Filters
Results 1 - 1 of 1
Results 1 - 1 of 1.
Search took: 0.011 seconds
Sandberg, A.; Östlin, G.; Melinder, J.; Bik, A.; Guaita, L., E-mail: sandberg@astro.su.se2015
AbstractAbstract
[en] The leakage of Lyman continuum (LyC) photons from star-forming galaxies is an elusive parameter. When observed, it provides a wealth of information on star formation in galaxies and on the geometry of the interstellar medium, and puts constraints on the role of star-forming galaxies in the reionization of the universe. Hα-selected galaxies at trace the highest star formation population at the peak of cosmic star formation history, providing a base for directly measuring LyC escape. Here we present this method and highlight its benefits as well as caveats. We also use the method on 10 Hα emitters in the Chandra Deep Field South at also imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope in the ultraviolet. We find no individual LyC detections, and our stack puts a 5σ upper limit on the average absolute escape fraction of <24%, consistent with similar studies. With future planned observations, the sample sizes should rapidly increase and the method presented here should provide very robust constraints on the escape fraction.
Primary Subject
Source
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/814/1/L10; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Record Type
Journal Article
Journal
Astrophysical Journal Letters; ISSN 2041-8205;
; v. 814(1); [4 p.]

Country of publication
Reference NumberReference Number
INIS VolumeINIS Volume
INIS IssueINIS Issue