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宇宙恒星质量密度与恒星形成率在$z\sim8$之前的不一致性

On the inconsistency between cosmic stellar mass density and star formation rate up to $z\sim8$

H. Yu, F. Y. Wang

摘要:

本文利用大量的观测数据样本,检验了恒星质量密度与恒星瞬时形成率在红移范围$0<z<8$内的差异。我们首先收集了直到$z\sim 8$的恒星质量密度的测量结果。将观测到的恒星质量密度与瞬时恒星形成历史的时间积分进行比较,发现观测到的恒星质量密度低于由$z<4$恒星形成历史所暗示的质量密度。我们还利用马尔可夫链蒙特卡罗方法从观测到的恒星质量密度数据中推导出最佳拟合的恒星形成历史。在$0.5<z<6$,观测到的恒星形成率密度大于最佳拟合值,特别是在$z\sim2$,大约是2倍。然而,在较低的($z<0.5$)和较高的红移($z>6$),推导出的恒星形成历史与观测结果一致。这是第一次使用马尔可夫链蒙特卡罗方法和变化的再循环因子来测试观测到的恒星质量密度和瞬时恒星形成率之间的差异,直到非常高的红移$z\approx8$。讨论了造成这种差异的几种可能原因,如恒星质量密度、初始质量函数和宇宙金属丰度演化的低估。

英文摘要:

In this paper, we test the discrepancy between the stellar mass density and instantaneous star formation rate in redshift range $0<z<8$ using a large observational data sample. We first compile the measurements of the stellar mass densities up to $z\sim 8$. Comparing the observed stellar mass densities with the time-integral of instantaneous star formation history, we find that the observed stellar mass densities are lower than that implied from star formation history at $z<4$. We also use Markov chain monte carlo method to derive the best-fitting star formation history from the observed stellar mass density data. At $0.5<z<6$, the observed star formation rate densities are larger than the best-fitting one, especially at $z\sim2$ where by a factor of about two. However, at lower ($z<0.5$) and higher redshifts ($z>6$), the derived star formation history is consistent with the observations. This is the first time to test the discrepancy between the observed stellar mass density and instantaneous star formation rate up to very high redshift $z\approx8$ using the Markov chain monte carlo method and a varying recycling factor. Several possible reasons for this discrepancy are discussed, such as underestimation of stellar mass density, initial mass function and cosmic metallicity evolution.

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