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Article Contents
- ABSTRACT
- 1.INTRODUCTION
- 1.1.Key Applications of Lyman alpha
- 1.2.Lyman alpha Observations of the Nearby Universe
- This Review
- 2.LYMAN ALPHA OBSERVABLES
- 2.1.Flux, Luminosity, and
Equivalent Width
- 2.2.Lyα/Balmer Ratios and
Escape Fraction
- 3.THE FIRST LOW REDSHIFT LYMAN ALPHA
OBSERVATIONS
- 3.1.The First Lyα Spectra of
Active Galactic Nuclei
- 3.2.Star-forming Galaxies
- 4.HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY WITH THE
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
- 4.1.HST Finds Deep Lyα
Absorption
- 4.2.Galaxy Winds and Atomic Gas
Kinematics
- 4.3.Dissecting the Neutral Medium
in Detail
- 5.FROM SMALL TO LARGE SCALES:
COMPLETING THE QUANTITATIVE PICTURE WITH HST IMAGING
- 5.1.Resolved Analyses: A Case
Study of Haro 11
- 5.2.Extended Halos
- 6.LYMAN ALPHA SURVEYS AT LOW REDSHIFT
- 6.1.Evolution of Lyman alpha Galaxies
into the Nearby Universe
- 6.2.The Properties of Nearby Lyman
alpha Galaxies
- 6.2.1.Stellar Populations
- 6.2.2.Galaxy Morphology
- 6.2.3.Interstellar Dust and
Metals
- 6.2.4.Neutral Gas
- 7.SYNTHESIZING THE OBSERVATIONAL DATA:
WHAT MAKES A LYMAN ALPHA EMITTER?
- 8.PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS:
THE MOST PRESSING QUESTIONS
- 8.1.What is the Atomic Gas
Distribution in Star-Forming Galaxies?
- 8.2.How is the Lyα Spectral Profile Built?
- 8.3.Ionization State of the Interstellar Medium
- 8.4.Can we Predict Lyα
Observables from Other Information?
- REFERENCES