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The mechanisms of Ly$\alpha$ photon escape are key to understanding galaxy evolution and cosmic reionization, yet remain poorly understood. We investigate the UV-continuum sizes of 23 Ly$\alpha$ emitters (LAEs) at Cosmic Noon ($1.7 < z <…

Deep narrow-band surveys have revealed a large population of faint Lyman-alpha (Lya) emitters (LAEs) in the distant Universe, but relatively little is known about the most luminous sources ($L_{Ly\alpha}>10^{42.7}$ erg/s;…

Faint galaxies are theorised to have played a major role in reionising the Universe. Their properties as well as the Lyman-{\alpha} emitter fraction, could provide useful insight into this epoch. We use four galaxy clusters from the Lensed…

Lyman Alpha Emitters (LAEs) are star-forming galaxies that efficiently probe the spatial distribution of galaxies in the high redshift universe. The spatial clustering of LAEs reflects the properties of their individual host dark matter…

We report the detection of diffuse Ly$\alpha$ emission, or Ly$\alpha$ halos (LAHs), around star-forming galaxies at $z\approx3.78$ and $2.66$ in the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey Bo\"otes field. Our samples consist of a total of $\sim$1400…

Context: Ly-alpha-emitters have proven to be excellent probes of faint, star-forming galaxies in the high redshift universe. However, although the sample of known emitters is increasingly growing, their nature (e.g. stellar masses, ages,…

The usefulness of H I Lyman-alpha photons for characterizing star formation in the distant universe is limited by our understanding of the astrophysical processes that regulate their escape from galaxies. These processes can only be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 A. Wofford , C. Leitherer , J. Salzer

We present the luminosity function (LF) for ultraluminous Ly$\alpha$ emitting galaxies (LAEs) at z = 6.6. We define ultraluminous LAEs (ULLAEs) as galaxies with logL(Ly$\alpha$) > 43.5 erg s$^{-1}$. We select our main sample using the g',…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-06-05 Anthony J. Taylor , Amy J. Barger , Lennox L. Cowie , Esther M. Hu , Antoinette Songaila

We explore the onset of star formation in the early Universe, exploiting the observations of high-redshift Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) and Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs), in the framework of the galaxy formation scenario elaborated by Granato…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 J. Mao , A. Lapi , G. L. Granato , G. de Zotti , L. Danese

We identified a peculiar proximate sub-damped Lya absorption system (sub-DLA) at z=3.234 with a neutral hydrogen column density of $N_{H} =10^{19.70\pm0.15}~\rm cm^{-2}$ toward the quasar SDSS J125903.26+621211.5 in two epoch optical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-29 Xiang Pan , Shaohua Zhang , Hongyan Zhou , Xiaoyi Xie , Xiheng Shi , Peng Jiang , Ning Jiang , Weimin Yuan

We report the discovery of a Lyman-alpha emitter (LAE) protocluster at z = 4.90 in the COSMOS field, comprising four distinct overdensity peaks spanning ~65 x 36 cMpc$^2$, with the primary concentration exhibiting a 4-fold surface density…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-06 Ronaldo Laishram , Yusei Koyama , Haruka Kusakabe , Satoshi Kikuta , Shunta Shimizu , Tadayuki Kodama

We present the Lensed Lyman-Alpha MUSE Arcs Sample (LLAMAS) selected from MUSE and HST observations of 17 lensing clusters. The sample consists of 603 continuum-faint (-23<M_UV<-14) lensed Lyman-alpha emitters (producing 959 images) with…

Several studies have detected Lyman-alpha (Ly$\alpha$) from bright ($M_\mathrm{UV}\lesssim-21.5$) galaxies during the early stages of reionization despite the significantly neutral intergalactic medium. To explain these detections, it has…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-16 Lily Whitler , Daniel P. Stark , Ryan Endsley , Zuyi Chen , Charlotte Mason , Michael W. Topping , Stéphane Charlot

The aim of this study is to better understand the connection between the Lyman $\alpha$ rest-frame equivalent width (EW$_0$) and spectral properties as well as ultraviolet (UV) continuum morphology by obtaining reliable EW$_0$ histograms…

Observations of distant galaxies play a key role in improving our understanding of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). The observed Ly-alpha emission line strength - quantified by its restframe equivalent width (EW) - provides a valuable…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Jaime E. Forero-Romero , Mark Dijkstra

We present luminosity functions (LFs) and various properties of Lya emitters (LAEs) at z=3.1, 3.7, and 5.7, in a 1 deg^2 sky of the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) Field. We obtain a photometric sample of 858 LAE candidates based on…

We present a semi-analytical model of star formation which explains simultaneously the observed UV luminosity function of high redshift Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) and luminosity functions of Lyman-alpha emitters. We consider both models…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Saumyadip Samui , Raghunathan Srianand , Kandaswamy Subramanian

We present new deep ALMA and HST/WFC3 observations of MASOSA and VR7, two luminous Ly$\alpha$ emitters (LAEs) at $z=6.5$, for which the UV continuum level differ by a factor four. No IR dust continuum emission is detected in either,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-12-25 J. Matthee , D. Sobral , L. A. Boogaard , H. Röttgering , L. Vallini , A. Ferrara , A. Paulino-Afonso , F. Boone , D. Schaerer , B. Mobasher

Using new Keck DEIMOS spectroscopy, we examine the origin of the steep number counts of ultra-faint emission-line galaxies recently reported by Dressler et al. (2011). We confirm six Lyman Alpha emitters (LAEs), three of which have…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Alaina Henry , Crystal Martin , Alan Dressler , Marcin Sawicki , Patrick McCarthy

We present rest-frame Ly$\alpha$ equivalent widths (EW) of 417 Ly$\alpha$ emitters (LAEs) detected with Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at $2.9 < z < 6.6$ in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Based on…