With respect to the formation of the first stars from primordial material and the sources of reionization, the observations of galaxies at z = 6.5, where Lyα is observable through an atmospheric window in the z' band, are of great interest. Employing slitless spectroscopy with FORS at the VLT, we have found a Lyα-emitting galaxy at z = 6.5 with a SFR(UV) of 70 Msun yr-1. Together with the small sample of currently known Lyα emitters at z = 6.5, this object puts constraints on the global star-formation history and the epoch of reionization.
Kurk J., Cimatti A., di Serego Alighieri S., Vernet J., Ferrara A., Daddi E., et al. (2005). A Lyα emitter at z = 6.5 found with slitless spectroscopy. s.l : Dordrecht: Springer.
A Lyα emitter at z = 6.5 found with slitless spectroscopy
CIMATTI, ANDREA;
2005
Abstract
With respect to the formation of the first stars from primordial material and the sources of reionization, the observations of galaxies at z = 6.5, where Lyα is observable through an atmospheric window in the z' band, are of great interest. Employing slitless spectroscopy with FORS at the VLT, we have found a Lyα-emitting galaxy at z = 6.5 with a SFR(UV) of 70 Msun yr-1. Together with the small sample of currently known Lyα emitters at z = 6.5, this object puts constraints on the global star-formation history and the epoch of reionization.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
