Evolution of the UV LF from z ∼ 15 to z ∼ 8 using new JWST NIRCam medium-band observations over the HUDF/XDF

RJ Bouwens, M Stefanon, G Brammer… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present the first constraints on the prevalence of z> 10 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep
Field (HUDF) leveraging new NIRCam observations from JEMS (JWST Extragalactic …

UV luminosity density results at z > 8 from the first JWST/NIRCam fields: limitations of early data sets and the need for spectroscopy

R Bouwens, G Illingworth, P Oesch… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We have derived luminosity functions and set constraints on the UV luminosity and SFR
density from z∼ 17 to z∼ 8, using the three most-studied JWST/NIRCam data sets, the …

JWST early Universe observations and ΛCDM cosmology

RP Gupta - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Deep space observations of the JWST have revealed that the structure and masses of very
early Universe galaxies at high redshifts (), existing at 0.3 Gyr after the Big Bang, may be as …

Stochastic star formation in early galaxies: Implications for the James Webb Space Telescope

A Pallottini, A Ferrara - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
Contact. The star formation rate (SFR) in high-redshift galaxies is expected due to competing
physical processes. This stochastic variability might boost the luminosity of galaxies and …

The impact of UV variability on the abundance of bright galaxies at z ≥ 9

X Shen, M Vogelsberger… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT JWST observations have revealed a population of galaxies bright enough that
potentially challenge standard galaxy formation models in the Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) …

Bursty star formation naturally explains the abundance of bright galaxies at cosmic dawn

G Sun, CA Faucher-Giguère… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent discoveries of a significant population of bright galaxies at cosmic dawn $\left
(z\gtrsim 10\right) $ have enabled critical tests of cosmological galaxy formation models. In …

Are the ultra-high-redshift galaxies at z > 10 surprising in the context of standard galaxy formation models?

LYA Yung, RS Somerville, SL Finkelstein… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT A substantial number of ultra-high redshift (8≲ z≲ 17) galaxy candidates have
been detected with JWST, posing the question: Are these observational results surprising in …

Did JWST observe imprints of axion miniclusters or primordial black holes?

G Hütsi, M Raidal, J Urrutia, V Vaskonen, H Veermäe - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected surprisingly luminous early galaxies that
indicate a tension with the Λ cold dark matter. Motivated by scenarios including axion …

Seen and unseen: bursty star formation and its implications for observations of high-redshift galaxies with JWST

G Sun, CA Faucher-Giguère… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Both observations and simulations have shown strong evidence for highly time-variable star
formation in low-mass and/or high-redshift galaxies, which has important observational …

The dust enrichment of early galaxies in the JWST and ALMA era

V Mauerhofer, P Dayal - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent observations with the JWST are yielding tantalizing hints of an early population of
massive, bright galaxies at z> 10, with Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) …