Detecting the cosmic web: Ly alpha emission from simulated filaments at z=3

The standard cosmological model (Λ cold dark matter, ΛCDM) predicts the existence of the cosmic web: A distribution of matter into sheets and filaments connecting massive haloes. However, observational evidence has been elusive due to the low surface brightness levels of the fila...

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Main Authors: Elias, LM, Genel, S, Sternberg, A, Devriendt, J, Slyz, A, Visbal, E, Bouche, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020