Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Aims. We have recently reported the discovery of five low redshift Lyman continuum (LyC) emitters (LCEs) with absolute escape fractions fescLyC that range from 6 to 13%, higher than previously found and that more than double the number of low redshift LCEs. We use these observations to test theoretical predictions about a link between the characteristics of the Lyman-alpha (Lyα) line from galaxies and the escape of ionizing photons.
Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Authors: A. Verhamme, I. Orlitová, D. Schaerer, Y. Izotov, G. Worseck, T. X. Thuan, N. Guseva
Institutions: University of Geneva, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Main Astronomical Observatory, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, University of Virginia
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: Understanding the origin of Lyman-alpha emission and absorption in galaxies, G1576260938, G2667869601, G433322167, G4518818167, THE MULTI-MISSION ARCHIVE AT SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (MAST) IS NASA'S ARCHIVE CENTER FOR OPTICAL/UV SPACE ASTROPHYSICS DATA. MAST PROVIDE, G58316358, G6273510985, G7544278807, G7654364479, G767601387, G981322767
OpenAlex ID: W2522815684