Modelling the observed luminosity function and clustering evolution of Lyman-$\alpha$ emitters: growing evidence for late reionization

Abstract

We model the high redshift (z > 5) Lyman-$\alpha$ emitting (LAE) galaxy population using the empirical rest-frame equivalent width distribution. We calibrate to the observed luminosity function and angular correlation function at z = 5.7 as measured by the SILVERRUSH survey. This allows us to populate the high-dynamic-range Sherwood simulation suite with LAEs, and to calculate the transmission of their Ly $\alpha$ emission through the inter-galactic medium (IGM). We use this simulated population to explore the effect of the IGM on high-redshift observations of LAEs, and make predictions for the narrowband filter redshifts at z = 6.6, 7.0 and 7.3. Comparing our model with existing observations, we find a late reionization is suggested, consistent with the recent low optical depth derived from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) by the Planck collaboration and the opacity fluctuations in the Ly $\alpha$ forest. We also explore the role of the circum-galactic medium (CGM) and the larger volume of gas which is infalling onto the host halo versus the IGM in attenuating the Ly $\alpha$ signal, finding that a significant fraction of the attenuation is due to the CGM and infalling gas, which increases towards the end of reionization, albeit with a large scatter across the mock LAE population.

19 pages, 17 figures, 3 tables, 3 appendices. Accepted by MNRAS

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