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most citedEMPRESS. VIII. A New Determination of Primordial He Abundance with Extremely Metal-Poor Galaxies: A Suggestion of the Lepton Asymmetry and Implications for the Hubble Tension

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astro-ph.GA2026

Gas-Phase Metallicity and Nitrogen Abundances in Low-Mass Galaxies Down to at -- from JWST Lensing Cluster Surveys

Hiroya Umeda, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +7

We analyze 405 deep JWST/NIRSpec spectra of star-forming galaxies at -- from DREAMS and other lensing-cluster surveys to study chemical enrichment in intrinsically fai…

astro-ph.GA2026

DREAMS. JWST Spectroscopy of a Galaxy with an ALMA Dust Continuum Detection: Early Dust, Very High , and a Multi-wavelength [OIII] Ratio Discrepancy

Kana Takechi, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +10

We present a deep DREAMS JWST/NIRSpec MSA medium-grating spectrum of MACS0416-Y1, a galaxy at with the highest-redshift ALMA dust continuum detection to date, in order to…

astro-ph.GA2026

A UV-Luminous Galaxy at z=11 with Surprisingly Weak Star Formation Activity

Yuichi Harikane, Pablo G. Perez-Gonzalez, Javier Alvarez-Marquez +8

One of the major discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the identification of a large population of luminous galaxies at , challenging theoretical models for…

astro-ph.GA2025

An Ultra-Faint, Chemically Primitive Galaxy Forming in the Reionization Era

Kimihiko Nakajima, Masami Ouchi, Yuichi Harikane +9

The formation of the first stars and galaxies marked the onset of chemical enrichment, yet direct observations of such primordial systems remain elusive. Here we present James Webb…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

SAPPHIRES: Extremely Metal-Poor Galaxy Candidates with at from Deep JWST/NIRCam Grism Observations

Tiger Yu-Yang Hsiao, Fengwu Sun, Xiaojing Lin +19

Population III stars, the hypothetical first generation metal-free stars, have yet to be discovered. Even after three years of successful JWST operations, studies have shown that m…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Comprehensive JWST+ALMA Study on the Extended Ly Emitters, Himiko and CR7 at : Blue Major Merger Systems in Stark Contrast to Submillimeter Galaxies

Tomokazu Kiyota, Masami Ouchi, Yi Xu +14

We present various properties of two bright extended Ly objects, Himiko and CR7, at thoroughly investigated with JWST/NIRCam photometry, NIRSpec-IFU spectroscopy, and AL…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

SAPPHIRES: A Galaxy Over-Density in the Heart of Cosmic Reionization at

Yoshinobu Fudamoto, Jakob M. Helton, Xiaojing Lin +17

We report the discovery of a galaxy proto-cluster candidate (dubbed MACS0416-OD-z8p5) at a spectroscopic redshift of , dating back to Myr after the Big Bang. Th…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

Slitless Areal Pure-Parallel HIgh-Redshift Emission Survey (SAPPHIRES): Early Data Release of Deep JWST/NIRCam Images and Spectra in MACS J0416 Parallel Field

Fengwu Sun, Yoshinobu Fudamoto, Xiaojing Lin +25

We present the early data release (EDR) of SAPPHIRES, a JWST Cycle-3 Treasury imaging and spectroscopic survey using the powerful NIRCam wide-field slitless spectroscopic (WFSS) mo…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Morphological Demographics of Galaxies at : Log-Normal Size Distribution and Exponential Profiles Consistent with the Disk Formation Scenario

Yoshiaki Ono, Masami Ouchi, Yuichi Harikane +5

We homogeneously investigate the morphological properties of galaxies at with deep JWST NIRCam images employing our established techniques of GALFIT modeling and…

astro-ph.GA2024

EMPRESS. X. Spatially resolved mass-metallicity relation in extremely metal-poor galaxies: evidence of episodic star-formation fueled by a metal-poor gas infall

Kimihiko Nakajima, Masami Ouchi, Yuki Isobe +47

Using the Subaru/FOCAS IFU capability, we examine the spatially resolved relationships between gas-phase metallicity, stellar mass, and star-formation rate surface densities (Sigma…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

A Galaxy with an Extremely Blue UV Slope at Identified by JWST Spectroscopy: Evidence for a Weak Nebular Continuum and Efficient Ionizing Photon Escape?

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +8

We investigate UV continuum slopes of 863 galaxies at using archival JWST/NIRSpec PRISM spectra obtained from major JWST GTO, ERS, and GO programs, including JADES, CE…

astro-ph.GA2024

The Physical Origin of Extreme Emission Line Galaxies at High redshifts: Strong {\sc [Oiii]} Emission Lines Produced by Obscured AGNs

Chenghao Zhu, Yuichi Harikane, Masami Ouchi +21

We present deep Subaru/FOCAS spectra for two extreme emission line galaxies (EELGs) at with strong {\sc[Oiii]}5007 emission lines, exhibiting equivalent widths (EWs) o…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 7 cited

JWST, ALMA, and Keck Spectroscopic Constraints on the UV Luminosity Functions at z~7-14: Clumpiness and Compactness of the Brightest Galaxies in the Early Universe

Yuichi Harikane, Akio K. Inoue, Richard S. Ellis +33

We present the number densities and physical properties of the bright galaxies spectroscopically confirmed at . Our sample is composed of 60 galaxies at $z_\mathrm{spec}…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

Strong He I Emission Lines in High N/O Galaxies at Identified in JWST Spectra: High He/H Abundance Ratios or High Electron Densities?

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Kuria Watanabe +14

We present HeI/H-flux and He/H-abundance ratios in three JWST galaxies with significant constraints on N/O-abundance ratios, GS-NDG-9422, RXCJ2248-ID, and GLASS150008 at $z\sim…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Dynamics of a Galaxy at z > 10 Explored by JWST Integral Field Spectroscopy: Hints of Rotating Disk Suggesting Weak Feedback

Yi Xu, Masami Ouchi, Hidenobu Yajima +9

We investigate the dynamics of GN-z11, a luminous galaxy at , carefully analyzing the public deep integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data taken with JWST NIRSpec IFU. While…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

Balmer Decrement Anomalies in Galaxies at z ~ 6 Found by JWST Observations: Density-Bounded Nebulae or Excited H I Clouds?

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +11

We investigate the physical origins of the Balmer decrement anomalies in GS-NDG-9422 (Cameron et al. 2023) and RXCJ2248-ID (Topping et al. 2024) galaxies at whose $\mathr…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 5 cited

Ly Emission at : Clear Ly Equivalent Width Evolution Indicating the Late Cosmic Reionization History

Minami Nakane, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +6

We present the evolution of Ly emission derived from 53 galaxies at that are identified by multiple JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy programs of ERS, GO, DDT, and GTO. The…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 4 cited

Stellar- and AGN-Driven Outflows in JWST Galaxies at z=3-9: More Frequent, Wider Opening Angles, and Mostly Bounded

Yi Xu, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +5

We study outflows in 130 galaxies with -22<MUV<-16 at z=3-9 identified in JWST NIRSpec and NIRCam WFSS data taken by the ERO, CEERS, FRESCO, GLASS, and JADES programs. We identify…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

Census for the Rest-frame Optical and UV Morphologies of Galaxies at : First Phase of Inside-Out Galaxy Formation

Yoshiaki Ono, Yuichi Harikane, Masami Ouchi +7

We present the rest-frame optical and UV surface brightness (SB) profiles for galaxies with mag at - ( of which are spectroscopically confir…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 3 cited

JWST Identification of Extremely Low C/N Galaxies with [N/O] at Evidencing the Early CNO-Cycle Enrichment and a Connection with Globular Cluster Formation

Yuki Isobe, Masami Ouchi, Nozomu Tominaga +9

We present chemical abundance ratios of 70 star-forming galaxies at -10 observed by the JWST/NIRSpec ERO, GLASS, and CEERS programs. Among the 70 galaxies, we have pinpoint…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 4 cited

Statistics for Galaxy Outflows at with Imaging and Spectroscopic Signatures Identified with JWST/NIRCam and NIRSpec Data

Yechi Zhang, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +5

We present statistics of galaxy outflows indicated by spatially-extended gas emission and broad lines. With a total of 61 spectroscopically confirmed galaxies at $z\sim…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 18 cited

JWST Measurements of Neutral Hydrogen Fractions and Ionized Bubble Sizes at Obtained with Ly Damping Wing Absorptions in 27 Bright Continuum Galaxies

Hiroya Umeda, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +5

We present volume-averaged neutral hydrogen fractions $x_{\rm \HI}$ and ionized bubble radii measured with Ly damping wing absorption of galaxies at the epoch of rei…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

EMPRESS. XIV. Strong High Ionization Lines of Young Galaxies at : Ionizing Spectra Consistent with the Intermediate Mass Black Holes with

Shun Hatano, Masami Ouchi, Hiroya Umeda +16

We present ionizing spectra estimated at 13.6--100 eV for ten dwarf galaxies with strong high ionization lines of He {\sc {ii}}4686 and [Ne {\sc{v}}]3426 ([Ne {\sc{iv}}]24…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 22 cited

Pure Spectroscopic Constraints on UV Luminosity Functions and Cosmic Star Formation History From 25 Galaxies at Confirmed with JWST/NIRSpec

Yuichi Harikane, Kimihiko Nakajima, Masami Ouchi +5

We present pure spectroscopic constraints on the UV luminosity functions and cosmic star formation rate (SFR) densities from 25 galaxies at . By reducin…