학술논문

Galaxy main sequence and properties of low-mass Lyman-alpha Emitters towards reionisation viewed by VLT/MUSE and JWST/NIRCam
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Working Paper
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Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
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Abstract
Faint, star-forming galaxies likely play a dominant role in cosmic reionisation. Strides have been made in recent years to characterise these populations at high redshifts ($z>3$). Now for the first time, with JWST photometry beyond 1$\,\mu m$ in the rest frame, we can derive accurate stellar masses and position these galaxies on the galaxy main sequence. We seek to assess the place of 96 individual Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs) selected behind the A2744 lensing cluster with MUSE spectroscopy on the galaxy main sequence. We also compare derived stellar masses to Lyman-alpha luminosities and equivalent widths to better quantify the relationship between the Lyman-alpha emission and the host galaxy. These 96 LAEs lie in the redshift range $2.9Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics