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Early star-forming galaxies and the reionization of the Universe

Nov, 2010

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Nature 468 (2010) 49

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1011.0727 [astro-ph.CO]

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10.1038/nature09527

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Abstract: (arXiv)

Star forming galaxies represent a valuable tracer of cosmic history. Recent observational progress with Hubble Space Telescope has led to the discovery and study of the earliest-known galaxies corresponding to a period when the Universe was only ~800 million years old. Intense ultraviolet radiation from these early galaxies probably induced a major event in cosmic history: the reionization of intergalactic hydrogen. New techniques are being developed to understand the properties of these most distant galaxies and determine their influence on the evolution of the universe.

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