| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/101 |
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| Author | Search for: Hibon, P.; Search for: Malhotra, S.; Search for: Rhoads, J.; Search for: Willott, C.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Abstract | We report a search for z ∼ 6.96 Lyα emitters (LAEs) using a narrowband filter, centered at 9680 Å with the Inamori-Magellan Area Camera and Spectrograph instrument on the Magellan telescope at Las Campanas Observatory. We obtain a sample of six LAE candidates of luminosity ∼10 42 erg s-1 in a total area of 465 arcmin2 corresponding to a comoving volume of ∼72,000 Mpc3. From this result, we derive a Lyα luminosity function (LF) at z ∼6.96 and compare our sample with the only z ∼6.96 LAE spectroscopically confirmed to date. We find no evolution between the z = 5.7 and z ∼7 Lyα LFs if a majority of our candidates are confirmed. Spectroscopic confirmation for this sample will enable more robust conclusions. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
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| Publication date | 2011 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21271212 |
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| Record identifier | 115ea8ca-8d9f-45b5-abc4-a8247dc8e462 |
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| Record created | 2014-03-24 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-21 |
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