Direct detection of ionizing photons from z~6 faint galaxies yields escape fraction ~0.8 and log ξ_ion^true = 25.86, implying higher IGM transparency and that young low-metallicity stars in such galaxies can reionize the universe.
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Strong [OIII]+Hβ emitters at z~7 represent 56% of the UV-selected population by number density and contribute ~70% of the ionizing budget required for reionization.
Empirical three-parameter fit to f_esc(M_h,z) yields steep redshift evolution with population-averaged escape fraction rising from ~2% at z=5 to ~9% at z=12.
The UV luminosity function at z~7 rises steeply with slope alpha=-1.98 to M_UV=-12.3 with no turnover, indicating faint galaxies dominate the ionizing photon budget during reionization.
Analysis of JWST/NIRSpec Prism spectra for 25 z>=10 galaxies finds burstiness correlates with strong UV lines, short depletion times, and DLA-induced redshift biases of 0.39 and 0.14 with marginal impact on UV luminosity density.
Identification of a strongly lensed ultra-faint galaxy at z≈10 with F200W excess, interpreted via SED modeling as either an extremely metal-poor stellar population or a young high-ionization system with emission lines.
Empirical halo-to-[O III] emitter modeling with realistic JWST survey mocks produces cross-correlations consistent with z~6 data within large scatter, but with a ~10 cMpc offset in the 1D peak.
SKA-Mid is predicted to yield samples of 10-100 low-metallicity Lyman continuum emitting galaxies per square degree, enabling multi-wavelength studies of feedback processes linked to ionizing photon escape.
Using JWST UV luminosity functions, the surface density of galaxy-driven ionized bubbles with radius ≥2.5 cMpc at z≈13 is estimated at 1.33×10^{-2} arcmin^{-2} per Δz=1 in a fiducial model with f_esc=0.2 and log ξ_ion=25.5.
Baryons from evaporating primordial black holes reduce primordial ^7Li abundance to observed values via neutron capture converting it to ^4He.
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The Great Escape of ionizing photons during Cosmic Morning
Direct detection of ionizing photons from z~6 faint galaxies yields escape fraction ~0.8 and log ξ_ion^true = 25.86, implying higher IGM transparency and that young low-metallicity stars in such galaxies can reionize the universe.
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Strong [OIII]$+$H$\beta$ emitters dominated the ionizing budget at $z\sim7$
Strong [OIII]+Hβ emitters at z~7 represent 56% of the UV-selected population by number density and contribute ~70% of the ionizing budget required for reionization.
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Steep Redshift Evolution of the Ionizing Escape Fraction at $z = 5$--$12$: Empirical Constraints and Comparison with Simulations
Empirical three-parameter fit to f_esc(M_h,z) yields steep redshift evolution with population-averaged escape fraction rising from ~2% at z=5 to ~9% at z=12.
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A GLIMPSE of the 99%: a census of the faintest galaxies during the epoch reionization and its implications for galaxy formation models
The UV luminosity function at z~7 rises steeply with slope alpha=-1.98 to M_UV=-12.3 with no turnover, indicating faint galaxies dominate the ionizing photon budget during reionization.
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JWST spectroscopy of galaxies at $z>10$: Damped Ly$\alpha$ absorbers reveal efficient star formation and hidden redshift biases
Analysis of JWST/NIRSpec Prism spectra for 25 z>=10 galaxies finds burstiness correlates with strong UV lines, short depletion times, and DLA-induced redshift biases of 0.39 and 0.14 with marginal impact on UV luminosity density.
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A Strongly Lensed Ultra-faint Arc at $z \approx 10$ with an F200W excess in Abell S1063
Identification of a strongly lensed ultra-faint galaxy at z≈10 with F200W excess, interpreted via SED modeling as either an extremely metal-poor stellar population or a young high-ionization system with emission lines.
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The impact of source and survey modelling on the connection between [O III] emitters and Ly $\alpha$ forest transmission at z ~ 6
Empirical halo-to-[O III] emitter modeling with realistic JWST survey mocks produces cross-correlations consistent with z~6 data within large scatter, but with a ~10 cMpc offset in the 1D peak.
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Probing the Nature of Lyman Continuum Emitting and Low-metallicity Galaxies Using the SKA
SKA-Mid is predicted to yield samples of 10-100 low-metallicity Lyman continuum emitting galaxies per square degree, enabling multi-wavelength studies of feedback processes linked to ionizing photon escape.
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The Incidence of Large Ionized Bubbles at Redshift 13
Using JWST UV luminosity functions, the surface density of galaxy-driven ionized bubbles with radius ≥2.5 cMpc at z≈13 is estimated at 1.33×10^{-2} arcmin^{-2} per Δz=1 in a fiducial model with f_esc=0.2 and log ξ_ion=25.5.
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Possible explanation of primordial $^7$Li deficit
Baryons from evaporating primordial black holes reduce primordial ^7Li abundance to observed values via neutron capture converting it to ^4He.