Effects of feedback-free starburst galaxies on the 21-cm signal and reionization history

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Main Authors: Libanore, Sarah, Flitter, Jordan, Kovetz, Ely D., Li, Zhaozhou, Dekel, Avishai
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author Libanore, Sarah
Flitter, Jordan
Kovetz, Ely D.
Li, Zhaozhou
Dekel, Avishai
author_facet Libanore, Sarah
Flitter, Jordan
Kovetz, Ely D.
Li, Zhaozhou
Dekel, Avishai
contents Different star-formation models at Cosmic Dawn produce detectable signatures in the observables of upcoming 21-cm experiments. In this work, we consider the physical scenario of feedback-free starbursts (FFB), according to which the star-formation efficiency (SFE) is enhanced in sufficiently massive halos at early enough times, thus explaining the indication from the James Webb Space Telescope for an excess of bright galaxies at $z \geq 10$. We model the contribution of FFBs to popII SFE and compute the impact these have on the 21-cm global signal and power spectrum. We show that FFBs affect the evolution of the brightness temperature and the 21-cm power spectrum, but they only have a limited effect on the neutral hydrogen fraction. We investigate how the observables are affected by changes in the underlying star formation model and by contribution from popIII stars. Finally, we forecast the capability of next-generation Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) to detect the existence of FFB galaxies via power spectrum measurements. Our results show the possibility of a significant detection, provided that popII stars are the main drivers of lowering the spin temperature. Efficient popIII star formation will make the detection more challenging.
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spellingShingle Effects of feedback-free starburst galaxies on the 21-cm signal and reionization history
Libanore, Sarah
Flitter, Jordan
Kovetz, Ely D.
Li, Zhaozhou
Dekel, Avishai
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Different star-formation models at Cosmic Dawn produce detectable signatures in the observables of upcoming 21-cm experiments. In this work, we consider the physical scenario of feedback-free starbursts (FFB), according to which the star-formation efficiency (SFE) is enhanced in sufficiently massive halos at early enough times, thus explaining the indication from the James Webb Space Telescope for an excess of bright galaxies at $z \geq 10$. We model the contribution of FFBs to popII SFE and compute the impact these have on the 21-cm global signal and power spectrum. We show that FFBs affect the evolution of the brightness temperature and the 21-cm power spectrum, but they only have a limited effect on the neutral hydrogen fraction. We investigate how the observables are affected by changes in the underlying star formation model and by contribution from popIII stars. Finally, we forecast the capability of next-generation Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) to detect the existence of FFB galaxies via power spectrum measurements. Our results show the possibility of a significant detection, provided that popII stars are the main drivers of lowering the spin temperature. Efficient popIII star formation will make the detection more challenging.
title Effects of feedback-free starburst galaxies on the 21-cm signal and reionization history
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.03021