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  The role of galaxies and AGN in reionizing the IGM - I. Keck spectroscopy of 5 < z < 7 galaxies in the QSO field J1148+5251

Kakiichi, K., Ellis, R. S., Laporte, N., Zitrin, A., Eilers, A.-C., Ryan-Weber, E., et al. (2018). The role of galaxies and AGN in reionizing the IGM - I. Keck spectroscopy of 5 < z < 7 galaxies in the QSO field J1148+5251. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 479, 43-63.

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Item Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-CCE6-2 Version Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-CCE7-1
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Kakiichi, Koki1, Author
Ellis, Richard S.1, Author
Laporte, Nicolas1, Author
Zitrin, Adi1, Author
Eilers, Anna-Christina1, Author
Ryan-Weber, Emma1, Author
Meyer, Romain A.1, Author
Robertson, Brant1, Author
Stark, Daniel P.1, Author
Bosman, Sarah E. I.1, Author
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1Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners, ou_2421692              

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Free keywords: galaxies: formation galaxies: high-redshift intergalactic medium quasars: absorption lines cosmology: observations dark ages reionization first stars Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
 Abstract: We introduce a new method for determining the influence of galaxies and active galactic nuclei (AGN) on the intergalactic medium (IGM) at high redshift and illustrate its potential via a first application to the field of the z = 6.42 QSO J1148+5251. Correlating spatial positions Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) with the Lyman alpha forest seen in the spectrum of a background QSO, we provide a statistical measure of the typical escape fraction of Lyman continuum photons. Using Keck DEIMOS spectroscopy to locate seven colour-selected LBGs in the range 5.3 ≲ z ≲ 6.4 we examine the spatial correlation between this sample and Lyα/Lyβ transmission fluctuations in a Keck ESI spectrum of the QSO. Interpreting the statistical H I proximity effect as arising from faint galaxies clustered around the LBGs, we translate the observed mean Lyα transmitted flux into a constraint on the mean escape fraction ⟨fesc⟩ ⩾ 0.08 at z ≃ 6. We also report individual transverse H I proximity effect for a z = 6.177 luminous LBG via a Lyβ transmission spike and two broad Lyα transmission spikes around the z = 5.701 AGN. We discuss the origin of such associations which suggest that while faint galaxies are primarily driving reionization, luminous galaxies and AGN may provide important contributions to the UV background or thermal fluctuations of the IGM at z ≃ 6. Although a limited sample, our results demonstrate the potential of making progress using this method in resolving one of the most challenging aspects of the contribution of galaxies and AGN to cosmic reionization.

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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 479 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 43 - 63 Identifier: -