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SCORCH。II。具有变化的辐射逃逸分数的再电离的辐射-流体动力学模拟

SCORCH. II. Radiation-Hydrodynamic simulations of reionization with varying radiation escape fractions

Aristide Doussot, Hy Trac, Renyue Cen

摘要:

在宇宙氢再电离(SCORCH)项目的模拟和构造中,我们提出了新的辐射流体动力学模拟,更新了高红移星系种群和不同的辐射逃逸分数。模拟的目的是有固定的汤姆逊光学深度$τ\approx 0.06$,符合最近的普朗克观测,和类似的中点再电离$7.5 \lesssim z \lesssim 8.0$,但不同的电离历史。我们模型中的星系光度函数和电离光子产生率与最近的HST观测结果符合得很好。采用幂律形式的辐射逃逸分数$f_{\text{esc}}(z) = f_8[(1+z)/9]^{a_{8}}$,我们模拟的情况下,$a_8 = 0$,1和2,并找到$a_8 \lesssim 2$,以结束再电离范围内的$5.5 \lesssim z \lesssim 6.5$与莱曼α森林观测。在固定的$τ$和幂律斜率$a_8$增加,再电离过程开始较早,但结束较晚,持续时间$Δz$和减少红移不对称$Az$。我们发现一系列的持续时间$3.9 \lesssim Δz \lesssim 4.6$,目前在紧张局势的上限$Δz < 2.8$推断从最近的联合分析普朗克和南极望远镜的观测。

英文摘要:

In the Simulations and Constructions of the Reionization of Cosmic Hydrogen (SCORCH) project, we present new radiation-hydrodynamic simulations with updated high-redshift galaxy populations and varying radiation escape fractions. The simulations are designed to have fixed Thomson optical depth $τ\approx 0.06$, consistent with recent Planck observations, and similar midpoints of reionization $7.5 \lesssim z \lesssim 8.0$, but with different ionization histories. The galaxy luminosity functions and ionizing photon production rates in our model are in good agreement with recent HST observations. Adopting a power-law form for the radiation escape fraction $f_{\text{esc}}(z) = f_8[(1+z)/9]^{a_{8}}$, we simulate the cases for $a_8 = 0$, 1, and 2 and find $a_8 \lesssim 2$ in order to end reionization in the range $5.5 \lesssim z \lesssim 6.5$ to be consistent with Lyman alpha forest observations. At fixed $τ$ and as the power-law slope $a_8$ increases, the reionization process starts earlier but ends later with a longer duration $Δz$ and the decreased redshift asymmetry $Az$. We find a range of durations $3.9 \lesssim Δz \lesssim 4.6$ that is currently in tension with the upper limit $Δz < 2.8$ inferred from a recent joint analysis of Planck and South Pole Telescope observations.

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