MMT/MMIRS spectroscopy of z = 1.3 - 2.4 extreme [O iii] emitters: implications for galaxies in the reionization era

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 489; no. 2; pp. 2572 - 2594
• Main Authors: Tang, Mengtao, Stark, Daniel P, Chevallard, Jacopo, Charlot, Stéphane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 21.10.2019; Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics; Physics; galaxies: formation; cosmology: observations; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: high-redshift

ABSTRACT Galaxies in the reionization era have been shown to have prominent [O iii] + H β emission. Little is known about the gas conditions and radiation field of this population, making it challenging to interpret the spectra emerging at z ≳ 6. Motivated by this shortcoming, we have initiated a la...