Studying the environments of 0.4 < z < 1.2 UV-selected galaxies , as examples of extreme star-forming galaxies ( with star formation rates in the range of 3 - 30M _ { \odot } yr ^ { -1 } ) , we explore the relationship between high rates of star-formation , host halo mass and pair fractions .
We study the large-scale and small-scale environments of local Ultraviolet Luminous Galaxies ( UVLGs ) by measuring angular correlation functions .
We cross-correlate these systems with other galaxy samples : a volume-limited sample ( ALL ) , a Blue Luminous Galaxy sample ( BLG ) and a Luminous Red Galaxy sample ( LRG ) .
We determine the UVLG comoving correlation length to be r _ { 0 } = 4.8 ^ { +11.6 } _ { -2.4 } h ^ { -1 } Mpc at \langle z \rangle = 1.0 , which is unable to constrain the halo mass for this sample .
However , we find that UVLGs form close ( separation < 30 kpc ) pairs with the ALL sample , but do not frequently form pairs with LRGs .
A rare subset of UVLGs , those with the highest FUV surface brightnesses , are believed to be local analogs of high redshift Lyman Break Galaxies ( LBGs ) and are called Lyman Break Analogs ( LBAs ) .
LBGs and LBAs share similar characteristics ( i.e. , color , size , surface brightness , specific star formation rates , metallicities , and dust content ) .
Recent HST images of z \sim 0.2 LBAs show disturbed morphologies , signs of mergers and interactions .
UVLGs may be influenced by interactions with other galaxies and we discuss this result in terms of other high star-forming , merging systems .