The imprint of pop III stars on the first galaxies

John H. Wise, Tom Abel, Matthew J. Turk, Michael L. Norman, Britton D. Smith

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Abstract

Here we present three adaptive mesh refinement radiation hydrodynamics simulations that illustrate the impact of momentum transfer from ionising radiation to the absorbing gas on star formation in high-redshift dwarf galaxies. Momentum transfer is calculated by solving the radiative transfer equation with a ray tracing algorithm that is adaptive in spatial and angular coordinates. We find that momentum input partially affects star formation by increasing the turbulent support to a three-dimensional rms velocity equal to the circular velocity of early haloes. Compared to a calculation that neglects radiation pressure, the star formation rate is decreased by a factor of five to 1.8 × 10-2 M yr-1 in a dwarf galaxy with a dark matter and stellar mass of 2.0 × 108 M and 4.5 × 105 M, respectively, when radiation pressure is included. Its mean metallicity of 10-2.1 Z is consistent with the observed dwarf galaxy luminosity-metallicity relation. In addition to photo-heating in H II regions, radiation pressure further drives dense gas from star forming regions, so supernovae feedback occurs in a warmer and more diffuse medium, launching metal-rich outflows.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFirst Stars IV - From Hayashi to the Future -
Pages123-128
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event1st Stars IV: From Hayashi to the Future - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: May 21 2012May 25 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1480
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other1st Stars IV: From Hayashi to the Future
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period5/21/125/25/12

Keywords

  • cosmology
  • hydrodynamics
  • radiative transfer
  • star formation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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