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In this paper we present Monte-Carlo simulations of Lyman alpha absorption systems which originate in galactic haloes, galaxy discs and dark matter (DM) satellites around big central haloes. It is found that for strong Lyman alpha…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 W. P. Lin , G. Boerner , H. J. Mo

We use a particle tracking analysis to study the origins of the circumgalactic medium (CGM), separating it into (1) accretion from the intergalactic medium (IGM), (2) wind from the central galaxy, and (3) gas ejected from other galaxies.…

We present an analysis of the spatial clustering of 695 Ly$\alpha$-emitting galaxies (LAE) in the MUSE-Wide survey. All objects have spectroscopically confirmed redshifts in the range $3.3<z<6$. We employ the K-estimator of Adelberger et…

(Abridged) This paper presents an absorption-line study of the multiphase circumgalactic medium (CGM) based on observations of Lya, CII, CIV, SiII, SiIII, and SiIV absorption transitions in the vicinities of 195 galaxies at redshift…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Cameron Jia Liang , Hsiao-Wen Chen

[Abridged] The detection of the rotational lines of CO in proto-galaxies in the early Universe provides one of the most promising ways of probing the fundamental physical properties of a galaxy, such as its size, dynamical mass, gas…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 T. R. Greve , J. Sommer-Larsen

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) of typical galaxies is crucial to our understanding of the cycling of gas into, through and out of galaxies. One way to probe the CGM is to study gas around galaxies detected via the absorption lines they…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Celine Peroux , Nicolas Bouche , Varsha P. Kulkarni , Donald G. York

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) is a multi-phase, dynamic interface between galaxy and the intergalactic medium, providing crucial diagnostics of galaxy evolution. However, direct evidence for a hot (million-Kelvin) CGM around present-day…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-26 Lin He , Zhiyuan Li

Recent ALMA observations reveal diffuse [CII] emission (``[CII] halos") extending to $\sim 10\,$kpc in galaxies at $4 < z < 6$. These measurements provide new insights into high-redshift galactic ecosystems and processes that drive metal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-06 Lun-Jun Liu , Guochao Sun , Andreas L. Faisst , Claude-André Faucher-Giguère , Adam Lidz

The redshift-dependent fraction of color-selected galaxies revealing Lyman alpha emission has become the most valuable constraint on the evolving neutrality of the early intergalactic medium. However, in addition to resonant scattering by…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Matthew A. Schenker , Richard S. Ellis , Nick P. Konidaris , Daniel P. Stark

We present new results on the kinematics and spatial distribution of metal-enriched gas within 125 kpc (physical) of Lyman Break galaxies at redshifts z~2-3. In particular, we demonstrate how rest-UV galaxy spectra can be used to obtain key…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 C. C. Steidel , D. K. Erb , A. E. Shapley , M. Pettini , N. A. Reddy , M. Bogosavljević , G. C. Rudie , O. Rakic

A significant fraction of the high-redshift galaxies show strong Lyman emission lines. For redshifts z>5, most known galaxies belong to this class. However, so far not much is known about the physical structure and nature of these objects.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Tapken , I. Appenzeller , S. Noll , S. Richling , J. Heidt , E. Meinkoehn , D. Mehlert

We present a study exploring the nature and properties of the Circum-Galactic Medium (CGM) and its connection to the atomic gas content in the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies as traced by the HI 21cm line. Our sample includes 45 low-z…

The Lyman alpha line is a robust tracer of high redshift galaxies. We present estimates of Lyman alpha emission from a protogalactic halo illuminated by UV background radiation fields with various intensities. For this purpose, we performed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 M. A. Latif , Dominik R. G. Schleicher , M. Spaans , S. Zaroubi

We present VLT/MUSE observations targeting the extended Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) emission of five high-redshift ($z\sim$3-4) submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) with increasing quasar (QSO) radiation: two SMGs, two SMGs hosting a QSO, and one…

The C III] 1907,1909 emission doublet has been proposed as an alternative to Lyman-alpha in redshift confirmations of galaxies at z > 6 since it is not attenuated by the largely neutral intergalactic medium at these redshifts and is…

We use cosmological simulations from the Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) project, which implement a comprehensive set of stellar feedback processes, to study ultra-violet (UV) metal line emission from the circum-galactic medium of…

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…

Based on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 16, we have detected the large-scale structure of Ly$\alpha$ emission in the Universe at redshifts $z = 2$--3.5 by cross-correlating quasar positions and Ly$\alpha$ emission imprinted in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-28 Xiaojing Lin , Zheng Zheng , Zheng Cai

Observations have argued that Milky Way (MW), Andromeda, and lower-mass galaxies exhibit extended soft X-ray diffuse halos to radii $R\gtrsim100\,$kpc in the circumgalactic medium (CGM). If interpreted as thermal emission, the shallow…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-22 Philip F. Hopkins , Eliot Quataert , Sam B. Ponnada , Emily Silich

Lyman limit and damped Lyman-alpha absorption systems probe the distribution of collapsed, cold gas at high redshift. Numerical simulations that incorporate gravity and gas dynamics can predict the abundance of such absorbers in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Jeffrey P. Gardner , Neal Katz , Lars Hernquist , David H. Weinberg