Ana Luisa
González Morán, INAOE
Host: Donaji Esparza-Arrendondo
Cosmology with HII galaxies: an independent and unique window
into the dark matter and the dark energy in the Universe
An independent determination of cosmological parameters is important to
ascertain the possible need for new physics beyond the standard
cosmological model and to have better control over systematic
uncertainties, given the tensions in current cosmological parameter
measurements. This work focuses on finding and studying the physical
properties of HII galaxies (HIIG) observed by the JWST and provides
cosmological constraints using a single-distance estimator over a vast
redshift range (0 < z < 13). HIIG are young outbreaks of star formation
with spectra showing intense emission lines. Thanks to them and the use
of the distance estimator based on the established correlation between
the Balmer emission line velocity dispersion and luminosity for HIIG, we
can constrain cosmological parameters with high precision. In this talk,
I will show the results obtained with this program, highlighting the
JWST data.