UV-Bright Star-Forming Clumps and Their Host Galaxies in UVCANDELS at 0.5 $\le$ z $\le$ 1

Abstract

Giant star-forming clumps are a prominent feature of star-forming galaxies (SFGs) and contain important clues on galaxy formation and evolution. However, basic demographics of clumps and their host galaxies remain uncertain. Using the HST/WFC3 F275W images from the Ultraviolet Imaging of the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (UVCANDELS), we detect and analyze giant star-forming clumps in galaxies at 0.5 $\le$ z $\le$ 1, connecting two epochs when clumps are common (at cosmic high-noon, z $\sim$ 2) and rare (in the local universe). We construct a clump sample whose rest-frame 1600 Å luminosity is 3 times higher than the most luminous local HII regions (M${}_{UV}\le -$16 AB). In our sample, 35 $\pm$ 3$\%$ of low-mass galaxies (log[M${}_{\ast }$/M${}_{\odot }$] $<$ 10) are clumpy (i.e., containing at least one off-center clump). This fraction changes to 22 $\pm$ 3$\%$ and 22 $\pm$ 4$\%$ for intermediate (10 $\le$ log[M${}_{\ast }$/M${}_{\odot }$] $\le$ 10.5) and high-mass (log[M${}_{\ast }$/M${}_{\odot }$] $>$ 10.5) galaxies in agreement with previous studies. When compared to similar-mass non-clumpy SFGs, low- and intermediate-mass clumpy SFGs tend to have higher SFRs and bluer rest-frame U-V colors, while high-mass clumpy SFGs tend to be larger than non-clumpy SFGs. However, clumpy and non-clumpy SFGs have similar Sérsic index, indicating a similar underlying density profile. Furthermore, we investigate how UV luminosity of star-forming regions correlates with the physical properties of host galaxies. On average, more luminous star-forming regions reside in more luminous, smaller, and/or higher-specific SFR galaxies and are found closer to their hosts' galactic center.

21 pages, 13 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

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