UNCOVER: Illuminating the Early Universe—JWST/NIRSpec Confirmation of z > 12 Galaxies

Observations of high-redshift galaxies provide a critical direct test to the theories of early galaxy formation, yet to date, only three have been spectroscopically confirmed at z > 12. Due to strong gravitational lensing over a wide area, the galaxy cluster field A2744 is ideal for searching for...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Main Authors:	Bingjie Wang, Seiji Fujimoto, Ivo Labbé, Lukas J. Furtak, Tim B. Miller, David J. Setton, Adi Zitrin, Hakim Atek, Rachel Bezanson, Gabriel Brammer, Joel Leja, Pascal A. Oesch, Sedona H. Price, Iryna Chemerynska, Sam E. Cutler, Pratika Dayal, Pieter van Dokkum, Andy D. Goulding, Jenny E. Greene, Y. Fudamoto, Gourav Khullar, Vasily Kokorev, Danilo Marchesini, Richard Pan, John R. Weaver, Katherine E. Whitaker, Christina C. Williams
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Early universe Galaxy formation Galaxy spectroscopy High-redshift galaxies James Webb Space Telescope Spectral energy distribution
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acfe07

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