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(Abridged) Lyman-alpha (Lya) is a dominant probe of the galaxy population at high-z. However, interpretation of data drawn from Lya alone hinges on the Lya escape fraction which, due to the complex radiative transport, may vary greatly.…

We report the detection of Lyman continuum (LyC) photons from three massive ($\text{M}_{*}>10^{10}\:\text{M}_{\odot}$) spiral galaxies at a redshift of nearly 1 in the AstroSat UV Deep Field South. Notably, all three systems are viewed at…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-27 Soumil Maulick , Kanak Saha

We investigate the Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) and Lyman continuum (LyC) properties of the Sunburst Arc, a $z=2.37$ gravitationally lensed galaxy with a multiply-imaged, compact region leaking LyC and a triple-peaked Ly$\alpha$ profile…

We present observations with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph onboard the Hubble Space Telescope of seven compact low-mass star-forming galaxies at redshifts, z,in the range 0.3161-0.4276, with various O3Mg2=[OIII]5007/MgII 2796+2803 and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-08 Y. I. Izotov , J. Chisholm , G. Worseck , N. G. Guseva , D. Schaerer , J. X. Prochaska

Sources that leak Lyman-continuum (LyC) photons and lead to the reionisation of the universe are intensely studied using multiple observing facilities. Recently, the Low-redshift LyC Survey (LzLCS) has found the first large sample of LyC…

Knowing the amount of ionizing photons from young star-forming galaxies is of particular importance to understanding the reionization process. Here we report initial results of Subaru/Suprime-Cam deep imaging observation of the SSA22…

We investigate the infrared (IR) properties of a sample of local star-forming galaxies using the WISE data. Focusing on the 20 confirmed strong Lyman continuum (LyC) leakers ($f_\mathrm{esc}>5\%$) included in this sample, we find that the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-03 Fang-Ting Yuan , Zhen-Ya Zheng , Chunyan Jiang , Shuairu Zhu

We present the first results of our pilot study of 8 photometrically selected Lyman continuum (LyC) emitting galaxy candidates from the COSMOS field and focus on their optical emission line ratios. Observations were performed in the H and K…

The escape of Lyman continuum (LyC) radiation from early galaxies transformed the intergalactic medium (IGM) and is intimately connected to the fueling and feedback processes that regulate galaxy evolution. IGM attenuation interferes with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-27 Anne E. Jaskot

The relationship between galaxy characteristics and the reionization of the universe remains elusive, mainly due to the observational difficulty in accessing the Lyman continuum (LyC) at these redshifts. It is thus important to identify…

We present observations with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph onboard the Hubble Space Telescope of nine low-mass star-forming galaxies at redshifts, z, in the range 0.3179-0.4524, with stellar masses Mstar < 10^8 M and veruny high specific…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-02 Y. I. Izotov , G. Worseck , D. Schaerer , N. G. Guseva , J. Chisholm , T. X. Thuan , K. J. Fricke , A. Verhamme

Finding and elucidating the properties of Lyman-continuum(LyC)-emitting galaxies is an important step for our understanding of cosmic reionization. Although the z - 0.3-0.4 LyC emitters found recently show strong optical emission lines, no…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-25 L. Ramambason , D. Schaerer , G. Stasińska , Y. I. Izotov , N. G. Guseva , J. M Vílchez , R. Amorín , C. Morisset

Quantifying the physical conditions that allow radiation emitted shortward of the hydrogen ionization edge at 911.7 {\AA} to escape the first collapsed objects and ultimately reionize the universe is a compelling problem for astrophysics.…

Determining the average fraction of Lyman continuum (LyC) photons escaping high redshift galaxies is essential for understanding how reionization proceeded in the z>6 Universe. We want to measure the LyC signal from a sample of sources in…

Compact starburst galaxies are thought to include many or most of the galaxies from which substantial Lyman continuum emission can escape into the intergalactic medium. Li and Malkan (2018) used SDSS photometry to find a population of such…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-08-04 Matthew A. Malkan , Brian K. Malkan

We present observations of eleven compact star-forming galaxies in the redshift range z = 0.6145 - 1.0053, with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). We aim to spectroscopically measure for the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-28 Y. I. Izotov , D. Schaerer , G. Worseck , N. G. Guseva , A. Verhamme , C. Simmonds , J. Chisholm

The physical conditions giving rise to high escape fractions of ionizing radiation (LyC $f_{\rm{esc}}$) in star-forming galaxies - most likely protagonists of cosmic reionization - are not yet fully understood. Using the VLT/MUSE…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-01-09 I. G. Kramarenko , J. Kerutt , A. Verhamme , P. A. Oesch , L. Barrufet , J. Matthee , H. Kusakabe , I. Goovaerts , T. T. Thai

We present the first robust detection of HI 21 cm emission in the blue compact galaxy Haro 11 using the 100m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Haro 11 is a luminous blue compact galaxy with emission in both Lyman Alpha and the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-07 Stephen A. Pardy , John M. Cannon , Göran Östlin , Matthew Hayes , Nils Bergvall

Understanding the escape of Lyman continuum (LyC) and Lyman $\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) photons from giant molecular clouds (GMCs) is crucial if we are to study the reionization of the Universe and to interpret spectra of observed galaxies at…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-14 Taysun Kimm , Rebekka Bieri , Sam Geen , Joakim Rosdahl , Jérémy Blaizot , Léo Michel-Dansac , Thibault Garel

Narrow-band imaging of the rest-frame Lyman continuum (LyC) of galaxies at z~3.1 has produced a large number of candidate LyC-emitting galaxies. These samples are contaminated by galaxies at lower redshift. To better understand LyC escape,…