VLT/FORS2 view at z ~ 6: Lyman-α emitter fraction and galaxy physical properties at the edge of the epoch of cosmic reionization

VLT/FORS2 view at z ~ 6: Lyman-α emitter fraction and galaxy physical properties at the edge of the epoch of cosmic reionization

The fraction of Lyman-α emitters (LAEs) among the galaxy population has been found to increase from z ~ 0 to z ~ 6 and drop dramatically at z> 6. This drop has been interpreted as an effect of an increasingly neutral intergalactic medium (IGM) with increasing redshift, while a Lyman continuum esc...

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Main Authors: De Barros, S., Pentericci, L., Vanzella, E., Castellano, M., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., Conselice, Christopher J., Yan, H., Koekemoer, A., Cristiani, S., Dickinson, M., Finkelstein, S.L., Maiolino, R.
Format: Article
Published: EDP Sciences 2017
Subjects:
galaxies: high-redshift; galaxies: evolution; dark ages
reionization
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49247/

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