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2016MNRAS.460.3143S - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 460, 3143-3151 (2016/August-2)

Evidence for a direct collapse black hole in the Lyman α source CR7.

SMITH A., BROMM V. and LOEB A.

Abstract (from CDS):

Throughout the epoch of reionization, the most luminous Lyα emitters are capable of ionizing their own local bubbles. The CR7 galaxy at z ≃ 6.6 stands out for its combination of exceptionally bright Lyα and He ii 1640 Å line emission but absence of metal lines. As a result CR7 may be the first viable candidate host of a young primordial starburst or direct collapse black hole. High-resolution spectroscopy reveals a +160 km s^-1 velocity offset between the Lyα and He ii line peaks while the spatial extent of the Lyα emitting region is ∼16 kpc. The observables are indicative of an outflow signature produced by a strong central source. We present one-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamics simulations incorporating accurate Lyα feedback and ionizing radiation to investigate the nature of the CR7 source. We find that a Population III star cluster with 10^5 K blackbody emission ionizes its environment too efficiently to generate a significant velocity offset. However, a massive black hole with a non-thermal Compton-thick spectrum is able to reproduce the Lyα signatures as a result of higher photon trapping and longer potential lifetime. For both sources, Lyα radiation pressure turns out to be dynamically important.

Abstract Copyright: © 2016 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: formation - galaxies: high-redshift - cosmology: theory - cosmology: theory

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