Reionisation in the early Universe is likely driven by dwarf galaxies. Using cosmological radiation-hydrodynamic simulations, we study star formation and the escape of Lyman continuum (LyC) photons from mini-haloes with $M_{\rm halo} \le 10^8\,M_\odot$. Our simulations include a new thermo-turbulent star formation model, non-equilibrium chemistry, and relevant stellar feedback processes (photoionisation by young massive stars, radiation pressure, and mechanical supernova explosions). We find that feedback reduces star formation very efficiently in mini-haloes, resulting in the stellar mass consistent with the slope and normalisation reported in Kimm \& Cen and the empirical stellar mass-to-halo mass relation derived in the local Universe. Because star formation is stochastic and dominated by a few gas clumps, the escape fraction in mini-haloes is generally determined by radiation feedback (heating due to photo-ionisation), rather than supernova explosions. We also find that the photon number-weighted mean escape fraction in mini-haloes is higher ($\sim20$-$40\%$) than that in atomic-cooling haloes, although the instantaneous fraction in individual haloes varies significantly. The escape fraction from Pop III stars is found to be significant ($\ge10\%$) only when the mass is greater than $\sim$100\,\msun. Based on simple analytic calculations, we show that LyC photons from mini-haloes are, despite their high escape fractions, of minor importance for reionisation due to inefficient star formation. We confirm previous claims that stars in atomic-cooling haloes with masses $10^8\,M_\odot\le M_{\rm halo} \le 10^{11}\,M_\odot$ are likely to be the most important source of reionisation.
A Portrait of the Cosmic Reionisation History in the Context of the Early Dark Energy Model
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院国家天文台);University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学);Peking University(北京大学);Swinburne University of Technology(斯威本科技大学);University of Arizona(亚利桑那大学)
Lyman-alpha haloes in the aftermath of reionisation
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)(波茨坦阿内斯实验室莱布尼茨研究所);School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University(亚利桑那州立大学地球与空间探索学院);Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo(东京大学大学院人文社会系研究科一般系统研究领域);Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)(奥地利科学技术研究所);Leiden Observatory, Leiden University(莱顿大学莱顿天文台)
On the unique evolutionary mechanisms of massive quiescent galaxies in the epoch of reionisation
Swinburne University of Technology(斯威本科技大学);JWST Australia Data Centre [JADC], Swinburne Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre [AMDC](JWST澳大利亚数据中心,斯威本先进制造与设计中心)
Interpreting ALMA Observations of the ISM During the Epoch of Reionisation
我们目前的宇宙学,辐射流体动力学模拟星系形成的时期,再电离的努力对建模的星际介质(ISM)和解释ALMA观测。模拟和没有恒星辐射进行了比较,在大(百万秒差距),中间(几十千秒差距),和小(子千秒差距)尺度。在大尺度上,星系周围的致密区域在紫外光子穿透空隙之前首先恢复;然而,大量的中性气体仍然存在于晕中。中性气体的空间分布是高度动态的,并且与年龄超过几百万年的恒星存在反相关。对于我们具体的反馈实现,大多数金属保持在晕的维里半径内,并且它们按质量成比例地分布在电离和中性介质上。对于我们质量最大的星系${\rm M_h}\sim10^{11}$ M $_{\odot}$,大部分的CII和OI质量与冷中性团块有关。NII更分散,并在较温暖的气体中产生,而OIII则在具有较高电离参数的较热气体中产生,由光加热和超新星产生。如果ISM中存在较小的高金属丰度气体,那么这些离子的发射可能会被ALMA观测到,而星系的低金属丰度可能会导致这些系统低于本地[CII]-SFR关系。尘埃的存在会导致UV/Ly $α$和[CII]发射之间的空间偏移,正如Maiolino等人最近的观测所表明的那样。[OIII]可能在空间上与这两个分量偏移,因为它来自密度-温度相空间的不同部分。
Co-evolution of baryons and dark matter halos of LYRA dwarf galaxies
Durham University(杜伦大学);European Southern Observatory(欧洲南方天文台);Stockholm University(斯德哥尔摩大学);University of Hawaii(夏威夷大学);Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik(马克斯·普朗克天体物理学研究所)