Lyman-alpha as an Astrophysical and Cosmological Tool Saas-Fee Advanced Course 46. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy /

• Main Authors: Dijkstra, Mark (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Prochaska, J. Xavier (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ouchi, Masami (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hayes, Matthew (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Verhamme, Anne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), North, Pierre (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cantalupo, Sebastiano (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Atek, Hakim (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course, 46
• Subjects: Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Cosmology.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

The hydrogen Lyman-alpha line is of utmost importance to many fields of astrophysics. This UV line being conveniently redshifted with distance to the visible and even near infrared wavelength ranges, it is observable from the ground, and provides the main observational window on the formation and ev...

Table of Contents:

• Physics of Lya Radiative Transfer
• HI Absorption in the Intergalactic Medium
• Observations of Lya Emitters at High Redshift
• Lyman alpha Emission and Absorption in Local Galaxies
• Index. .