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The MUSE-Wide survey: Detection of a clustering signal from Lyman-\alpha-emitters at 3<z<6

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(2017)cite arxiv:1707.01109Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure, accepted by MNRAS.

Abstract

We present a clustering analysis of a sample of 238 Ly$\alpha$-emitters at redshift 3<z<6 from the MUSE-Wide survey. This survey mosaics extragalactic legacy fields with 1h MUSE pointings to detect statistically relevant samples of emission line galaxies. We analysed the first year observations from MUSE-Wide making use of the clustering signal in the line-of-sight direction. This method relies on comparing pair-counts at close redshifts for a fixed transverse distance and thus exploits the full potential of the redshift range covered by our sample. A clear clustering signal with a correlation length of r0 = 2.9(+1.0/-1.1) Mpc (comoving) is detected. Whilst this result is based on only about a quarter of the full survey size, it already shows the immense potential of MUSE for efficiently observing and studying the clustering of Ly$\alpha$-emitters.

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