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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

We use very large cosmological Smoothed-Particle-Hydrodynamics simulations to study the properties of high redshift Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs). We identify star-forming galaxies at z=3.1 in a cosmological volume of 100 h^-1Mpc on a side.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Ikkoh Shimizu , Naoki Yoshida , Takashi Okamoto

We present a semi-analytical model of star formation which explains simultaneously the observed UV luminosity function of high redshift Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) and luminosity functions of Lyman-alpha emitters. We consider both models…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Saumyadip Samui , Raghunathan Srianand , Kandaswamy Subramanian

Mapping the intergalactic medium (IGM) in Lyman-$\alpha$ emission would yield unprecedented tomographic information on the large-scale distribution of baryons and potentially provide new constraints on the UV background and various feedback…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-06-22 Joris Witstok , Ewald Puchwein , Girish Kulkarni , Renske Smit , Martin G. Haehnelt

The visibility of high-redshift Lyman-alpha emitting galaxies (LAEs) provides important constraints on galaxy formation processes and the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). However, predicting realistic and representative statistics for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-05 A. Smith , R. Kannan , E. Garaldi , M. Vogelsberger , R. Pakmor , V. Springel , L. Hernquist

We perform Lyman-alpha radiative transfer calculations for reproducing Lyman-alpha properties of star-forming galaxies at high redshifts. We model a galaxy as a halo in which the density distributions of Lyman-alpha sources and H I plus…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-30 Hyunmi Song , Kwang-Il Seon , Ho Seong Hwang

We present a new analytical model for the attenuation to Epoch of Reionization (EoR) galaxies by proximate neutral hydrogen gas. Many galaxy spectra in the EoR taken by JWST have shown a flux deficit at wavelengths just redward of the Lyman…

We combine high resolution hydrodynamical simulations with an intermediate resolution, dark matter only simulation and an analytical model for the growth of ionized regions to estimate the large scale distribution and redshift evolution of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-15 Tirthankar Roy Choudhury , Ewald Puchwein , Martin G. Haehnelt , James S. Bolton

The Lya emission line of HI is intrinsically the brightest feature in the spectrum of astrophysical nebulae, making it a very attractive observational tool with which to survey galaxies. Moreover as a UV resonance line, Lya possesses…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-07-15 Matthew Hayes

The visibility of the Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) emission from reionization-epoch galaxies depends sensitively on the extent of the intrinsic \lya emission redwards of 1215.67~\AA. The prominent red peak resulting from resonant radiative…

Distant luminous Lyman-alpha emitters are excellent targets for detailed observations of galaxies in the epoch of reionisation. Spatially resolved observations of these galaxies allow us to simultaneously probe the emission from young…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-06-10 Jorryt Matthee , David Sobral

As Lyman-alpha photons are scattered by neutral hydrogen, a change with redshift in the Lyman-alpha equivalent width distribution of distant galaxies offers a promising probe of the degree of ionization in the intergalactic medium and hence…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Daniel P. Stark , Richard S. Ellis , Masami Ouchi

Using Ly{\alpha} emission line as a tracer of high redshift star forming galaxies, hundreds of Ly{\alpha} emission line galaxies (LAEs) at z > 5 have been detected. These LAEs are considered to be low mass young galaxies, critical to the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Huan Yang , JunXian Wang , Zhen-Ya Zheng , Sangeeta Malhotra , James E. Rhoads , Leopoldo Infante

The Lyman alpha emission line is an essential diagnostic tool for probing galaxy formation and evolution. Not only is it commonly the strongest observable line from high-redshift galaxies but from its shape detailed information about its…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Peter Laursen , Jesper Sommer-Larsen , Anja C. Andersen

We present an exhaustive census of Lyman alpha (Ly$\alpha$) emission in the general galaxy population at $3<z<4.6$. We use the Michigan/Magellan Fiber System (M2FS) spectrograph to study a stellar mass (M$_*$) selected sample of 625…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-07-17 Grecco A. Oyarzún , Guillermo A. Blanc , Valentino González , Mario Mateo , John I. Bailey

The significance of the Ly$\alpha$ emission line as a probe of the high-redshift Universe has long been established. Originating mainly in the vicinity of young, massive stars and in association with accretion of large bulks of matter, it…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-17 Peter Laursen

The Ly$\alpha$ emission has emerged as a powerful tool for probing diffuse gas within the large-scale structure of the universe. In this paper, we investigate cosmic Ly$\alpha$ emission by post-processing cosmological simulations from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-02 Sung-Han Tsai , Ke-Jung Chen , Aaron Smith , Yi-Kuan Chiang

Reionization is an inhomogeneous process, thought to begin in small ionized bubbles of the intergalactic medium (IGM) around overdense regions of galaxies. Recent Lyman-alpha (Ly$\alpha$) studies during the epoch of reionization show…

We report the discovery of a Lyman-alpha-emitting galaxy at redshift z=6.545 serendipitously identified in the course of spectroscopic follow-up of hard X-ray sources on behalf of the Serendipitous Extragalactic X-Ray Source Identification…

Galaxies are surrounded by large reservoirs of gas, mostly hydrogen, fed by inflows from the intergalactic medium and by outflows due to galactic winds. Absorption-line measurements along the sightlines to bright and rare background quasars…