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恒星在极低的金属量下形成。I:低密度下的化学和冷却

Star formation at very low metallicity. I: Chemistry and cooling at low densities

S. C. O. Glover, A. -K. Jappsen

摘要:

我们提出了一个简化的化学和热模型,旨在允许计算效率高的研究贫金属气体的热演化在大型数值模拟。我们主要的简化是忽略了重元素的分子化学。模型中唯一保留的分子化学是分子氢的形成和破坏。尽管这个主要的简化,该模型允许在一个大体积的参数空间内的气体的热演化的准确治疗。它适用于温度50 < T < 10000 K和金属丰度0 < Z < 0.1 Z_solar。在金属丰度Z = 0.1 Z_solar的气体中,在没有入射紫外辐射场的情况下,氢的数密度n_H < 500 / t_char cm^-3是有效的,其中t_char是该问题中感兴趣的特征物理时标的百万年尺度。如果Z << 0.1 Z_solar,或者如果存在强紫外辐射场,则模型在显著更高的密度下保持准确。我们还讨论了这个模型的一些可能的应用。

英文摘要:

We present a simplified chemical and thermal model designed to allow computationally efficient study of the thermal evolution of metal-poor gas within large numerical simulations. Our main simplification is the neglect of the molecular chemistry of the heavy elements. The only molecular chemistry retained within the model is the formation and destruction of molecular hydrogen. Despite this major simplification, the model allows for accurate treatment of the thermal evolution of the gas within a large volume of parameter space. It is valid for temperatures 50 < T < 10000 K and metallicities 0 < Z < 0.1 Z_solar. In gas with a metallicity Z = 0.1 Z_solar, and in the absence of an incident ultraviolet radiation field, it is valid for hydrogen number densities n_H < 500 / t_char cm^-3, where t_char is the size in Myr of the characteristic physical timescale of interest in the problem. If Z << 0.1 Z_solar, or if a strong ultraviolet radiation field is present, then the model remains accurate up to significantly higher densities. We also discuss some possible applications of this model.

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