追踪第一个恒星与宇宙红外背景的波动
A Kashlinsky1, R G Arendt, J Mather
1Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA. kashlinsky@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov
Nature
|November 4, 2005
概括
第一个恒星,被称为人口III恒星,在宇宙早期形成. 在这项研究中检测到的它们的红外光波动,为早期宇宙提供了线索.
科学领域:
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 早期宇宙研究 早期宇宙研究
背景情况:
- 在不到1Gyr的星系中观察到的星系显示金属丰富,这意味着以前的无金属恒星 (人口III).
- 宇宙微波背景 (CMB) 极化表明恒星形成早在大爆炸后的200亿年就开始了.
- 人口III恒星被认为比目前的恒星群体大得多.
研究的目的:
- 为了检测出第三种群恒星的间接证据.
- 分析宇宙红外背景 (CIB) 中的波动,作为早期恒星形成的追踪器.
- 为了研究原始密度场的条件.
主要方法:
- 进行深空和地面观测.
- 测量了近红外光谱中的分散流量波动.
- 从恒星和星系中移除了前景污染.
主要成果:
- 在分散的红外流中检测到异构物.
- 这些波动超过仪器噪声和局部前景.
- 检测到的信号归因于来自第三群恒星的辐射.
结论:
- 这些发现提供了关于人口III星的存在和影响的证据.
- 检测到的波动与这些早期大质量恒星的预期辐射相关.
- 这项研究提供了一个由第一颗恒星主导的时代的见解.
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