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most citedConstraints on the intergalactic medium from JWST spectroscopy of Lyman-alpha damping wings in galaxies

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astro-ph.GA2026

Constraining the galaxy-halo connection at using the neighbors of UV-bright galaxies

Ivan Nikolić, Charlotte A. Mason

JWST has discovered an overabundance of UV-luminous galaxies compared to extrapolations from pre-JWST galaxy formation models. Distinguishing between proposed theoretical explanati…

astro-ph.GA2026

SPURS: An Ultra-deep View Inside the Compact, Nitrogen-Enriched Nuclei of Little Red Dots

Mengtao Tang, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +7

We present the first ultra-deep rest-UV spectroscopy of four UV-bright Little Red Dots (LRDs), obtained from the SPURS Cycle 4 Large Program. The spectra reveal broad CIV (FWHM $\a…

astro-ph.GA2026

SPURS: Massive Stars, Dense Gas, and Ly Escape in GN-z11 at

Zuyi Chen, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +6

We present ultra-deep {\it JWST} spectroscopy of GN-z11 () obtained through the SPURS Cycle 4 Large Program, providing the deepest rest-UV view yet obtained of a galaxy at…

astro-ph.GA2026

JWST absorption line spectroscopy with SPURS: ISM covering fractions and kinematics in individual galaxies at

Keerthi Vasan G. C., Peter Senchyna, Charlotte A. Mason +11

We present deep rest-ultraviolet (UV) spectra of six luminous -- 9 galaxies in the Abell-2744 field taken as part of the JWST Cycle 4 Large Program SPURS. The individual gala…

astro-ph.GA2026

SPURS: Bursty Star Formation in an Extremely Luminous Weak Emission Line Galaxy at

Zuyi Chen, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +8

JWST has revealed a population of super-luminous early galaxies with a volume density in excess of most expectations. The spectra reveal diverse properties: while some reveal stron…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

SPURS: Evidence for Clumpy Neutral Envelopes and Ionized IGM Surrounding Little Red Dots in Abell 2744 from Ultra-Deep Rest-UV Spectroscopy

Mengtao Tang, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +14

Rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) spectra of Little Red Dots (LRDs) often show Ly emission. Along with broad Balmer emission, LRDs are expected to produce broad Ly emission. Howeve…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Deep JWST spectroscopy of galaxies in a candidate ionized bubble at : probing reionization at pMpc scales with Ly emission

Lily Whitler, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +5

Strong Ly emission observed from galaxies when the Universe is expected to be highly neutral is thought to trace large ionized regions that facilitate the transmission of Ly…

astro-ph.GA2025

Galaxy Underdensities Host the Clearest IGM Ly Transmission and Indicate Anisotropic Reionization

Yongda Zhu, George D. Becker, Anson D'Aloisio +6

How galaxies drive reionization and what governs its geometry remain fundamental questions. We present JWST/NIRCam wide-field slitless spectroscopy (WFSS) observations toward two o…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Lyman-alpha emission at the end of reionization: line strengths and profiles from MMT and JWST observations at z~5-6

Gonzalo Prieto-Lyon, Charlotte A. Mason, Victoria Strait +8

With JWST, it is now possible to use Lyman-Alpha (Ly) emission from galaxies beyond z>8 to trace neutral hydrogen in the intergalactic medium (IGM) as the Universe became reioni…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

The JWST Spectroscopic Properties of Galaxies at

Mengtao Tang, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +3

We characterize the JWST spectra of galaxies at , including newly-confirmed galaxies. We directly compare the spectroscopic properties against galaxie…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

The Impact of Galaxy Overdensities and Ionized Bubbles on Ly Emission at

Zuyi Chen, Daniel P. Stark, Charlotte A. Mason +4

Ly spectroscopy with JWST is opening a new window on the sizes of ionized bubbles through the reionization epoch. Theoretical expectations suggest typical bubble radii should be…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

JWST/NIRSpec Observations of High Ionization Emission Lines in Galaxies at High Redshift

Mengtao Tang, Daniel P. Stark, Adèle Plat +7

JWST spectroscopy has built large emission line samples at , but it has yet to confidently reveal many galaxies with the hard radiation fields commonly associated with A…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 16 cited

Constraints on the intergalactic medium from JWST spectroscopy of Lyman-alpha damping wings in galaxies

Charlotte A. Mason, Zuyi Chen, Daniel P. Stark +3

JWST provides a unique dataset to study reionization's earliest stages, promising insights into the first galaxies. Many JWST/NIRSpec prism spectra reveal smooth Lyman-alpha breaks…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 9 cited

Mapping reionization bubbles in the JWST era II: inferring the position and characteristic size of individual bubbles

Ivan Nikolić, Andrei Mesinger, Charlotte A. Mason +5

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is discovering an increasing number of galaxies well into the early stages of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Many of these galaxies are clus…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 11 cited

Mapping reionization bubbles in the JWST era I: empirical edge detection with Lyman alpha emission from galaxies

Ting-Yi Lu, Charlotte A. Mason, Andrei Mesinger +7

Ionized bubble sizes during reionization trace physical properties of the first galaxies. JWST's ability to spectroscopically confirm and measure Lyman-alpha (Ly) emission in su…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

JWST/NIRSpec Observations of Ly Emission in Star Forming Galaxies at

Mengtao Tang, Daniel P. Stark, Michael W. Topping +2

We present an analysis of JWST Ly spectroscopy of galaxies, using observations in the public archive covering galaxies in four independent fields (GOODS-N, GOODS-S…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Ly Emission Line Profiles of Extreme [OIII] Emitting Galaxies at : Implications for Ly Visibility in the Reionization Era

Mengtao Tang, Daniel P. Stark, Richard S. Ellis +4

JWST observations have recently begun delivering the first samples of Ly velocity profile measurements at , opening a new window on the reionization process. Interpretation…