An Overdensity of Lyman-alpha Emitters at Redshift z=5.7 near the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

Abstract

We have identified an obvious and strong large scale structure at redshift z=5.75 in a wide (31 by 33 arcminute) field, narrowband survey of the Chandra Deep Field South region. This structure is traced by 17 candidate Lyman alpha emitters, among which 12 are found in an 823nm filter (corresponding to Lyman alpha at z=5.77 +- 0.03) and 5 in an 815nm image (z=5.70 +- 0.03). The Lyman alpha emitters in both redshift bins are concentrated in one quadrant of the field. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, Chandra Deep Field South, and GOODS-South fields all lie near the edge of this overdense region. Our results are consistent with reports of an overdensity in the UDF region at z=5.9. This structure is the highest redshift overdensity found so far.

arXiv comment12 pages, AASTeX. Submitted to ApJ Letters, and revised in response to referee's comments

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