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Challenges in modelling the rest-frame ultraviolet/optical spectra of galaxies at the high-redshift frontier

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2020-06-17 v1

Abstract

New challenges in the modelling of galaxy spectra are bound to emerge as upcoming telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope will allow us to detect galaxies at fainter flux levels and higher redshifts than ever before. Here, we highlight three modelling problems that may become relevant for upcoming observations in the rest-frame ultraviolet/optical at the high-redshift frontier: stellar initial mass function sampling effects, Population III signatures and the leakage of ionizing radiation into the intergalactic medium.

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@article{arxiv.1903.12555,
  title  = {Challenges in modelling the rest-frame ultraviolet/optical spectra of galaxies at the high-redshift frontier},
  author = {Erik Zackrisson and Anton Vikaeus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.12555},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

9 pages, 4 figures, invited review at IAU symposium 341, "Challenges in Panchromatic Galaxy Modelling with Next Generation Facilities"