Raffaella Schneider

From stardust to interstellar grain growth in the first galaxies: a cosmological transition in dust evolution near z ~ 8.9

When and how did dust begin to shape galaxies? Motivated by the identification of an apparent redshift break in galaxy dust masses, suggesting substantially lower dust masses at $z \gtrsim 9$, we investigate dust enrichment during the first billion years of cosmic history. We aim to determine whether the observed evolu...