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再电离源的最小质量

On the minimum mass of reionization sources

T. Roy Choudhury, A. Ferrara, S. Gallerani

摘要:

通过仔细校准的半解析再电离模型,我们估计的最小质量的恒星形成晕需要匹配当前的数据。不包括总质量M < 10^9 M_sun的晕的模型不能同时再现冈恩-彼得森和电子散射的光学深度,因为它们在高(低,z \approx 6)红移处贡献的光子太少(太多)。勉强可接受的解决方案要求在z \approx 10处具有M \approx 5 \times 10^7 M_sun的晕,对应于可以通过原子跃迁确保冷却的维里温度(\sim 10^4 K)。然而,如果在分析中包括微晕(M \sim 10^6 M_sun),则可以获得与数据更好的匹配。我们已经严格审查了我们的模型中所做的假设,并得出结论,在大星系的情况下,只有在z > 6的无金属恒星和/或其他一些外来源的情况下,再电离才是可行的。

英文摘要:

By means of carefully calibrated semi-analytical reionization models, we estimate the minimum mass of star-forming haloes required to match the current data. Models which do not include haloes of total mass M < 10^9 M_sun fail at reproducing the Gunn-Peterson and electron scattering optical depths simultaneously, as they contribute too few (many) photons at high (low, z \approx 6) redshift. Marginally acceptable solutions require haloes with M \approx 5 \times 10^7 M_sun at z \approx 10, corresponding to virial temperatures (\sim 10^4K) for which cooling can be ensured by atomic transitions. However, a much better match to the data is obtained if minihaloes (M \sim 10^6 M_sun) are included in the analysis. We have critically examined the assumptions made in our model and conclude that reionization in the large-galaxies-only scenario can remain viable only if metal-free stars and/or some other exotic sources at z > 6 are included.

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