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Pop. III 恒星形成与金属丰度演化的半解析建模——I. 对 z = 9-16 紫外光度函数的影响

Semi-analytic modelling of Pop. III star formation and metallicity evolution -- I. Impact on the UV luminosity functions at z = 9-16

Emanuele M. Ventura, Yuxiang Qin, Sreedhar Balu, J. Stuart B. Wyithe

AI总结:

本文在 MERAXES 模型中引入迷你暗晕内 Pop. III 恒星形成及超新星金属气泡演化,研究其对 z=9-16 紫外光度函数的影响,发现明亮的 top-heavy Pop. III 星系可解释 JWST 观测到的亮星系过剩,无需提高恒星形成效率。

摘要:

我们在 MERAXES 半解析星系形成与再电离模型中实现了迷你暗晕内的 Population III (Pop. III) 恒星形成,该模型运行于一个边长 $L = 10 h^{-1}$ cMpc、包含 2048$^3$ 个粒子的 N 体模拟之上,能够分辨所有暗物质晕直至迷你暗晕尺度($\sim 10^5 M_\odot$)。我们的建模包括星系际介质(IGM)的化学演化,金属通过超新星驱动的气泡释放,气泡按照 Sedov-Taylor 模型膨胀。我们发现超新星驱动的金属气泡通常较小,在 z = 6 时典型半径约为 150 ckpc。因此,大多数第一批星系很可能由自身的恒星形成活动所富集。然而,随着再电离的推进,紫外背景的反馈效应变得更加显著,导致低质量星系中的恒星形成停止,此后外部化学富集变得更加重要。我们探讨了恒星形成率密度和恒星质量函数对自由参数未知值的敏感性。我们还讨论了 JWST 对 Pop. III 主导系统的可观测性,发现纳入 Pop. III 星系可以对 z = 12 - 16 处的总紫外光度函数产生显著影响。我们的结果支持这样一种观点:JWST 探测到的明亮星系过剩现象可能由明亮的、top-heavy 的 Pop. III 主导星系的存在来解释,而无需提高恒星形成效率。

英文摘要:

We implemented Population III (Pop. III) star formation in mini-halos within the MERAXES semi-analytic galaxy formation and reionisation model, run on top of a N-body simulation with $L = 10 h^{-1}$ cMpc with 2048$^3$ particles resolving all dark matter halos down to the mini-halos ($\sim 10^5 M_\odot$). Our modelling includes the chemical evolution of the IGM, with metals released through supernova-driven bubbles that expand according to the Sedov-Taylor model. We found that SN-driven metal bubbles are generally small, with radii typically of 150 ckpc at z = 6. Hence, the majority of the first galaxies are likely enriched by their own star formation. However, as reionization progresses, the feedback effects from the UV background become more pronounced, leading to a halt in star formation in low-mass galaxies, after which external chemical enrichment becomes more relevant. We explore the sensitivity of the star formation rate density and stellar mass functions on the unknown values of free parameters. We also discuss the observability of Pop. III dominated systems with JWST, finding that the inclusion of Pop. III galaxies can have a significant effect on the total UV luminosity function at z = 12 - 16. Our results support the idea that the excess of bright galaxies detected with JWST might be explained by the presence of bright top-heavy Pop. III dominated galaxies without requiring an increased star formation efficiency.

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