Nearly all the sky is covered by Lyman-α emission around high-redshift galaxies
Galaxies are surrounded by large reservoirs of gas, mostly hydrogen, that are fed by inflows from the intergalactic medium and by outflows from galactic winds. Absorption-line measurements along the lines of sight to bright and rare background quasars indicate that this circumgalactic medium extends far beyond the starlight seen in galaxies, but
Wisotzki, L. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
10
2018