Probing the Epoch of Reionization by identifying (lensed)
high-redshift galaxies
Jean-Paul KNEIB
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
Résumé :
I will review the recent work conducted in the last year regarding the
detection and study of the distant high-redshift (z>6) galaxies.
Of particular importance is the recent installation of
the WFC3 camera onboard of Hubble which InfraRed imaging channel is
delivering the deepest images ever obtained in the 1-1.6 micron window.
The new HST images are allowing to identify a large number of
high redshift galaxy candidates that can then be follow-up
in spectroscopy with 8-10m telescopes. I will discuss whether
these findings can account from the reionization of the Universe,
and what are the current observational limitations that can be
improved with current and future facilities.
Please see http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1106/
