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The epoch corresponding to a redshift of z $\sim 6.5$ is close to full re-ionisation of the Universe, and early enough to provide an intriguing environment to observe the early stage of large-scale structure formation. It is also en epoch…

We report a discovery of a proto-cluster in vigorous assembly and hosting strong star forming activities, associated to a radio galaxy USS 1558-003 at z=2.53, as traced by a wide-field narrow-band H_alpha imaging with MOIRCS on Subaru…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Masao Hayashi , Tadayuki Kodama , Ken-ichi Tadaki , Yusei Koyama , Ichi Tanaka

We present a rest-frame ultraviolet analysis of ~120 z~3.1 Lyman Alpha Emitters (LAEs) in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDF-S). Using Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images taken as part of the Galaxy Evolution From Morphology and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 N. A. Bond , E. Gawiser , C. Gronwall , R. Ciardullo , M. Altmann , K. Schawinski

We present the median surface brightness profiles of diffuse Ly$\alpha$ haloes (LAHs) around star-forming galaxies by stacking 155 spectroscopically confirmed Ly$\alpha$ emitters (LAEs) at 3<z<4 in the MUSE Extremely Deep Field (MXDF), with…

Aims. Ly-alpha emitters (LAEs) can be detected out to very high redshifts during the epoch of reionization. The evolution of the LAE luminosity function with redshift is a direct probe of the Ly-alpha transmission of the intergalactic…

We present a novel technique called "photometric IGM tomography" to map the intergalactic medium (IGM) at $z\simeq4.9$ in the COSMOS field. It utilizes deep narrow-band (NB) imaging to photometrically detect faint Ly$\alpha$ forest…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-17 Koki Kakiichi , Joseph F. Hennawi , Yoshiaki Ono , Akio K. Inoue , Masami Ouchi , Richard S. Ellis , Romain A. Meyer , Sarah I. Bosman

JWST observations have recently begun delivering the first samples of Ly$\alpha$ velocity profile measurements at $z>6$, opening a new window on the reionization process. Interpretation of $z\gtrsim6$ line profiles is currently stunted by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-21 Mengtao Tang , Daniel P. Stark , Richard S. Ellis , Michael W. Topping , Charlotte Mason , Zhihui Li , Adèle Plat

The Hydrogen Lyman-alpha (Lya) line shows a large variety of shapes which is caused by factors at different scales, from the interstellar medium to the intergalactic medium. This work aims to provide a systematic inventory and…

Lyman-$\alpha$ emitters (LAEs) are a promising probe of the large-scale structure at high redshift, $z\gtrsim 2$. In particular, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment aims at observing LAEs at 1.9 $<z<$ 3.5 to measure the Baryon…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-26 Christoph Behrens , Chris Byrohl , Shun Saito , Jens C. Niemeyer

Searches for Lyman-alpha emission lines are among the most effective ways to identify high-redshift galaxies. They are particularly interesting because they probe not only the galaxies themselves but also the ionization state of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Steven R. Furlanetto , Matias Zaldarriaga , Lars Hernquist

We report fourteen and twenty-eight protocluster candidates at z=5.7 and 6.6 over 14 and 19 deg^2 areas, respectively, selected from 2,230 (259) Lya emitters (LAEs) photometrically (spectroscopically) identified with Subaru/Hyper…

The intergalactic medium (IGM) prior to the epoch of reionization consists mostly of neutral hydrogen gas. Ly-alpha photons produced by early stars resonantly scatter off hydrogen atoms, causing energy exchange between the radiation field…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Antonija Oklopcic , Christopher M. Hirata

The Ly$\alpha$ emission line is one of the most promising probes of cosmic reionisation but isolating the signature of a change in the ionisation state of the IGM is challenging because of intrinsic evolution and internal radiation transfer…

We present the results from a VLT/SINFONI and Keck/NIRSPEC near-infrared spectroscopic survey of 16 Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs) at $z$ = 2.1 - 2.5 in the COSMOS and GOODS-N fields discovered from the HETDEX Pilot Survey. We detect…

We describe the results of a new, wide-field survey for z=3.1 Ly-alpha emission-line galaxies (LAEs) in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDF-S). By using a nearly top-hat 5010 Angstrom filter and complementary broadband photometry…

We use multi-object near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with VLT/KMOS to investigate the role of the environment in the evolution of the ionized gas properties of narrow-band selected H$\alpha$ emitters (HAEs) in the Spiderweb protocluster at…

We present VLT-UVES echelle spectra of the Lyman alpha emission and absorption in five radio galaxies at redshifts z=2.55-4.1. Together with data from our pilot study, we have a sample of 7 such systems with radio source sizes ~ 1-90 kpc…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. J. Wilman , M. J. Jarvis , H. J. A. Rottgering , L. Binette

The physical processes which make a galaxy a Lyman Alpha Emitter have been extensively studied for the past 25 years. However, the correlations between physical and morphological properties of galaxies and the strength of the Ly$\alpha$…

We quantify the contribution of Ly$\alpha$ fluorescence to observed spatially extended Ly$\alpha$ halos around Ly$\alpha$ emitters (LAE) at redshift ${\rm z=3.1}$. The key physical quantities that describe the fluorescent signal include…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-05-25 Lluís Mas-Ribas , Mark Dijkstra

We present a systematic study of merging galaxies among Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs) using JWST/NIRCam high-resolution imaging data. From a large sample of 817 spectroscopically confirmed LAEs at $3<z<7$ in the GOODS-S field, we identify…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-01 Jian Ren , F. S. Liu , Nan Li , Qi Song , Pinsong Zhao , Qifan Cui , Yubin Li , Hao Mo , Guanghuan Wang , Hassen M. Yesuf , Weichen Wang