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SILVERRUSH. XIII. A Catalog of 20,567 Lyα Emitters at z = 2−7 Identified in the Full-depth Data of the Subaru/HSC-SSP and CHORUS Surveys

Authors :
Satoshi Kikuta
Masami Ouchi
Takatoshi Shibuya
Yongming Liang
Hiroya Umeda
Akinori Matsumoto
Kazuhiro Shimasaku
Yuichi Harikane
Yoshiaki Ono
Akio K. Inoue
Satoshi Yamanaka
Haruka Kusakabe
Rieko Momose
Nobunari Kashikawa
Yuichi Matsuda
Chien-Hsiu Lee
Source :
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol 268, Iss 1, p 24 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, 2023.

Abstract

We present 20,567 Ly α emitters (LAEs) at z = 2.2 − 7.3 that are photometrically identified by the SILVERRUSH program in a large survey area up to 25 deg ^2 with deep images of five broadband filters ( grizy ) and seven narrowband filters targeting Ly α lines at z = 2.2, 3.3, 4.9, 5.7, 6.6, 7.0, and 7.3 taken by the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program and the Cosmic HydrOgen Reionization Unveiled with Subaru survey. We select secure >5 σ sources showing narrowband color excesses via Ly α break screening, taking into account the spatial inhomogeneity of limiting magnitudes. After removing spurious sources by careful masking and visual inspection of coadded and multiepoch images obtained over the 7 yr of the surveys, we construct LAE samples consisting of 6995, 4641, 726, 6124, 2058, 18, and 5 LAEs at z = 2.2, 3.3, 4.9, 5.7, 6.6, 7.0, and 7.3, respectively, although the z = 7.3 candidates are tentative. Our LAE catalogs contain 289 spectroscopically confirmed LAEs at the expected redshifts from previous work. We demonstrate that the number counts of our LAEs are consistent with previous studies with similar LAE selection criteria. The LAE catalogs will be made public on our project webpage with detailed descriptions of the content and ancillary information about the masks and limiting magnitudes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15384365 and 00670049
Volume :
268
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1ae859b35a748c3bf6316bcd0a50cf9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ace4cb