On the detectability of Lyα emission in star forming galaxies: The role of dust

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 488, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 491-509

  Atek, H ^a   Kunth, D ^a   Hayes, M ^b,d   Ostlin G ^b   Mas Hesse, M ^c  

^a INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^b ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^c CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Galaxies: general; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: starburst; ISM: dust, extinction; Ultraviolet: galaxies

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ASTROPHYSICS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COSMOLOGY; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; GALAXIES; GAS ABSORPTION; KINEMATICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LUMINANCE; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

GALAXIES: GENERAL; GALAXIES: ISM; GALAXIES: STARBURST; ISM: DUST, EXTINCTION; ULTRAVIOLET: GALAXIES;

FORMING;

EID: 50549096321     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809527     Document Type: Article

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