Galaxies at z > 10: ΛCDM predicts increased Star Formation Efficiency
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| author | Prada, Francisco Behroozi, Peter Ishiyama, Tomoaki Pérez, Enrique Klypin, Anatoly Wang, Xin Ruedas, José |
| author_facet | Prada, Francisco Behroozi, Peter Ishiyama, Tomoaki Pérez, Enrique Klypin, Anatoly Wang, Xin Ruedas, José |
| contents | We show that the rest-frame UV statistics and global properties of galaxies at 7 <= z <= 14 are naturally reproduced within the standard ΛCDM framework when galaxy formation is modeled with UniverseMachine applied to the high-resolution Uchuu N-body simulation. Our model matches the UV luminosity functions over five magnitudes and reproduces the evolution of the UV (and inferred star formation rate) density once internal dust attenuation is included. Comparisons with spectroscopically confirmed JWST/HST galaxies show good agreement with the stellar mass-SFR and stellar mass-UV luminosity relations. In contrast, earlier claims of insufficient stellar masses at z=8 are inconsistent with our model and are likely driven by systematic uncertainties, including AGN contamination, dust attenuation, and the lack of JWST/MIRI constraints. A key prediction is that the star-formation efficiency increases with redshift at fixed halo mass, reaching 2-3 percent of baryons converted into stars by z=10-12. These results demonstrate that current JWST observations of early galaxy populations can be explained within the ΛCDM framework. |
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| spellingShingle | Galaxies at z > 10: ΛCDM predicts increased Star Formation Efficiency Prada, Francisco Behroozi, Peter Ishiyama, Tomoaki Pérez, Enrique Klypin, Anatoly Wang, Xin Ruedas, José Astrophysics of Galaxies We show that the rest-frame UV statistics and global properties of galaxies at 7 <= z <= 14 are naturally reproduced within the standard ΛCDM framework when galaxy formation is modeled with UniverseMachine applied to the high-resolution Uchuu N-body simulation. Our model matches the UV luminosity functions over five magnitudes and reproduces the evolution of the UV (and inferred star formation rate) density once internal dust attenuation is included. Comparisons with spectroscopically confirmed JWST/HST galaxies show good agreement with the stellar mass-SFR and stellar mass-UV luminosity relations. In contrast, earlier claims of insufficient stellar masses at z=8 are inconsistent with our model and are likely driven by systematic uncertainties, including AGN contamination, dust attenuation, and the lack of JWST/MIRI constraints. A key prediction is that the star-formation efficiency increases with redshift at fixed halo mass, reaching 2-3 percent of baryons converted into stars by z=10-12. These results demonstrate that current JWST observations of early galaxy populations can be explained within the ΛCDM framework. |
| title | Galaxies at z > 10: ΛCDM predicts increased Star Formation Efficiency |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18683 |