Galaxy samples rest-frame ultraviolet structure

We find a ~5% decrease in r_50_ from 1500 {AA} to 3000 {AA}, with half-light radii at 3000 {AA} ranging from 0.6 kpc to 6 kpc. We also find a decrease in concentration of ~0.07 (1.9 < C_3000_< 3.9).

The lack of a strong relationship between r_50_and wavelength is consistent with a model in which clumpy star formation is distributed over length scales comparable to the galaxy's rest-frame optical light. While the wavelength dependence of r_50_is independent of size at all redshifts, concentration decreases more sharply in the far-UV (~1500 {AA}) for large galaxies at z ~ 1. This decrease in concentration is caused by a flattening of the inner ~20% of the light profile in disk-like galaxies, indicating that the central regions have different UV colors than the rest of the galaxy.