本文将经验QLF与流体动力学及三维多频辐射转移模拟结合,研究氦再电离历史、He II Lyman-α森林统计特征,并评估JWST高红移AGN的影响。
摘要:
近来,基于大型观测汇编的类星体光度函数(QLF)模型已经出现;与此前模型不同,这些模型具有随时间平滑演化的特征。这避免了在利用基于观测的QLF模拟氦再电离时必须假设电离辐射率演化的需要,从而产生更稳健的约束。我们将一个此类QLF与宇宙学流体动力学模拟及三维多频辐射转移相结合。与文献中大多数其他模型相比,模拟得到的再电离历史始终有所延迟。预测的星系际介质温度在z≲3时高于观测值。通过对He II Lyman-α森林进行正演建模,我们表明模型产生了延展的氦再电离,并成功匹配了观测到的有效光深分布的主体;不过,由于小尺度Lyman Limit Systems(莱曼极限系统)的效应未被分辨,模型在z≲2.8时使宇宙过度电离。我们充分刻画了He II Lyman-α森林视线中的透射区和暗隙,并量化了它们对氦再电离的敏感性,为进一步观测研究这一时期开辟了新途径。最后,我们探讨了JWST在z≳5揭示的大量活动星系核对氦再电离的影响。我们发现,除最极端模型外,此类改变不会影响z≤4的任何可观测量,表明观测到的高红移AGN丰度不会对氦再电离产生后果。
英文摘要:
Recently, models of the quasar luminosity function (QLF) rooted on large observational compilations have been produced that, unlike their predecessors, feature a smooth evolution with time. This bypasses the need to assume an ionizing emissivity evolution when simulating helium reionization with observations-based QLF, thus yielding more robust constraints. We combine one such QLF with a cosmological hydrodynamical simulation and 3D multi-frequency radiative transfer. The simulated reionization history is consistently delayed in comparison to most other models in the literature. The predicted intergalactic medium temperature is larger than the observed one at $z \lesssim 3$. Through forward modeling of the He II Lyman-$α$ forest, we show that our model produces an extended helium reionization and successfully matches the bulk of the observed effective optical depth distribution, although it over-ionizes the Universe at $z\lesssim2.8$ as the effect of small-scale Lyman Limit Systems not being resolved. We thoroughly characterize transmission regions and dark gaps in He II Lyman-$α$ forest sightlines. We quantify their sensitivity to the helium reionization, opening a new avenue for further observational studies of this epoch. Finally, we explore the implications for helium reionization of the large number of active galactic nuclei revealed at $z\gtrsim5$ by JWST. We find that such modifications do not affect any observable at $z\leq4$, except in our most extreme model, indicating that the observed abundance of high-$z$ AGNs does not bear consequences for helium reionization.
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