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Precision cosmology requires accurate galaxy redshifts, but next generation optical surveys will observe unprecedented numbers of resolved galaxies, placing strain on the amount of spectroscopic follow-up required. We show how useful…

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We explore the detection, with upcoming spectroscopic surveys, of three-dimensional power spectra of emission line fluctuations produced in different phases of the Interstellar Medium (ISM) by ionized carbon, ionized nitrogen and neutral…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-27 Paolo Serra , Olivier Doré , Guilaine Lagache

With the aim of building a data-set of spectral properties of well studied early-type galaxies showing emission lines, we present intermediate resolution spectra of 50 galaxies in the nearby Universe. The sample, which covers several of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Rampazzo , F. Annibali , A. Bressan , M. Longhetti , F. Padoan , W. W. Zeilinger

The Lyman-alpha emission line is the strongest feature in the spectrum of most high redshift galaxies, and is typically observed as being highly asymmetric due to galactic outflows. Quantifying this asymmetry is challenging. Here, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-08 Henry J. T. Childs , Elizabeth R. Stanway

The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) remains a poorly understood cosmic era for the most part. Yet, efforts are still going on to probe and understand this epoch. We present a review of the latest developments in the techniques (especially…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-26 Chandra Shekhar Murmu , Raghunath Ghara , Suman Majumdar , Kanan K. Datta

We forecast the ability of future-generation experiments to detect the fine-structure lines of the carbon and oxygen ions, [CII] and [OIII] in intensity mapping (IM) from the Epoch of Reionization ($z \sim 6-8$). Combining the latest…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-03 Hamsa Padmanabhan , Patrick Breysse , Adam Lidz , Eric R. Switzer

Line-intensity mapping (LIM) offers an approach to obtain three-dimensional maps of the large-scale structure by collecting the aggregate emission from all emitters along the line of sight. The procedure hinges on reconstructing the radial…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-15 José Luis Bernal , Antón Baleato Lizancos

Line-intensity mapping, being an imperfect observation of the line-intensity field in a cosmological volume, will be subject to various anisotropies introduced in observation. Existing literature in the context of CO and [C II]…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-01 Dongwoo T. Chung

Cosmological observations usually map our present-day past light cone. However, it is also possible to compare different past light cones. This is the concept behind the redshift drift, a model-independent probe of fundamental cosmology. In…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-12 C. S. Alves , A. C. O. Leite , C. J. A. P. Martins , J. G. B. Matos , T. A. Silva

As the Universe evolves, it develops a web of filamentary structure of matter. This cosmic web is filled with gas, with the most diffuse gas lying in the intergalactic regions. At low redshift, the gas is predominantly warm-hot, and one of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-30 Fabrizio Nicastro , Taotao Fang , Smita Mathur

This is the first in a series of three papers describing a project with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope to measure abundances of the neutral interstellar medium (ISM) in a sample of 9 nearby star-forming…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 Bethan L. James , Alessandra Aloisi , Timothy M. Heckman , Sangmo Tony Sohn , Michael A. Wolfe

The Line Emission Mapper (LEM) is an X-ray Probe with with spectral resolution ~2 eV FWHM from 0.2 to 2.5 keV and effective area >2,500 cm$^2$ at 1 keV, covering a 33 arcmin diameter Field of View with 15 arcsec angular resolution, capable…

A long-held vision has been to realize diffraction-limited optical aperture synthesis over kilometer baselines. This will enable imaging of stellar surfaces and their environments, and reveal interacting gas flows in binary systems. An…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-12 Dainis Dravins , Tiphaine Lagadec , Paul D. Nuñez

Hydrogen 21-cm Line Intensity Mapping offers the unique opportunity to access the Dark Ages and trace the formation and evolution of the large scale structure of the Universe prior to star and galaxy formation. In this work we investigate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-22 Elena Vanetti , Eleonora Vanzan , Nicola Bellomo , Alvise Raccanelli

The intensity mapping of the [CII] 158um line redshifted to the sub-mm window is a promising probe of the z>4 star formation and its spatial distribution into the large-scale structure. To prepare the first-generation experiments (e.g.,…

Far infrared cooling lines are ubiquitous features in the spectra of star forming galaxies. Surveys of redshifted fine-structure lines provide a promising new tool to study structure formation and galactic evolution at redshifts including…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-05 A. Kogut , E. Dwek , S. H. Moseley

The nature of dark matter (DM) is still debated. While cold DM (CDM) is the standard paradigm, warm DM (WDM) may ease some small-scale tensions in the $\Lambda$CDM framework. Line-intensity mapping (LIM) offers a novel probe of DM…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-17 Elena Marcuzzo , Cristiano Porciani , Emilio Romano-Díaz , Azadeh Moradinezhad Dizgah , Prachi Khatri , Matteo Viel

Past millimeter-wave galaxy surveys have primarily probed the brightest starburst galaxies only and suffered heavily from confusion. The interpretation of existing surveys has also been hindered by the lack of reliable redshift indicators…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-05 Attila Kovács , Garrett K. Keating , Thomas R. Greve , Timothy Norton

The enrichment of the intergalactic medium (IGM) with heavy elements provides us with a record of past star formation and with an opportunity to study the interactions between galaxies and their environments. We summarize current data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Joop Schaye , Anthony Aguirre

Modeling emission lines from the millimeter to the UV and producing synthetic spectra is crucial for a good understanding of observations, yet it is an art filled with hazards. This is the proceedings of "Walking the Line", a 3-day…