We present results of a search for bright Lyman break galaxies at 1.5 <= z <= 2.5 in
the GOODS-S field using a NUV-dropout technique in combination with
color-selection. We derived a sample of 73 LBG candidates. We compare our
selection efficiencies to BM/BX- and BzK methods (techniques solely based on
ground-based data sets), and find the NUV data to provide greater efficiency for
selecting star-forming galaxies. We estimate LBG candidate ages, masses, star
formation rates, and extinction from fitting PEGASE synthesis evolution models.
We find about 20% of our LBG candidates are comparable to infrared luminous LBGs
or sub-millimeter galaxies which are thought to be precursors of massive
elliptical galaxies today. Overall, we can show that although BM/BX and BzK
methods do identify star-forming galaxies at z~2, the sample they provide biases
against those star-forming galaxies which are more massive and contain sizeable
red stellar populations. A true Lyman break criterion at z~2 is therefore more
directly comparable to the populations found at z~3, which does contain a red
fraction. (arXiv:1112.2786)
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