Re-ionizing the universe without stars
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Dopita, Michael; Krauss, Lawrence; Sutherland, Ralph; Kobayashi, Chiaki; Lineweaver, Charles
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Recent observations show that the measured rates of star formation in the early universe are insufficient to produce re-ionization, and therefore, another source of ionizing photons is required. In this Letter, we examine the possibility that these can be supplied by the fast accretion shocks formed around the cores of the most massive haloes (10. 5<log M/Mȯ<12) on spatial scales of order 1 kpc. We model the detailed physics of these fast accretion shocks, and apply these to a simple 1-D...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/70137 |
Source: | Astrophysics and Space Science |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10509-011-0786-7 |
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