Abstract

Leaving the dark ages: exploring the first galaxies with large-scale cosmological simulations.

Brian O'Shea (Michigan State University)

John Wise, Georgia Institute of Technology Michael Norman, University of California at San Diego Hao Xu, University of California at San Diego Pengfei Chen, University of California at San Diego

In this talk I present a series of predictions from the Renaissance Simulations, a set of high-resolution and physics-rich calculations of high redshift galaxy formation. These simulations, which include radiation transport and sophisticated treatment of both Population III and metal-enriched stellar populations, resolve virtually every halo that may possibly form stars. I will present predictions about the nature of the global transition from primordial to metal-enriched star formation, the bulk properties of high-redshift galaxies (including gas, star formation rate, and the escape fraction of ionizing galaxies), and the high-redshift galaxy luminosity function.

Mode of presentation: poster