IGM Neutral Fraction Inference Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Bolan P.
  2. Lemaux B.C.
  3. Mason C.
  4. Bradac M.
  5. Treu T.
  6. Strait V.,Pelliccia D.
  7. Pentericci L.
  8. Malkan M.
  9. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present a Bayesian inference on the neutral hydrogen fraction of the intergalactic medium (IGM), {bar}x_hi_, at z~6-8 using the properties of Lyman break galaxies during the Epoch of Reionization.We use large samples of LBG candidates at 5.5<=z<=8.2 with spectroscopy from Keck/DEIMOS and Keck/MOSFIRE. For each galaxy, we incorporate either the Lyman-{alpha} equivalent width (EW) for detections or the EW limit spectrum for nondetections to parameterize the EW distribution at various ultraviolet brightnesses for a given redshift. Using our reference sample of galaxy candidates from the ionized universe at z~6.0, we are able to infer {bar}x_hi_ at two redshifts: z~6.7 and z~7.6. This work includes intrinsically faint, gravitationally lensed galaxies at z~6.0 in order to constrain the intrinsic faint-end Ly{alpha} EW distribution and provide a comparable population of galaxies to counterparts in our sample that are at higher redshift. The inclusion of faint galaxy candidates, in addition to a more sophisticated modelling framework, allows us to better isolate effects of the interstellar medium and circumgalactic medium on the observed Lyman-{alpha} distribution from those of the IGM. We infer an upper limit of {bar}x_hi_<=0.25 at z=6.7+/-0.2 and a neutral fraction of {bar}x_hi_=0.83^+0.08^_-0.11_ at z=7.6+/-0.6, both within 1{sigma} uncertainty, results which favor a moderately late and rapid reionization.

Keywords
  1. galaxies
  2. ultraviolet-photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2022MNRAS.517.3263B
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Document Object Identifer DOI
doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.75173263

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History

2022-12-30T09:17:07Z
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2022-12-30T09:17:07Z
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2024-08-22T20:16:26Z
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