Reionization with galaxies and active galactic nuclei
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Reionization with galaxies and active galactic nuclei. / Dayal, Pratika; Volonteri, Marta; Choudhury, Tirthankar Roy; Schneider, Raffaella; Trebitsch, Maxime; Gnedin, Nickolay Y.; Atek, Hakim; Hirschmann, Michaela; Reines, Amy.
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T1 - Reionization with galaxies and active galactic nuclei
AU - Dayal, Pratika
AU - Volonteri, Marta
AU - Choudhury, Tirthankar Roy
AU - Schneider, Raffaella
AU - Trebitsch, Maxime
AU - Gnedin, Nickolay Y.
AU - Atek, Hakim
AU - Hirschmann, Michaela
AU - Reines, Amy
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - In this work we investigate the properties of the sources that reionized the intergalactic medium (IGM) in the high-redshift Universe. Using a semi-analytical model aimed at reproducing galaxies and black holes in the first similar to 1.5 Gyr of the Universe, we revisit the relative role of star formation and black hole accretion in producing ionizing photons that can escape into the IGM. Both star formation and black hole accretion are regulated by supernova feedback, resulting in black hole accretion being stunted in low-mass haloes. We explore a wide range of combinations for the escape fraction of ionizing photons (redshift-dependent, constant, and scaling with stellar mass) from both star formation (()) and AGN (f(esc)(bh)) to find: (i) the ionizing budget is dominated by stellar radiation from low stellar mass (M* <10(9) M-circle dot) galaxies at z > 6 with the AGN contribution (driven by M-bh > 10(6) M-circle dot black holes in M* > 10(9) M-circle dot galaxies) dominating at lower redshifts; (ii) AGN only contribute 10 - 25 per cent to the cumulative ionizing emissivity by z = 4 for the models that match the observed reionization constraints; (iii) if the stellar mass dependence of is shallower than f(esc)(bh), at z <7 a transition stellar mass exists above which AGN dominate the escaping ionizing photon production rate; (iv) the transition stellar mass decreases with decreasing redshift. While AGN dominate the escaping emissivity above the knee of the stellar mass function at z similar to 6.8, they take-over at stellar masses that are a tenth of the knee mass by z = 4.
AB - In this work we investigate the properties of the sources that reionized the intergalactic medium (IGM) in the high-redshift Universe. Using a semi-analytical model aimed at reproducing galaxies and black holes in the first similar to 1.5 Gyr of the Universe, we revisit the relative role of star formation and black hole accretion in producing ionizing photons that can escape into the IGM. Both star formation and black hole accretion are regulated by supernova feedback, resulting in black hole accretion being stunted in low-mass haloes. We explore a wide range of combinations for the escape fraction of ionizing photons (redshift-dependent, constant, and scaling with stellar mass) from both star formation (()) and AGN (f(esc)(bh)) to find: (i) the ionizing budget is dominated by stellar radiation from low stellar mass (M* <10(9) M-circle dot) galaxies at z > 6 with the AGN contribution (driven by M-bh > 10(6) M-circle dot black holes in M* > 10(9) M-circle dot galaxies) dominating at lower redshifts; (ii) AGN only contribute 10 - 25 per cent to the cumulative ionizing emissivity by z = 4 for the models that match the observed reionization constraints; (iii) if the stellar mass dependence of is shallower than f(esc)(bh), at z <7 a transition stellar mass exists above which AGN dominate the escaping ionizing photon production rate; (iv) the transition stellar mass decreases with decreasing redshift. While AGN dominate the escaping emissivity above the knee of the stellar mass function at z similar to 6.8, they take-over at stellar masses that are a tenth of the knee mass by z = 4.
KW - galaxies: evolution
KW - galaxies: high-redshift
KW - intergalactic medium
KW - quasars: general
KW - reionization
KW - DARK-AGES REIONIZATION
KW - IONIZING PHOTON BUDGET
KW - LUMINOSITY FUNCTION
KW - BLACK-HOLES
KW - FORMATION SIMULATION
KW - RADIATIVE-TRANSFER
KW - STAR-FORMATION
KW - EVOLUTION
KW - QUASARS
KW - AGN
U2 - 10.1093/mnras/staa1138
DO - 10.1093/mnras/staa1138
M3 - Journal article
VL - 495
SP - 3065
EP - 3078
JO - Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices
JF - Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices
SN - 0035-8711
IS - 3
ER -
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