The detection of three ultraviolet emission lines from GN-z11 can be interpreted as the [C iii] λ1907, C iii] λ1909 doublet and O iii] λ1666 at z = 10.957 ± 0.001, confirming GN-z11 as the most distant galaxy known to date and revealing the properties of its dense ionized gas.
- Linhua Jiang
- Nobunari Kashikawa
- Daniel P. Stark