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The Lyman Continuum Escape Fraction of Low-Mass Star-Forming Galaxies at z~1 | Michael J. Rutkowski
; Claudia Scarlata
; Francesco Haardt
; Brian Siana
; Alaina Henry
; Marc Rafelski
; Matthew Hayes
; Mara Salvato
; Anthony J. Pahl
; Vihang Mehta
; Melanie Beck
; Matthew Malkan
; Harry I. Teplitz
; | Date: |
6 Nov 2015 | Abstract: | To date no direct detection of Lyman continuum emission has been measured for
intermediate--redshift z~1 star-forming galaxies . We combine HST grism
spectroscopy with GALEX UV and ground--based optical imaging to extend the
search for escaping Lyman continuum to a large (~600) sample of z~1 low-mass,
moderately star-forming galaxies selected initially on H$alpha$ emission. The
characteristic escape fraction of LyC from SFGs that populate this parameter
space remains weakly constrained by previous surveys, but these faint SFGs are
assumed to play a significant role in the reionization of neutral hydrogen in
the intergalactic medium (IGM) at high redshift (z>6). We do not make an
unambiguous detection of escaping LyC radiation from this $zsim1$ sample,
individual non--detections to constrain the absolute Lyman continuum escape
fraction, $f_{esc}$<2.1% (3$sigma$). We measure upper limits of $f_{esc}$<9.6%
from a sample of SFGs selected on high H$alpha$ equivalent width (EW>200AA),
which are thought to be close analogs of high redshift sources of reionization.
For reference, we also present an emissivity--weighted escape fraction which is
useful as a measurement of the general contribution of the SFGs to the z~1
ionizing UV background. In the discussion, we consider the implications of
these intermediate redshift constraints for the re--ionization of hydrogen in
the intergalactic medium at high (z>6) redshift. If the escape fraction of SFGs
increases with redshift or an unobserved population of faint (M$_{UV}$<-13 AB)
SFGs with $f_{esc}$>3% contributes significantly, reionization by SFGs is
marginally consistent with independent observations from Planck. | Source: | arXiv, 1511.1998 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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