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We construct a simple, robust model of the chemical evolution of galaxies from high to low redshift, and apply it to published observations of damped Lyman-alpha quasar absorption line systems (DLAs). The elementary model assumes quiescent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. P. Mathlin , A. C. Baker , D. K. Churches , M. G. Edmunds

We report on the detection of the [CII] 157.7 $\mu$m emission from the Lyman break galaxy (LBG) MACS0416_Y1 at z = 8.3113, by using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The luminosity ratio of [OIII] 88 $\mu$m (from…

We investigate how damped Lyman-$\alpha$ absorbers (DLAs) at z ~ 2-3, detected in large optical spectroscopic surveys of quasars, trace the population of star-forming galaxies. Building on previous results, we construct a model based on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-27 J. -K. Krogager , P. Møller , L. B. Christensen , P. Noterdaeme , J. P. U. Fynbo , W. Freudling

The FIR(60 microns) and UV (0.2 microns) emissions of individual star forming galaxies are compared to the mean properties of the local Universe. Almost all the galaxies exhibit a FIR to UV flux ratio larger than the ratio of the FIR and UV…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Buat , D. Burgarella

We summarise the results of a deep search for Lyman alpha emission from star-forming regions associated with damped Lyman alpha absorption systems and conclude that the Lyman alpha luminosity of high redshift galaxies is generally less than…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Max Pettini , Richard W. Hunstead , David L. King , Linda J. Smith

Lyman-alpha (Lya) photons that escape the interstellar medium of star-forming galaxies may be resonantly scattered by neutral hydrogen atoms in the circumgalactic and intergalactic media, thereby increasing the angular extent of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Zheng Zheng , Renyue Cen , David Weinberg , Hy Trac , Jordi Miralda-Escude

We discovered a sample of 250 Ly-Alpha emitting (LAE) galaxies at z=2.1 in an ultra-deep 3727 A narrow-band MUSYC image of the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South. LAEs were selected to have rest-frame equivalent widths (EW) > 20 A and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 L. Guaita , E. Gawiser , N. Padilla , H. Francke , N. A. Bond , C. Gronwall , R. Ciardullo , J. J. Feldmeier , S. Sinawa , G. A. Blanc , S. Virani

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…

We use a cosmological hydrodynamic simulation of a cold dark matter universe to investigate theoretically the relationship between high redshift galaxies and the Lyman=alpha forest at redshift z=3. Galaxies in the simulation are surrounded…

We review the imaging and spectroscopic properties of the Lyman alpha emission in starburst galaxies. The Lyman alpha photons escape is largely driven by kinematical and orientation effects related to the presence of large scale expanding…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Daniel Kunth , M. Hayes , G. Ostlin , J. M. Mas-Hesse , C. Leitherer , A. Petrosian

High-redshift Lyman-alpha blobs (LABs) are an enigmatic class of objects that have been the subject of numerous observational and theoretical investigations. It is of particular interest to determine the dominant power sources for the…

The Ly-alpha emission line has been proven a powerful tool by which to study evolving galaxies at the highest redshifts. However, in order to use Lya as a physical probe of galaxies, it becomes vital to know the Lya escape fraction…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Matthew Hayes , Daniel Schaerer , Goran Ostlin , J. Miguel Mas-Hesse , Hakim Atek , Daniel Kunth

We study young star-forming clumps on physical scales of 10-500 pc in the Lyman-Alpha Reference Sample (LARS), a collection of low-redshift (z = 0.03-0.2) UV-selected star-forming galaxies. In each of the 14 galaxies of the sample, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-19 Matteo Messa , Angela Adamo , Göran Östlin , Jens Melinder , Matthew Hayes , Johanna S. Bridge , John Cannon

We investigate the Lyman alpha line transfer in nearby and high redshift starbursting galaxies, where the effect of high optical depths and the role of dust in the scattering medium are expected to be conspicuous and should be treated in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Sang-Hyeon Ahn , Hee-Won Lee , Hyung Mok Lee

The early stage in the formation of a galaxy inevitably involves a spatially extended distribution of infalling, cold gas. If a central luminous quasar turned on during this phase, it would result in significant extended Lyman alpha…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Zoltan Haiman , Martin J. Rees

Cosmological hydrodynamic simulations have significantly improved over the past several years, and we have already shown that the observed properties of Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) at z=3 can be explained well by the massive galaxies in the…

We present the statistical properties of Ly$\alpha$ emission in 586 galaxies at $z=4.5-14.2$, observed by multiple JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy projects, including JADES, GLASS, CEERS, and GO/DDT programs. We obtain Ly$\alpha$ equivalent width…

We investigate the stellar populations of Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs) at z=5.7 and 6.6 in a 0.65 deg^2 sky of the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) Field, using deep images taken with Subaru/Suprime-Cam, UKIRT/WFCAM, and Spitzer/IRAC. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Yoshiaki Ono , Masami Ouchi , Kazuhiro Shimasaku , James Dunlop , Duncan Farrah , Ross McLure , Sadanori Okamura

We present a sample of Ly{\alpha} emitters (LAEs) at $z\approx6.6$ from our spectroscopic survey of high-redshift galaxies using the multi-object spectrograph M2FS on the Magellan Clay telescope. The sample consists of 36 LAEs selected by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-09 Yuanhang Ning , Linhua Jiang , Zhen-Ya Zheng , Jin Wu

Context: Narrow-band surveys for Ly-alpha emitters (LAEs) is a powerful tool in detecting high, and very high, redshift galaxies. Even though samples are growing at redshifts z = 3 - 6, the nature of these galaxies is still poorly known.…