Ly$\hat{I}\pm$ visibility from z = 4.5 to 11 in the UDS field: Evidence for a high neutral hydrogen fraction and small ionized bubbles at z $\sim$ 7

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

The resonant scattering nature of Ly$\hat{I}\pm$ photons interacting with neutral hydrogen makes Ly$\hat{I}\pm$ emitters (LAEs) robust tracers of the intergalactic neutral hydrogen fraction, and t…