The Consequences of the Cosmic Star-Formation Rate: X-ray Number Counts

Abstract

We discuss the observable consequences for the detection of galaxies in the X-ray bandpass resulting from a peak in the cosmic star-formation rate at a redshift > 1. Following White & Ghosh, we assume a large evolution in the X-ray/B luminosity ratio at z ~ 0.5-1.5 resulting from the X-ray binaries that have evolved from stars formed at z > 1-2. Using the HDF-N redshift survey data and the locally observed X-ray/B luminosity ratio as a guide, we estimate a median X-ray flux (2-10 keV) on the order of 8 x 10^-18 ergs/s/cm^2 for galaxies in the HDF-N, which is consistent with a signal derived from a stacking analysis of the HDF-N Chandra data by Brandt et al. (2001). We also predict the number counts in deep X-ray surveys expected from normal galaxies at high redshift.

Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters. Formatted with emulateapj5. 5 pages with 4 figures. Also available at ftp://xassist.pha.jhu.edu/pub/ptak/xrb_gal_evolution_preprint.ps

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