Effects of Radiation Backgrounds on the Formation of Population III Stars

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Population Iii Stars, Star Formation, Background Radiations, X-Ray Sources, X-Ray Bursts

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I discuss the role of far ultraviolet and X-ray radiation backgrounds in the early universe. Simulations of feedback-regulated galaxy formation before reionization suggest that the global feedback from far ultraviolet background is subdominant with respect to the local feedback from ionizing radiation. The formation of molecular hydrogen in ``positive feedback regions'' is an important process that promotes gas cooling and star formation in small mass halos.
Seed black holes from Pop III stars and SN explosions may produce a significant early X-ray background that imprints observable signatures on the thermal and ionization history of the intergalactic medium. X-ray ionization models of the intergalactic medium are consistent with WMAP3 data and are a viable alternative to reionization models from UV sources. Redshifted X-rays produce an outside-in reionization topology, ionizing the low density regions of the intergalactic medium before reionization is completed by UV sources at z~6-7. The ionizing photons from massive stars needed to complete reionization is significantly reduced in this model.

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