Volker Bromm et al. 2001 ApJ 552 464 doi:10.1086/320549
Generic Spectrum and Ionization Efficiency of a Heavy Initial Mass Function for the First Stars
FREEVolker Bromm1, Rolf P. Kudritzki2 and Abraham Loeb3
Show affiliationsWe calculate the generic spectral signature of an early population of massive stars at high redshifts. For metal-free stars with mass above 300 M
, we find that the combined spectral luminosity per unit stellar mass is almost independent of the mass distribution of these stars. To zeroth order, the generic spectrum resembles a blackbody with an effective temperature of ~105 K, making these stars highly efficient at ionizing hydrogen and helium. The production rate of ionizing radiation per stellar mass by stars more massive than ~300 M is larger by ~1 order of magnitude for hydrogen and He I and by ~2 orders of magnitude for He II than the emission from a standard initial mass function. This would result in unusually strong hydrogen and helium recombination lines from the surrounding interstellar medium. It could also alleviate the current difficulty of ionizing the intergalactic medium at z 
6 with the cosmic star formation rate inferred at somewhat lower redshifts.
- Subject headings
cosmology: theory; early universe; intergalactic medium; stars: atmospheres; stars: formation; ultraviolet: stars
- Dates
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Issue 2 (2001 May 10)
Received 2000 July 17, accepted for publication 2001 January 17
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Generic Spectrum and Ionization Efficiency of a Heavy Initial Mass Function for the First Stars
Volker Bromm et al. 2001 ApJ 552 464
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