article published yes Ruari Mackenzie author Gabriele Pezzulli author Sebastiano Cantalupo author Raffaella A Marino author Simon Lilly author Sowgat Muzahid author Jorryt J Matthee author 7439a258-f3c0-11ec-9501-9df22fe067200000-0003-2871-127X Joop Schaye author Lutz Wisotzki author We present the results from a MUSE survey of twelve z ≃ 3.15 quasars, which were selected to be much fainter (20 < iSDSS < 23) than in previous studies of giant Ly α nebulae around the brightest quasars (16.6 < iAB < 18.7). We detect H I Ly α nebulae around 100 per cent of our target quasars, with emission extending to scales of at least 60 physical kpc, and up to 190 pkpc. We explore correlations between properties of the nebulae and their host quasars, with the goal of connecting variations in the properties of the illuminating QSO to the response in nebular emission. We show that the surface brightness profiles of the nebulae are similar to those of nebulae around bright quasars, but with a lower normalization. Our targeted quasars are on average 3.7 mag (≃30 times) fainter in UV continuum than our bright reference sample, and yet the nebulae around them are only 4.3 times fainter in mean Ly α surface brightness, measured between 20 and 50 pkpc. We find significant correlations between the surface brightness of the nebula and the luminosity of the quasar in both UV continuum and Ly α. The latter can be interpreted as evidence for a substantial contribution from unresolved inner parts of the nebulae to the narrow components seen in the Ly α lines of some of our faint quasars, possibly from the inner circumgalactic medium or from the host galaxy’s interstellar medium. Oxford University Press2021 eng Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysicstechniques: imaging spectroscopyintergalactic mediumquasars: emission linesquasars: general 0035-8711 1365-2966 2010.1258910.1093/mnras/staa3277 5021494-509 yes R. Mackenzie, G. Pezzulli, S. Cantalupo, R.A. Marino, S. Lilly, S. Muzahid, J.J. Matthee, J. Schaye, L. Wisotzki, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 502 (2021) 494–509. Mackenzie, R., Pezzulli, G., Cantalupo, S., Marino, R. A., Lilly, S., Muzahid, S., … Wisotzki, L. (2021). Revealing the impact of quasar luminosity on giant Lyα nebulae. <i>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</i>. Oxford University Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3277">https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3277</a> Mackenzie, Ruari, Gabriele Pezzulli, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Raffaella A Marino, Simon Lilly, Sowgat Muzahid, Jorryt J Matthee, Joop Schaye, and Lutz Wisotzki. “Revealing the Impact of Quasar Luminosity on Giant Lyα Nebulae.” <i>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</i>. Oxford University Press, 2021. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3277">https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3277</a>. Mackenzie R, Pezzulli G, Cantalupo S, Marino RA, Lilly S, Muzahid S, Matthee JJ, Schaye J, Wisotzki L. 2021. Revealing the impact of quasar luminosity on giant Lyα nebulae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 502(1), 494–509. R. Mackenzie <i>et al.</i>, “Revealing the impact of quasar luminosity on giant Lyα nebulae,” <i>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</i>, vol. 502, no. 1. Oxford University Press, pp. 494–509, 2021. Mackenzie, Ruari, et al. “Revealing the Impact of Quasar Luminosity on Giant Lyα Nebulae.” <i>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</i>, vol. 502, no. 1, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. 494–509, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3277">10.1093/mnras/staa3277</a>. Mackenzie R, Pezzulli G, Cantalupo S, et al. Revealing the impact of quasar luminosity on giant Lyα nebulae. <i>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</i>. 2021;502(1):494-509. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3277">10.1093/mnras/staa3277</a> 115262022-07-07T10:11:15Z2022-08-18T10:56:28Z