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Faint AGNs at z > 4 in the CANDELS GOODS-S field: looking for contributors to the reionization of the Universe

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Context. Establishing the number of faint active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at z = 4−6 is crucial to understanding their cosmological importance as main contributors to the reionization of the Universe.

Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425334

Authors: E. Giallongo, A. Grazian, F. Fiore, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, E. Vanzella, M. Dickinson, D. Kocevski, M. Castellano, S. Cristiani, H. Ferguson, S. Finkelstein, N. Grogin, N. Hathi, A. M. Koekemoer, J. A. Newman, M. Salvato

Institutions: Astronomical Observatory of Rome, National Institute for Astrophysics, Osservatorio astronomico di Bologna, University of Kentucky, Trieste Astronomical Observatory, Space Telescope Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, University of Pittsburgh, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

Language: English

Topic: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, California Institute of Technology, European Commission, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, FP7 Space

Awards: G2667869601, G58316358, Unveiling the power of the deepest images of the Universe

OpenAlex ID: W1995479593

FWCI: 21.76

Cites: 87

Cited by: 328

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