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Morphologies <strong>of</strong> star forming <strong>galaxies</strong> at z=2-4 observed with HST<br />

mergers<br />

bulges<br />

disks<br />

• Morphologies <strong>of</strong> LBGs lie in between spheroids and double-nucleated mergers<br />

• LBGs are more spheroid-like than disk-like<br />

bulges<br />

(from Lotz et al. 2004, 2006)<br />

Berkeley - 5 Feb 2008 Roderik Overzier - Local LBG Analogs<br />

disks<br />

z=4: 10-25% double (major merger?)<br />

30% spheroidal (bulge?)<br />

50% indetermined (minor mergers/SF disks/post-SB?)

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