr with the VVDS Surveys

O. Cucciati·L. Tresse·O. Ilbert·O. Le Fevre·B. Garilli·V. Le Brun·P. Cassata·P. Franzetti·D. Maccagni·M. Scodeggio·E. Zucca·G. Zamorani·S. Bardelli·M. Bolzonella·R. M. Bielby·H. J. McCracken·A. Zanichelli·D. Vergani
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[Abridged] We investigate the global galaxy evolution over 12 Gyr (0.05 1.7, we set alpha steepening with (1+z). The absolute magnitude M*_FUV brightens in the entire range 0 2 it is on average brighter than in the literature, while phi* is smaller. Our total LD shows a peak at z=2, present also when considering all sources of uncertainty. The SFRD history peaks as well at z=2. It rises by a factor of 6 during 2 Gyr (from z=4.5 to z=2), and then decreases by a factor of 12 during 10 Gyr down to z=0.05. This peak is mainly produced by a similar peak within the population of galaxies with -21.5<=M_FUV<=-19.5 mag. As times goes by, the total SFRD is dominated by fainter and fainter galaxies. The presence of a clear peak at z=2 and a fast rise at z>2 of the SFRD is compelling for models of galaxy formation. The mean dust attenuation A_FUV of the global galaxy population rises by 1 mag during 2 Gyr from z=4.5 to z=2, reaches its maximum at z=1 (A_FUV=2.2 mag), and then decreases by 1.1 mag during 7 Gyr down to z=0. The dust attenuation maximum is reached 2 Gyr after the SFRD peak, implying a contribution from the intermediate-mass stars to the dust production at z<2.

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O. Cucciati, L. Tresse, O. Ilbert, O. Le Fevre, B. Garilli, V. Le Brun, P. Cassata, P. Franzetti, D. Maccagni, M. Scodeggio, E. Zucca, G. Zamorani, S. Bardelli, M. Bolzonella, R. M. Bielby, H. J. McCracken, A. Zanichelli, D. Vergani. 2012-01-09. The Star Formation Rate Density and Dust Attenuation Evolution over 12 Gyr with the VVDS Surveys. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%2F201118010

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