Gamma‐Ray Bursts versus Quasars: Lyα Signatures of Reionization versus Cosmological Infall
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- 20 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 601 (1) , 64-77
- https://doi.org/10.1086/380435
Abstract
Lyα absorption is a prominent cosmological tool for probing both galactic halos and the intergalactic medium at high redshift. We consider a variety of sources that can be used as the Lyα emitters for this purpose. Among these sources, we argue that quasars are the best probes of the evolution of massive halos, while γ-ray bursts represent the cleanest sources for studying the reionization of the intergalactic medium.Keywords
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