---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: We present observations of a luminous galaxy at z = 6.573—the end of the reionization
epoch—which has been spectroscopically confirmed twice. The first spectroscopic
confirmation comes from slitless Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys
grism spectra from the PEARS survey (Probing Evolution And Reionization Spectroscopically),
which show a dramatic continuum break in the spectrum at rest frame 1216 Å. The
second confirmation is done with Keck + DEIMOS. The continuum is not clearly detected
with ground-based spectra, but high wavelength resolution enables the Lyα emission
line profile to be determined. We compare the line profile to composite line profiles
at z = 4.5. The Lyα line profile shows no signature of a damping wing attenuation,
confirming that the intergalactic gas is ionized at z = 6.57. Spectra of Lyman
breaks at yet higher redshifts will be possible using comparably deep observations
with IR-sensitive grisms, even at redshifts where Lyα is too attenuated by the
neutral intergalactic medium to be detectable using traditional spectroscopy from
the ground.
article_number: '32'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: James E.
full_name: Rhoads, James E.
last_name: Rhoads
- first_name: Sangeeta
full_name: Malhotra, Sangeeta
last_name: Malhotra
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Stern, Daniel
last_name: Stern
- first_name: Mark
full_name: Dickinson, Mark
last_name: Dickinson
- first_name: Norbert
full_name: Pirzkal, Norbert
last_name: Pirzkal
- first_name: Hyron
full_name: Spinrad, Hyron
last_name: Spinrad
- first_name: Naveen
full_name: Reddy, Naveen
last_name: Reddy
- first_name: Nimish
full_name: Hathi, Nimish
last_name: Hathi
- first_name: Norman
full_name: Grogin, Norman
last_name: Grogin
- first_name: Anton
full_name: Koekemoer, Anton
last_name: Koekemoer
- first_name: Michael A.
full_name: Peth, Michael A.
last_name: Peth
- first_name: Seth
full_name: Cohen, Seth
last_name: Cohen
- first_name: Zhenya
full_name: Zheng, Zhenya
last_name: Zheng
- first_name: Tamas
full_name: Budavari, Tamas
last_name: Budavari
- first_name: Ignacio
full_name: Ferreras, Ignacio
last_name: Ferreras
- first_name: Jonathan P.
full_name: Gardner, Jonathan P.
last_name: Gardner
- first_name: Caryl
full_name: Gronwall, Caryl
last_name: Gronwall
- first_name: Zoltán
full_name: Haiman, Zoltán
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last_name: Haiman
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Kümmel, Martin
last_name: Kümmel
- first_name: Gerhardt
full_name: Meurer, Gerhardt
last_name: Meurer
- first_name: Leonidas
full_name: Moustakas, Leonidas
last_name: Moustakas
- first_name: Nino
full_name: Panagia, Nino
last_name: Panagia
- first_name: Anna
full_name: Pasquali, Anna
last_name: Pasquali
- first_name: Kailash
full_name: Sahu, Kailash
last_name: Sahu
- first_name: Sperello
full_name: di Serego Alighieri, Sperello
last_name: di Serego Alighieri
- first_name: Rachel
full_name: Somerville, Rachel
last_name: Somerville
- first_name: Amber
full_name: Straughn, Amber
last_name: Straughn
- first_name: Jeremy
full_name: Walsh, Jeremy
last_name: Walsh
- first_name: Rogier
full_name: Windhorst, Rogier
last_name: Windhorst
- first_name: Chun
full_name: Xu, Chun
last_name: Xu
- first_name: Haojing
full_name: Yan, Haojing
last_name: Yan
citation:
ama: Rhoads JE, Malhotra S, Stern D, et al. A Lyman break galaxy in the epoch of
reionization from hubble space telescope grism spectroscopy. The Astrophysical
Journal. 2013;773(1). doi:10.1088/0004-637x/773/1/32
apa: Rhoads, J. E., Malhotra, S., Stern, D., Dickinson, M., Pirzkal, N., Spinrad,
H., … Yan, H. (2013). A Lyman break galaxy in the epoch of reionization from hubble
space telescope grism spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal. American
Astronomical Society. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/773/1/32
chicago: Rhoads, James E., Sangeeta Malhotra, Daniel Stern, Mark Dickinson, Norbert
Pirzkal, Hyron Spinrad, Naveen Reddy, et al. “A Lyman Break Galaxy in the Epoch
of Reionization from Hubble Space Telescope Grism Spectroscopy.” The Astrophysical
Journal. American Astronomical Society, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/773/1/32.
ieee: J. E. Rhoads et al., “A Lyman break galaxy in the epoch of reionization
from hubble space telescope grism spectroscopy,” The Astrophysical Journal,
vol. 773, no. 1. American Astronomical Society, 2013.
ista: Rhoads JE, Malhotra S, Stern D, Dickinson M, Pirzkal N, Spinrad H, Reddy N,
Hathi N, Grogin N, Koekemoer A, Peth MA, Cohen S, Zheng Z, Budavari T, Ferreras
I, Gardner JP, Gronwall C, Haiman Z, Kümmel M, Meurer G, Moustakas L, Panagia
N, Pasquali A, Sahu K, di Serego Alighieri S, Somerville R, Straughn A, Walsh
J, Windhorst R, Xu C, Yan H. 2013. A Lyman break galaxy in the epoch of reionization
from hubble space telescope grism spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal. 773(1),
32.
mla: Rhoads, James E., et al. “A Lyman Break Galaxy in the Epoch of Reionization
from Hubble Space Telescope Grism Spectroscopy.” The Astrophysical Journal,
vol. 773, no. 1, 32, American Astronomical Society, 2013, doi:10.1088/0004-637x/773/1/32.
short: J.E. Rhoads, S. Malhotra, D. Stern, M. Dickinson, N. Pirzkal, H. Spinrad,
N. Reddy, N. Hathi, N. Grogin, A. Koekemoer, M.A. Peth, S. Cohen, Z. Zheng, T.
Budavari, I. Ferreras, J.P. Gardner, C. Gronwall, Z. Haiman, M. Kümmel, G. Meurer,
L. Moustakas, N. Panagia, A. Pasquali, K. Sahu, S. di Serego Alighieri, R. Somerville,
A. Straughn, J. Walsh, R. Windhorst, C. Xu, H. Yan, The Astrophysical Journal
773 (2013).
date_created: 2024-09-06T07:35:50Z
date_published: 2013-07-22T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-09-25T07:11:08Z
day: '22'
doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/773/1/32
extern: '1'
external_id:
arxiv:
- '1302.7005'
fulldoi: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/773/1/32
intvolume: ' 773'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: ' https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1302.7005'
month: '07'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
publication: The Astrophysical Journal
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0004-637X
- 1538-4357
publication_status: published
publisher: American Astronomical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: A Lyman break galaxy in the epoch of reionization from hubble space telescope
grism spectroscopy
type: journal_article
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volume: 773
year: '2013'
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