Radiative shocks and hydrogen molecules in pregalactic gas - The effects of postshock radiation

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Feb 1992

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 386, Feb. 20, 1992, p. 432-451. Research supported by University of Minneso

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Galactic Evolution, Hydrogen, Intergalactic Media, Molecular Gases, Relic Radiation, Shock Waves, Computational Astrophysics, Gas Ionization, Hydrodynamics, Radiant Flux Density, Resonance Scattering, Star Formation

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Previous calculations of radiative shocks in pregalactic gas are generalized and substantially improved. The hydrodynamical conservations are solved, along with the rate equations for nonequilibrium ionization, recombination, and molecule formation, and the equation of radiative transfer, for steady-state shocks in a gas of primordial compositions. This calculation self-consistently includes the effects of the diffuse postshock emission as well as a possible external radiation flux on the postshock flow and the preshock ionization levels. A previous result is confirmed that the shocked gas cools faster than it can recombine and, as a result, is able to form an H2 concentration as high as 0.003 via the formation of H(-) and H2(+) intermediaries due to the enhanced nonequilibrium ionization fraction at 10,000 K. It is shown that, as the level of the external radiation flux is increased, the formation of and cooling by H2 molecules can be inhibited and delayed. The detailed radiation spectra and ionizing photon number fluxes emergent from these shocks are presented.

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