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Neural Network identification of Dark Star Candidates. I. Photometry
Sayed Shafaat Mahmud, Adiba Amira Siddiqa, Cosmin Ilie
The formation of the first stars in the universe could be significantly impacted by the effects of Dark Matter (DM). Namely, if DM is in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Part…
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Spectroscopic Supermassive Dark Star candidates
Cosmin Ilie, Sayed Shafaat Mahmud, Jillian Paulin +1
Dark Stars, i.e. early stars composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium but powered by Dark Matter, could form in zero metallicity clouds located close to the center of high r…