Unveiling the Phase Transition of the Universe During the Reionization Epoch with Lyman-alpha
Abstract
The observation of Lyman-alpha emission from galaxies in the epoch of reionization (6 < z < 10) provides the best opportunity to obtain a detailed measurement of the temporal and spatial evolution of this phase change in the next decade. These observations require large (>20m) collecting areas to reach attenuated emission from faint galaxies.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1903.04518
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1903.04518
- Bibcode:
- 2019BAAS...51c.221F
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- White paper submitted to the Astro2020 Decadal Review of the National Academy of Sciences