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反馈调节的恒星形成和再电离期间LyC光子从小晕逃逸

Feedback-regulated star formation and escape of LyC photons from mini-haloes during reionisation

Taysun Kimm, Harley Katz, Martin Haehnelt, Joakim Rosdahl, Julien Devriendt, Adrianne Slyz

摘要:

早期宇宙的再电离很可能是由矮星系驱动的。利用宇宙学辐射流体动力学模拟方法,利用$M_{\rm halo} \le 10^8\,M_\odot$研究了恒星形成和莱曼连续谱光子从微晕逃逸的过程.我们的模拟包括一个新的热湍流恒星形成模型,非平衡化学和相关的恒星反馈过程(年轻的大质量恒星,辐射压力和机械超新星爆炸的光电离)。我们发现,反馈减少恒星的形成非常有效的迷你晕,导致在恒星质量的斜率和标准化Kimm \& Cen和经验恒星质量晕质量关系在本地宇宙中得出的报告一致。由于恒星的形成是随机的,并由少数气体团控制,因此小型晕中的逃逸分数通常由辐射反馈(由于光电离而加热)决定,而不是超新星爆炸。我们还发现,光子数加权的平均逃逸分数的迷你晕是更高的($\sim20$ - $40\%$)比原子冷却晕,虽然在个别晕的瞬时分数变化显着。Pop III星的逃逸分数只有在质量大于$\sim$ 100\,\msun时才有意义($\ge10\%$).基于简单的分析计算,我们表明,LyC光子从迷你晕,尽管他们的逃逸分数高,由于效率低下的恒星形成的再电离的次要意义。我们证实了以前的说法,在原子冷却晕与质量$10^8\,M_\odot\le M_{\rm halo} \le 10^{11}\,M_\odot$的恒星可能是最重要的再电离源。

英文摘要:

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.

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