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Lyman-alpha Forest Tomography of the z>2 Cosmic Web

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2017-03-22 v1

Abstract

The hydrogen Lyα\alpha forest is an important probe of the z>2z>2 Universe that is otherwise challenging to observe with galaxy redshift surveys, but this technique has traditionally been limited to 1D studies in front of bright quasars. However, by pushing to faint magnitudes (g>23g>23) with 8-10m large telescopes it becomes possible to exploit the high area density of high-redshift star-forming galaxies to create 3D tomographic maps of large-scale structure in the foreground. I describe the first pilot observations using this technique, as well discuss future surveys and the resulting science possibilities for galaxy evolution and cosmology.

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@article{arxiv.1410.5598,
  title  = {Lyman-alpha Forest Tomography of the z>2 Cosmic Web},
  author = {Khee-Gan Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.5598},
  year   = {2017}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures. Conference proceedings for IAU308 Symposium on "The Zel'dovich Universe: Genesis and Growth of the Cosmic Web"