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Publications (10)

astro-ph.GA2016

Connecting the Dots: Tracking Galaxy Evolution Using Constant Cumulative Number Density at 3<z<7

Jason Jaacks, Steven L. Finkelstein, Kentaro Nagamine

Using the cosmological smoothed particle hydrodynamical code GADGET-3 we make a realistic assessment of the technique of using constant cumulative number density as a tracer of gal…

astro-ph.GA2018

Baseline Metal Enrichment from Population III Star Formation in Cosmological Volume Simulations

Jason Jaacks, Robert Thompson, Steven L. Finkelstein +1

We utilize the hydrodynamic and N-body code {\small GIZMO} coupled with our newly developed sub-grid Population~III (Pop~III) Legacy model, designed specifically for cosmological v…

astro-ph.GA2015

The Evolution of the Galaxy Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Function Over the First Two Billion Years

Steven L. Finkelstein, Russell E. Ryan, Casey Papovich +26

We present a robust measurement and analysis of the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) luminosity function at z=4-8. We use deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging over the CANDELS/GOODS fiel…

astro-ph.GA2019

Legacy of star formation in the pre-reionization universe

Jason Jaacks, Steven L. Finkelstein, Volker Bromm

We utilize GIZMO, coupled with newly developed sub-grid models for Population~III (Pop~III) and Population~II (Pop~II), to study the legacy of star formation in the pre-reionizatio…

astro-ph.CO2012

Duty Cycle and the Increasing Star Formation History of z>=6 Galaxies

Jason Jaacks, Kentaro Nagamine, Jun-Hwan Choi

We examine the duty cycle and the history of star formation (SFH) for high-redshift galaxies at z>=6 using cosmological hydrodynamic simulations. We find that, even though individu…

astro-ph.CO2013

Impact of H_2-based star formation model on the z>=6 luminosity function and the ionizing photon budget for reionization

Jason Jaacks, Robert Thompson, Kentaro Nagamine

We present the results of a numerical study examining the effect of H_2-based star formation (SF) model on the rest-frame UV luminosity function and star formation rate function (S…