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EPOCHS VI: the size and shape evolution of galaxies since z 8 with JWST Observations
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3597 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.527.6110O

Conselice, C. J.; Adams, N. J.; Li, Q. +8 more

We present the results of a size and structural analysis of 1395 galaxies at 0.5 ≤ z ≲ 8 with stellar masses log (M*/M)> 9.5 within the James Webb Space Telescope Public CEERS field that overlaps with the Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey EGS observations. We use GALFIT …

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia eHST JWST 71
The UV continuum slopes of early star-forming galaxies in JADES
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae800 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.529.4087T

Chevallard, Jacopo; Carniani, Stefano; Bunker, Andrew J. +22 more

The power-law slope of the rest-ultraviolet (UV) continuum (fλ ∝ λβ) is a key metric of early star-forming galaxies, providing one of our only windows into the stellar populations and physical conditions of z ≳ 10 galaxies. Expanding upon previous studies with limited sample sizes, we leverage deep imaging from the JWST Advan…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST JWST 71
The Radius of the High-mass Pulsar PSR J0740+6620 with 3.6 yr of NICER Data
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad5f1f Bibcode: 2024ApJ...974..294S

Chakrabarty, Deepto; Bogdanov, Slavko; Salmi, Tuomo +14 more

We report an updated analysis of the radius, mass, and heated surface regions of the massive pulsar PSR J0740+6620 using Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) data from 2018 September 21 to 2022 April 21, a substantial increase in data set size compared to previous analyses. Using a tight mass prior from radio-timing measurements and …

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 71
The Next Generation Deep Extragalactic Exploratory Public (NGDEEP) Survey
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad2f31 Bibcode: 2024ApJ...965L...6B

Papovich, Casey; Finkelstein, Steven L.; Pérez-González, Pablo G. +45 more

We present the Next Generation Deep Extragalactic Exploratory Public (NGDEEP) Survey, a deep slitless spectroscopic and imaging Cycle 1 JWST treasury survey designed to constrain feedback mechanisms in low-mass galaxies across cosmic time. NGDEEP targets the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) with NIRISS slitless spectroscopy ( ${f}_{\mathrm{lim},\mat…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST JWST 71
JADES: Detecting [OIII]λ4363 emitters and testing strong line calibrations in the high-z Universe with ultra-deep JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy up to z ∼ 9.5
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347133 Bibcode: 2024A&A...681A..70L

Chevallard, Jacopo; Maseda, Michael V.; Carniani, Stefano +32 more

We present ten novel [OIII]λ4363 auroral line detections up to z ∼ 9.5 measured from ultra-deep JWST/NIRSpec MSA spectroscopy from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES). We leverage the deepest spectroscopic observations taken thus far with NIRSpec to determine electron temperatures and oxygen abundances using the direct Te

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
JWST 70
UNCOVER: A NIRSpec Census of Lensed Galaxies at z = 8.50–13.08 Probing a High-AGN Fraction and Ionized Bubbles in the Shadow
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad9027 Bibcode: 2024ApJ...977..250F

Nanayakkara, Themiya; van Dokkum, Pieter; Fujimoto, Seiji +33 more

We present JWST NIRSpec prism spectroscopy of lensed galaxies at z ≳ 9 found behind the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 in the UNCOVER Cycle 1 Treasury Program. We confirm the redshift via emission lines and/or the Lyα break for 10 galaxies at z = 8.50–13.08 down to M V = ‑17.3. We achieve a 100% confirmation rate for z > 9 candi…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST JWST 69
JADES: Carbon enrichment 350 Myr after the Big Bang
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348636 Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.152D

Chevallard, Jacopo; Carniani, Stefano; Übler, Hannah +27 more

Finding the emergence of the first metals in the early Universe and identifying their origin are some of the most important goals of modern astrophysics. We present deep JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of GS-z12, a galaxy at z = 12.5, in which we report the detection of the C III]λλ1907,1909 nebular emission line. This represents the most distant detect…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
JWST 69
JADES. Possible Population III signatures at z = 10.6 in the halo of GN-z11
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347087 Bibcode: 2024A&A...687A..67M

Charlot, Stéphane; Carniani, Stefano; Übler, Hannah +33 more

Finding the first generation of stars formed out of pristine gas in the early Universe, known as Population III (PopIII) stars, is one of the most important goals of modern astrophysics. Recent models have suggested that PopIII stars may form in pockets of pristine gas in the halo of more evolved galaxies. We present NIRSpec integral field spectro…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
JWST 68
RUBIES: Evolved Stellar Populations with Extended Formation Histories at z ∼ 7–8 in Candidate Massive Galaxies Identified with JWST/NIRSpec
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad55f7 Bibcode: 2024ApJ...969L..13W

Cleri, Nikko J.; Labbé, Ivo; van Dokkum, Pieter +17 more

The identification of red, apparently massive galaxies at z > 7 in early James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) photometry suggests a strongly accelerated time line compared to standard models of galaxy growth. A major uncertainty in the interpretation is whether the red colors are caused by evolved stellar populations, dust, or other effects such a…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST JWST 68
SO2, silicate clouds, but no CH4 detected in a warm Neptune
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06849-0 Bibcode: 2024Natur.625...51D

Henning, Thomas; Östlin, Göran; Güdel, Manuel +43 more

WASP-107b is a warm (approximately 740 K) transiting planet with a Neptune-like mass of roughly 30.5 M and Jupiter-like radius of about 0.94 RJ (refs. 1,2), whose extended atmosphere is eroding3. Previous observations showed evidence for water vapour and a thick, high-altitude condensate layer in the at…

2024 Nature
XMM-Newton eHST JWST 66