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Lipari, S.; Ajiki, M.; Taniguchi, Y.; Bergmann, M.; Sanchez, S. F.; Terlevich, R.; Mediavilla, E.; Dottori, H.; Jahnke, J.; García-Lorenzo, B.; Acosta-Pulido, J. A.; Ahumada, J.; Zheng, W.
Bibliographical reference
Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía, vol.48, p.430-433
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2005
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We present the first results obtained recently with Gemini GMOS MOS
spectroscopy of Ly-alpha emitters at redshift z = 5.7 - 6.0. We are
carry out a spectroscopic study using Gemini GMOS of our sample of 259
candidates to galaxies at redshifts up to 6.0. The sample comprises: (i)
17 Ly-alpha (LAE) candidates at redshift 5.7, (ii) 4 LAE candidates at
redshift 5.8, and (iii) 238 Lyman break galaxies and lower-redshift
emitters candidates, found in our very deep imaging survey, by using the
Suprime-Camera on the Subaru Telescope. The LAE objects were carefully
selected from strong emission-line sources found in the NB8160 and
IA8275 narrow and intermediate band filter images. The Lyman break
galaxies were selected using the deep broad-band images. This project is
allowing us to study in detail: (i) the evolution of the star formation
density at redshift 5.7-6.0, and (ii) the galactic wind process at z up
to 6.0 Finally, our central aim is to study -with GMOS IFU- the nature
and kinematics of the out-flow process at very high redshift and to test
our proposed "composite Hyper-Wind" scenario for the origin of extended
blobs/halos.