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The radio-quiet quasar SDSS J1240+1455 lies at a redshift of z=3.11, is surrounded by a Ly-alpha blob (LAB), and is absorbed by a proximate damped Ly-alpha system. In order to better define the morphology of the blob and determine its…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-14 P. North , M. Hayes , M. Millon , A. Verhamme , M. Trebitsch , J. Blaizot , F. Courbin , D. Chelouche

We model the spectra and surface brightness distributions for the Lyman alpha (Lya) radiation expected from protogalaxies that are caught in the early stages of their assembly. We use the results of a companion paper to characterize the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Mark Dijkstra , Zoltan Haiman , Marco Spaans

We use Hubble space telescope data of 45 nearby star-forming galaxies to investigate properties of Lyman-alpha (Ly$\alpha$) halos, Ly$\alpha$ morphology, and the star-forming characteristics of galaxies. We study how the morphology of…

The study of Ly-alpha emission in the high-redshift universe is a useful probe of the epoch of reionization, as the Ly-alpha line should be attenuated by the intergalactic medium (IGM) at low to moderate neutral hydrogen fractions. Here we…

Lyman break analogues (LBAs) are local galaxies selected to match a more distant (usually z~3) galaxy population in luminosity, UV-spectral slope and physical characteristics, and so provide an accessible laboratory for exploring their…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Elizabeth R. Stanway , Luke J. M. Davies

The Ly$\alpha$ line of high-redshift galaxies has emerged as a powerful probe of both early galaxy evolution and the epoch of reionization (EoR). Motivated by the upcoming wide-field survey with the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC), we study…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-10 Emanuele Sobacchi , Andrei Mesinger

We report the detection of diffuse Lyman-alpha halos (LAHs) around star-forming galaxies at $z \sim 5.7$ by stacking 310 spectroscopically confirmed Lyman-alpha (LAEs). The majority of the LAEs are identified from our spectroscopic survey…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-18 Jin Wu , Linhua Jiang , Yuanhang Ning

The number of z ~ 1 damped Lyman alpha systems (DLAs, log N(HI) >= 20.3) per unit redshift is approximately 0.1, making them relatively rare objects. Large, blind QSO surveys for low redshift DLAs are therefore an expensive prospect for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Sara L. Ellison

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…

We report on a new survey for z=4.5 Lyman alpha sources, the Large Area Lyman Alpha (LALA) survey. Our survey achieves an unprecedented combination of volume and sensitivity by using narrow-band filters on the new 8192x8192 pixel CCD Mosaic…

Aims. We present a deep multiwavelength imaging survey (UGR) in 3 different fields, Q0933, Q1623, and COSMOS, for a total area of ~1500arcmin^2. The data were obtained with the Large Binocular Camera on the Large Binocular Telescope.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-05 K. Boutsia , A. Grazian , E. Giallongo , M. Castellano , L. Pentericci , A. Fontana , F. Fiore , S. Gallozzi , F. Cusano , D. Paris , R. Speziali , V. Testa

We identify and investigate the nature of the 20 brightest 250-micron sources detected by the BLAST within the central 150 sq. arcmin of the GOODS-South field. Aided by the available deep VLA radio imaging, reaching S_1.4 = 30 micro-Jy, we…

The Lyman Alpha Reference Sample (LARS) of 14 star-forming galaxies offers a wealth of insight into the workings of these local analogs to high-redshift star-forming galaxies. The sample has been well-studied in terms of LyA and other…

We report the discovery and characterisation of a Lya blob close to a galaxy at redshift z=3.49. We present our analysis to check whether the companion galaxy could be the source of the ionised photons responsible for the Lya emission from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-15 S. Zarattini , J. M. Rodríguez Espinosa , C. Muñoz-Tuñon , J. M. Mas-Hesse , P. Harrabal Haro

In this work, we test the frequent assumption that Lyman Alpha Emitting galaxies (LAEs) are experiencing their first major burst of star formation at the time of observation. To this end, we identify 74 LAEs from the ODIN Survey with…

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

We present a survey for optically thick Lyman limit absorbers at z<2.6 using archival Hubble Space Telescope observations with the Faint Object Spectrograph and Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. We identify 206 Lyman limit systems…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Joseph Ribaudo , Nicolas Lehner , J. Christopher Howk

We present an unprecedentedly large catalog consisting of 2,230 > L* Lya emitters (LAEs) at z=5.7 and 6.6 on the 13.8 and 21.2 deg2 sky, respectively, that are identified by the SILVERRUSH program with the first narrowband imaging data of…

Context: Studies of the production and escape of Lyman Continuum from galaxies often rely on array of indirect observational tracers in preselection of candidate leakers. Aims: Here, we investigate how much ionizing radiation might be…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-19 T. Emil Rivera-Thorsen , Matthew Hayes , Jens Melinder

The dust-content of damped Lyman-alpha systems (DLAs) is an important observable for understanding their origin and the neutral gas reservoirs of galaxies. While the average colour-excess of DLAs, E(B-V), is known to be <15 milli-magnitudes…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-18 Michael T. Murphy , Martin L. Bernet