The depletion of gas in high-redshift dwarf galaxies from an inhomogeneous reionization
The depletion of gas in high-redshift dwarf galaxies from an inhomogeneous reionization
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DOI：
10.1093/mnrasl/slt035
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发表时间：
2013-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
E. Sobacchi;A. Mesinger
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作者：
E. Sobacchi;A. Mesinger
星系际介质（IGM）的再电离可能是不均匀的和扩展的。通过加热IGM和来自星系外围的光蒸发气体，这个过程可以对结构的生长产生巨大的影响。使用一套球对称坍缩模拟跨越一个大的参数空间，我们研究了电离紫外线背景（UVB）的重子到暗物质晕凝聚的影响。我们提出了一个表达式的晕重子分数，这是一个明确的函数：（i）晕质量;（ii）UVB强度;（iii）红移;（iv）红移的晕暴露于UVB。我们还提出了一个相应的表达式的特征或临界质量，定义为晕质量保留一半的重子相比，全球的价值。由于我们的结果是普遍的和物理动机，它们可以广泛地应用于非均匀再电离模型。
The reionization of the intergalactic medium (IGM) was likely inhomogeneous and extended. By heating the IGM and photo-evaporating gas from the outskirts of galaxies, this process can have a dramatic impact on the growth of structures. Using a suite of spherically-symmetric collapse simulations spanning a large parameter space, we study the impact of an ionizing ultraviolet background (UVB) on the condensation of baryons onto dark matter halos. We present an expression for the halo baryon fraction, which is an explicit function of: (i) halo mass; (ii) UVB intensity; (iii) redshift; (iv) redshift at which the halo was exposed to a UVB. We also present a corresponding expression for the characteristic or critical mass, defined as the halo mass which retains half of its baryons compared to the global value. Since our results are general and physically-motivated, they can be broadly applied to inhomogeneous reionization models.