MIDIS: Unveiling the Role of Strong Hα Emitters During the Epoch of Reionization with JWST
(2024)
Journal Article
Rinaldi, P., Caputi, K. I., Iani, E., Costantin, L., Gillman, S., Perez Gonzalez, P. G., Östlin, G., Colina, L., Greve, T. R., Nørgard-Nielsen, H. U., Wright, G. S., Álvarez-Márquez, J., Eckart, A., García-Marín, M., Hjorth, J., Ilbert, O., Kendrew, S., Labiano, A., Le Fèvre, O., Pye, J., …Dayal, P. (2024). MIDIS: Unveiling the Role of Strong Hα Emitters During the Epoch of Reionization with JWST. Astrophysical Journal, 969(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad4147
By using an ultradeep JWST/MIRI image at 5.6 μm in the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field, we constrain the role of strong Hα emitters (HAEs) during “cosmic reionization” at z ≃ 7-8. Our sample of HAEs is comprised of young (<35 Myr) galaxies, except for one...