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most citedPeering into cosmic reionization: the Ly visibility evolution from galaxies at = 4.5-8.5 with JWST

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50 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

An Attenuation Bump at z=9.3: Probing Dust Diversity at Cosmic Dawn

Giulia Rodighiero, Santiago Álvarez-Córdoba, Michele Catone +46

We report the identification of a UV attenuation bump in the Black Pearl, a galaxy at a spectroscopic redshift of 9.3335 observed with JWST/NIRSpec as part of the ZENITH and EMBER…

astro-ph.GA2026

Quiescent Galaxies at from CAPERS spectroscopy and their Number densities

Lu Shen, Weida Hu, Casey Papovich +28

Recent JWST observations have revealed an overabundance of quiescent galaxies at high redshift. Photometric methods, such as photometry-derived sSFRs, colors, and synthetic $…

astro-ph.GA2026

PRISMS. GHZ1. A standard tale of galaxy evolution with atypical ionizing conditions at

Borja Pérez-Díaz, Marco Castellano, Javier Álvarez-Márquez +33

[Abridged] The first operating years of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed a surprising number of UV-bright objects, many of them characterized by t…

astro-ph.GA2026

Unified modelling of broad and narrow optical-UV emission lines from massive black holes: interpreting high-redshift JWST observations

Adele Plat, Michaela Hirschmann, Emma Curtis-Lake +10

JWST is uncovering a large population of active galactic nuclei (AGN) at high redshift, motivating the extension of models calibrated on local sources to a broader range of physica…

astro-ph.GA2026

The gradual decline of Ly visibility in the CANDELS fields: evidence for the combined effects of galaxy evolution and reionization

L. Napolitano, L. Pentericci, A. Ferrara +35

We investigate the evolution of Ly visibility and the physical properties of Ly emitters (LAEs) across the five CANDELS fields using publicly available JWST/NIRSpec PRISM spe…

astro-ph.GA2026

Little Red and Blue Dots: AGN-excited narrow lines, Lyman- emission, and resemblance to standard quasars

Sophia Geris, Roberto Maiolino, Xihan Ji +35

We present an analysis of a sample of 36 Little Red and Blue Dots (LRDs and LBDs) at , identified by JWST in the GOODS fields. While both categories are selected to ha…

astro-ph.GA2026

The quasi-star model for Little Red Dots: potential and challenges

Fabrizio Gentile, Mauro Giavalisco, Emanuele Daddi +25

(Abridged) Little Red Dots (LRDs) are a class of sources discovered by JWST observationally defined by a "V-shaped" rest-frame UV-Optical SED, a compact or unresolved morphology, a…

astro-ph.GA2026

Using Ly Transmitted Spectrum to Probe IGM Transmission and Identify Ionized Structures in Cosmic Reionization

Weida Hu, Casey Papovich, Lu Shen +16

We present a study of intergalactic medium (IGM) transmission at using high-signal-to-noise JWST/NIRSpec prism spectroscopy of 143 galaxies at from the CAPE…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

EGS-z11-R0: a red, dust-rich galaxy at Cosmic Dawn

Giulia Rodighiero, Andrea Ferrara, Michele Catone +16

Context. Galaxies discovered by JWST at z > 10 are predominantly characterized by extremely blue rest-frame UV slopes. Conversely, the existence of dust-reddened systems at such ea…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Collective Voice of Ly Emitters: Insights from JWST Stacked Spectroscopy

R. Tripodi, L. Napolitano, L. Pentericci +20

We present a spatially resolved stacked analysis of 287 LAEs at observed with JWST/NIRSpec prism spectroscopy. By constructing a two-dimensional stack from public surveys (CA…

astro-ph.GA2026

PRISMS. UNCOVER-26185, a metal-poor SFG at z=10.05 with no evidence for a X-ray-luminous AGN

J. Álvarez-Márquez, L. Colina, A. Crespo-Gomez +31

This work presents the first results of the PRImordial galaxy Survey with MIRI Spectroscopy (PRISMS), a JWST cycle 4 program (PID 8051) aimed at the characterization of a relativel…

astro-ph.GA2026

Investigating the role of mergers in galaxy assembly in the early Universe (z > 5)

A. Calabrò, L. Pentericci, M. Llerena +20

Galaxy mergers play a crucial role in shaping the morphology, the star formation, and the mass growth of galaxies across cosmic time. While mergers have been extensively investigat…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

PRISMS. U37126, a very blue, ISM-naked starburst at z=10.255 with nearly 100% Lyman continuum escape fraction

R. Marques-Chaves, J. Álvarez-Márquez, L. Colina +31

We present very deep (~11h) JWST/MIRI low-resolution spectroscopy of the rest-frame optical emission of U37126, a UV-bright (M_UV ~ -20), mildly lensed () galaxy at z=…

astro-ph.GA2025

The AGN nature of strong CIII emitters in the Early Universe with JWST

F. Arevalo-Gonzalez, R. Tripodi, M. Llerena +21

The semi-forbidden CIII] 1907,1909 doublet is a key tracer of high-ionization emission in the early universe. We present a study of CIII] emission in galaxies at z=5-7, using p…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

The Early Maturity of High-Redshift Galaxies: Insights from sSFR, M/L and SFHs at z~7-14

P. Santini, M. Castellano, A. Calabrò +23

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed an unexpected excess of UV-bright galaxies at z>10, unaccounted for by extrapolations from pre-JWST observations and theoretical…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Investigating ionising sources and the complex interstellar medium of GHZ2 at

M. Castellano, L. Napolitano, B. Moreschini +27

An accurate characterisation of the physical properties of galaxies at cosmic dawn is key to understanding the origin of the high abundance of UV-bright galaxies at z10. W…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Significant Evidence of an AGN Contribution in GHZ2 at z = 12.34

Oscar A. Chavez Ortiz, Steven L. Finkelstein, Adele Plat +18

GHZ2 is among the highest-redshift galaxies discovered to date, exhibiting a spectrum rich with prominent emission lines in the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) and optical. These featu…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

The Relationship at : Big Black Holes in Little Red Dots

Brenda L. Jones, Dale D. Kocevski, Fabio Pacucci +25

JWST has identified a large population of faint, broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the early universe that are powered by black holes (BHs) that often appear overmassive r…

astro-ph.GA2025

Extreme equivalent width-selected low-mass starbursts at : insights into their role in cosmic reionization

M. Llerena, L. Pentericci, R. Amorín +22

We investigate the properties of extreme emission line galaxies (EELGs) at and their role in reionization. Compact, low-mass galaxies with intense optical emission lines ar…

astro-ph.GA2025

Witnessing downsizing in the making: quiescent and breathing galaxies at the dawn of the Universe

Emiliano Merlin, Flaminia Fortuni, Antonello Calabrò +18

[Shortened for arXiv] We conduct a systematic search for quiescent galaxies at in six extragalactic deep fields observed with NIRCam, with t…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

Mysteries of Capotauro: investigating the puzzling nature of an extreme F356W-dropout

Giovanni Gandolfi, Giulia Rodighiero, Marco Castellano +38

JWST has uncovered a diverse population of extreme near-infrared dropouts, including ultra high-redshift () galaxy candidates, dust-obscured galaxies challenging dust product…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

Ly visibility from z = 4.5 to 11 in the UDS field: Evidence for a high neutral hydrogen fraction and small ionized bubbles at z 7

L. Napolitano, L. Pentericci, M. Dickinson +28

The resonant scattering nature of Ly photons interacting with neutral hydrogen makes Ly emitters (LAEs) robust tracers of the intergalactic neutral hydrogen fraction, and thu…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

A Lyman continuum analysis for galaxies at in the Abell 2744 Cluster Field

Y. Liu, S. Mascia, L. Pentericci +17

Identifying Lyman continuum (LyC) leakers at intermediate redshifts is crucial for understanding the properties of cosmic reionizers, as the opacity of the intergalactic medium (IG…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

A deep dive down the broad-line region: permitted OI, CaII and FeII emission in an AGN Little Red Dot at z=5.3

Roberta Tripodi, Maruša Bradač, Francesco D'Eugenio +27

We present a spectroscopic analysis of a broad-line active galactic nucleus (AGN) selected as little red dot at behind the Bullet cluster (Bz5.3), based on JWST/NIRCam an…