Abstract / Description of output
We present measurements of the specific ultraviolet luminosity density
from a sample of 483 galaxies at 650%. Combining our observations with constraints on the
emission rate of ionizing photons from Ly-alpha forest observations at
z=6, we can constrain f_esc7, consistent with a number of complementary reionization probes.
If faint galaxies dominate reionization, future JWST observations will
probe deep enough to see them, providing an indirect constraint on the
ionizing photon escape fraction [abridged].
Original language | English |
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Article number | 93 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 758 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2012 |