Star-forming galaxies at very high redshifts

被引:178
作者
Lanzetta, KM
Yahil, A
FernandezSoto, A
机构
[1] UNIV CANTABRIA,DEPT FIS MODERNA,E-39005 SANTANDER,SPAIN
[2] CSIC,INST FIS,E-39005 SANTANDER,SPAIN
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10.1038/381759a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Analysis of the deepest available images of the sky, obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope, reveals a large number of candidate high-redshift: galaxies. A catalogue of 1,683 objects is presented, with estimated redshifts ranging from z = 0 to z > 6. The high-redshift objects are interpreted as regions of star formation associated with the progenitors of present-day normal galaxies, at epochs that may reach back 95% of the time to the Big Bang.
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