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Ebeltoft, 2008
Dust in Young Galaxies
DARK Cosmology Centre | Niels Bohr Institutet | Københavns Universitet
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Damped Ly absorbers, DLAs
Ly emitters, LAEs
Lyman-break galaxies, LBGs
Sub-mm galaxies, SMGs
Distant red galaxies, DRGs
How to find them?
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Building the bridge
DLA LAE LBG DRG SMG?Evolutionary sequence?
Viewing angle?
Selection effects?LBGs/DLAs probe two diff. ends of hi-z LF
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Emit photon
^Determine n
Determine uatom
Determine
Escape!
Monte Carlo
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Radiative transfer
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Non-isotropic <ESC>
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How about dust?
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Inhomogeneous medium
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Adaptive Mesh Refinement
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Adaptive Mesh Refinement
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MetalsHe, C, N, O, Ca, Si, S, Fe at different ionization levels
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n:, P(,):
Properties of dust
In principle easy:
Metals condense to dust
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n:, P(,):
Properties of dust
In principle easy:
Metals condense to dust
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n:, P(,):
Properties of dust
In principle easy:
Metals condense to dust
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n:, P(,):
Properties of dust
In principle easy:
Metals condense to dust
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n:, P(,):
Properties of dust
In principle easy:
Metals condense to dust
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Properties of dustLaboratory experiments
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Properties of dustLaboratory experiments
