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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New JWST pure-parallel imaging over 400 arcmin² yields UV luminosity functions at z~7.5-10 consistent with pre-JWST models and significant clustering of bright galaxies implying they occupy more massive halos than previously modeled.
SPRITE SmallSat is predicted to detect LyC from low-z LCEs using advanced FUV coatings and spectrograph, with eight prior LCEs as commissioning targets to validate sensitivity and enable a larger survey bridging low- and high-redshift studies.
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 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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BEACON: JWST NIRCam Pure-parallel Imaging Survey. III. Constraints on the UV LF and the Clustering of z~7-14 Galaxies
New JWST pure-parallel imaging over 400 arcmin² yields UV luminosity functions at z~7.5-10 consistent with pre-JWST models and significant clustering of bright galaxies implying they occupy more massive halos than previously modeled.
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Predicted Capabilities of the SPRITE SmallSat for a Low-Redshift Lyman Continuum Emission Survey
SPRITE SmallSat is predicted to detect LyC from low-z LCEs using advanced FUV coatings and spectrograph, with eight prior LCEs as commissioning targets to validate sensitivity and enable a larger survey bridging low- and high-redshift studies.
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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.