Computer Science
Scientific paper
Aug 2006
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NOAO Proposal ID #2006B-0554
Computer Science
Scientific paper
Galaxies obtain material to form their stars from the intergalactic medium, but direct observations of such accretion do not yet exist. Motivated by our theoretical work, we propose the first direct search for gravitational cooling radiation arising from the infall of gas into forming galaxies at z=3. While ``Lyα blobs'' are the best candidates for gas-accreting galaxies at high redshift, and are therefore the focus of our proposed study, their nature remains unknown due to intrinsic difficulties in interpreting their Lyα emission. Here, we propose to survey 10 of the Lyα blobs from the Matsuda et al. sample for He II. Compared to Lyα, Heha is optically thin, less sensitive to the UV background, and less contaminated by the recombination lines from star-forming galaxies, making it an ideal diagnostic line to uncover the processes by which galaxies acquire their baryons. This proposal is a resubmission in which we have explicitly addressed the concerns raised by the TAC last year. This project represents a new approach, which has the potential to revolutionize studies of galaxy formation.
Dav'e Romeel
Eisenstein Daniel
Yang Yujin
Zabludoff Ann
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