Probe the reionization process with first galaxies
Project/Area Number |
19540246
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Astronomy
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Research Institution | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
Principal Investigator |
KASHIKAWA Nobunari National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 光赤外研究部, 准教授 (00290883)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMASAKU Kazuhiro 東京大学, 理学研究科, 准教授 (00251405)
MOTOHARA Kentaro 東京大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (90343102)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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Keywords | 再電離 / 初期宇宙 / ライマンα輝線銀河 / ライマンブレイク銀河 / 銀河形成 / 銀河進化 / 宇宙の大規模構造 / 遠方宇宙 |
Research Abstract |
We have obtained the largest spectroscopic sample of Lyman alpha emitting galaxies at z=5.7 and 6.5 by using Subaru and Keck telescopes. We have derived a more accurate Lyα luminosity function of LAEs at z=6.5, which reveals an apparent deficit at the bright end that observed at z=5.7. This result may imply that the reionization of the universe has not been completed at z=6.5.
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