Description
We investigate redshift evolution in the galaxy merger and accretion rates, using a well-defined sample of 4184 galaxies with 0.12<=z<=0.55 and R_C_<=21.5. We identify 88 galaxies in close (5<=rp<=20h^-1^kpc) dynamical ({Delta}<=500km/s) pairs. These galaxies are used to compute global pair statistics, after accounting for selection effects resulting from the flux limit, k-corrections, luminosity evolution, and spectroscopic incompleteness.
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