Effects of a burst of formation of first-generation stars on the evolution of galaxies

Details Effects of a burst of formation of first-generation stars on the evolution of galaxies Effects of a burst of formation of first-generation stars on the evolution of galaxies

2002-05-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0205153v1

Astrophys.J. 576 (2002) 36-44

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

25 pages, 7 figures, ApJ, in press

Scientific paper

10.1086/341535

First-generation (Population III) stars in the universe play an important role inearly enrichment of heavy elements in galaxies and intergalactic medium and thus affect the history of galaxies. The physical and chemical properties of primordial gas clouds are significantly different from those of present-day gas clouds observed in the nearby universe because the primordial gas clouds do not contain any heavy elements which are important coolants in the gas. Previous theoretical considerations have suggested that typical masses of the first-generation stars are between several $M_\odot$ and $\approx 10 M_\odot$ although it has been argued that the formation of very massive stars (e.g., $> 100 M_\odot$) is also likely. If stars with several $M_\odot$ are most popular ones at the epoch of galaxy formation, most stars will evolve to hot (e.g., $\gtrsim 10^5$ K), luminous ($\sim 10^4 L_\odot$) stars with gaseous and dusty envelope prior to going to die as white dwarf stars. Although the duration of this phase is short (e.g., $\sim 10^5$ yr), such evolved stars could contribute both to the ionization of gas in galaxies and to the production of a lot of dust grains if the formation of intermediate-mass stars is highly enhanced. We compare gaseous emission-line properties of such nebulae with some interesting high-redshift galaxies such asIRAS F10214+4724 and powerful radio galaxies.

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