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2020MNRAS.495.1700L - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 495, 1700-1705 (2020/June-3)

Lessons on early structure formation from a mature galaxy cluster observed at cosmic noon.

LIU B., SCHAUER A.T.P. and BROMM V.

Abstract (from CDS):

We demonstrate a new approach of indirectly constraining both early star and structure formation via mature galaxy clusters at cosmic noon (z ∼ 2), using the cluster XLSSC 122 as an example. With the standard Press Schechter formalism, we infer a rapid evolution of the star formation efficiency (the ratio of stellar to halo mass) from 10–4 to 0.01 during z ∼ 20-13, based on the age distribution of stars in post-starburst galaxies of XLSSC 122, measured by Hubble Space Telescope photometry assuming no dust extinction. Here, we consider all low-mass haloes, including minihaloes, that host the first stars and galaxies (5×105M☉≲M_ halo_≲1010 M☉). We also place new constraints on fuzzy dark matter models of ma <= 5 x 10–21 eV/c2 for the ultralight boson mass, from the abundance of galaxies with star formation at z >= 13 in XLSSC 122. Our exploratory results are consistent with existing constraints. More comprehensive results will be obtained if our approach is extended to a large sample of clusters or field post-starburst galaxies at cosmic noon, with improved modelling of halo and stellar populations.

Abstract Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): dark ages, reionization, first stars - dark matter - early Universe

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