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| Name: Abhishek Paswan Affiliation: Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Conference ID: ASI2022_133 Title : Properties of high-redshift starburst galaxies and their local analogs contributing to reionization of our early universe Authors and Co-Authors : Abhishek Paswan, Kanak Saha, Claus Leitherer and Daniel Schaerer Abstract Type : Poster Abstract Category : Extragalactic Astronomy Abstract : One of the outstanding problems of our present observational cosmology is to understand the nature of sources that play a crucial role in the re-ionization of our early universe by leaking their bulk of ionizing photons. In this context, I will present a low-mass, high-redshift, starburst galaxy identified as extreme Lyman Continuum (LyC) photons leaker. Using its local counterparts, I will further discuss about the physical processes in greater detail that allow such galaxies to leak their ionizing LyC photons. |