Inferring population III star properties from the 21-cm global signal
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| author | Ukai, Sho Shimabukuro, Hayato Hasegawa, Kenji Ichiki, Kiyotomo |
| author_facet | Ukai, Sho Shimabukuro, Hayato Hasegawa, Kenji Ichiki, Kiyotomo |
| contents | Investigating the properties of the first stars in the universe is essential, yet it remains an open question. One way to explore these stars is by examining their effects on the surrounding gas during the epoch of reionization. In this study, we investigate whether the 21-cm global signal can constrain the typical mass and star formation efficiency of first-generation stars. We perform semi-numerical simulations that include the escape fraction of ionizing photons, which depends on stellar and halo masses, as well as the heating structure surrounding a halo that hosts the first star, determined by radiation hydrodynamics (RHD) simulations. By applying Fisher analysis, while accounting for foreground emissions, we demonstrate that future observations with instruments such as the Radio Experiment for the Analysis of Cosmic Hydrogen (REACH) could provide meaningful constraints on these properties. |
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| spellingShingle | Inferring population III star properties from the 21-cm global signal Ukai, Sho Shimabukuro, Hayato Hasegawa, Kenji Ichiki, Kiyotomo Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Investigating the properties of the first stars in the universe is essential, yet it remains an open question. One way to explore these stars is by examining their effects on the surrounding gas during the epoch of reionization. In this study, we investigate whether the 21-cm global signal can constrain the typical mass and star formation efficiency of first-generation stars. We perform semi-numerical simulations that include the escape fraction of ionizing photons, which depends on stellar and halo masses, as well as the heating structure surrounding a halo that hosts the first star, determined by radiation hydrodynamics (RHD) simulations. By applying Fisher analysis, while accounting for foreground emissions, we demonstrate that future observations with instruments such as the Radio Experiment for the Analysis of Cosmic Hydrogen (REACH) could provide meaningful constraints on these properties. |
| title | Inferring population III star properties from the 21-cm global signal |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.02814 |