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20192024
most citedThe mean free path of ionizing photons at 5 < z < 6: evidence for rapid evolution near reionization

160 citations · 374 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

astro-ph.CO2024★ 1 cited

On the correlation between Ly forest opacity and galaxy density in late reionization models

Nakul Gangolli, Anson D'Aloisio, Christopher Cain +2

The relationship between Ly forest opacity and local galaxy density (the opacity-density relation) is a key observational test of late reionization models. Using narrow-band sur…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

The relationship between IGM Lyman-alpha opacity and galaxy density near the end of reionization

Holly M. Christenson, George D. Becker, Anson D'Aloisio +6

Observed scatter in the Lyman-alpha opacity of quasar sightlines at has motivated measurements of the correlation between Ly opacity and galaxy density, as models that pre…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 2 cited

Probing Ultra-late Reionization: Direct Measurements of the Mean Free Path over

Yongda Zhu, George D. Becker, Holly M. Christenson +22

The mean free path of ionizing photons, , is a critical parameter for modeling the intergalactic medium (IGM) both during and after reionization. We present direct mea…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 91 cited

Long Dark Gaps in the Ly Forest at : Evidence of Ultra Late Reionization from XQR-30 Spectra

Yongda Zhu, George D. Becker, Sarah E. I. Bosman +22

We present a new investigation of the intergalactic medium (IGM) near reionization using dark gaps in the Lyman- (Ly) forest. With its lower optical depth, Ly offers a pot…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 38 cited

Constraints on the End of Reionization from the Density Fields Surrounding Two Highly Opaque Quasar Sightlines

Holly M. Christenson, George D. Becker, Steven R. Furlanetto +5

The observed large-scale scatter in Lyman opacity of the intergalactic medium at implies large fluctuations in the neutral hydrogen fraction that are unexpected long afte…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 75 cited

Chasing the Tail of Cosmic Reionization with Dark Gap Statistics in the Ly Forest over

Yongda Zhu, George D. Becker, Sarah E. I. Bosman +14

We present a new investigation of the intergalactic medium (IGM) near the end of reionization using "dark gaps" in the Lyman-alpha (Ly) forest. Using spectra of 55 QSOs at $z_{\…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 160 cited

The mean free path of ionizing photons at 5 < z < 6: evidence for rapid evolution near reionization

George D. Becker, Anson D'Aloisio, Holly M. Christenson +3

The mean free path of ionizing photons, , is a key factor in the photoionization of the intergalactic medium (IGM). At , however, may be sho…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 6 cited

Keck/OSIRIS IFU Detection of a z 3 Damped Lyman Alpha Host Galaxy

Holly M. Christenson, Regina A. Jorgenson

We present Keck/OSIRIS infrared IFU observations of the 3.153 sub-DLA DLA2233+131, previously detected in absorption to a background quasar and studied with single slit spec…