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A Novel Formation Channel for Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in the Early Universe via Primordial Black Holes

Saiyang Zhang, Boyuan Liu, Volker Bromm

We present a novel formation channel for supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries in the early Universe, driven by primordial black holes (PBHs). Using high-resolution hydrodynamica…

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Effects of chemically homogeneous evolution of the first stars on the 21-cm signal and reionization

Boyuan Liu, Daniel Kessler, Thomas Gessey-Jones +6

The first generation of stars, known as Population III (Pop III), played a crucial role in the early Universe through their unique formation environment and metal-free composition.…

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The Emerging Black Hole Mass Function in the High-Redshift Universe

Junehyoung Jeon, Boyuan Liu, Anthony J. Taylor +5

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified an abundant population of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) already in place during the first few hundred mil…

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How do Massive Primordial Black Holes Impact the Formation of the First Stars and Galaxies?

Saiyang Zhang, Boyuan Liu, Volker Bromm +3

We investigate the impact of massive primordial black holes (PBHs; ) on the star formation and first galaxy assembly process using high-resolution hy…

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Primordial black holes as dark matter candidates: Multi-frequency constraints from cosmic radiation backgrounds

C. Casanueva-Villarreal, N. Padilla, P. B. Tissera +2

Aims. This study investigates the role of primordial black holes (PBHs) in shaping cosmic radiation backgrounds--the cosmic X-ray background (CXB), the Lyman-Werner background (LWB…

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Magnetic fields limit the mass of Population III stars even before the onset of protostellar radiation feedback

Piyush Sharda, Shyam H. Menon, Roman Gerasimov +5

The masses of Population III stars are largely unconstrained since no simulations exist that take all relevant primordial star formation physics into account. We perform the first…