Early star-forming galaxies and the reionization of the Universe

Brant E. Robertson; Richard S. Ellis; James S. Dunlop; Ross J. McLure; Daniel P. Stark

doi:10.1038/nature09527

Early star-forming galaxies and the reionization of the Universe

Brant E. Robertson
, Richard S. Ellis
, James S. Dunlop
, Ross J. McLure
, Daniel P. Stark

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Star-forming galaxies trace cosmic history. Recent observational progress with the NASA Hubble Space Telescope has led to the discovery and study of the earliest known galaxies, which correspond to a period when the Universe was only ĝ̂1/4800 million years old. Intense ultraviolet radiation from these early galaxies probably induced a major event in cosmic history: the reionization of intergalactic hydrogen.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	49-55
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nature
Volume	468
Issue number	7320
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09527
State	Published - Nov 4 2010
Externally published	Yes

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