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astro-ph2008★ 956 cited
The effect of photo-ionization on the cooling rates of enriched, astrophysical plasmas
Robert P. C. Wiersma, Joop Schaye, Britton D. Smith
Radiative cooling is central to a wide range of astrophysical problems. Despite its importance, cooling rates are generally computed using very restrictive assumptions, such as col…
astro-ph2008★ 150 cited
Three Modes of Metal-Enriched Star Formation in the Early Universe
Britton D. Smith, Matthew J. Turk, Steinn Sigurdsson +2
Simulations of the formation of Population III (Pop III) stars suggest that they were much more massive than the Pop II and Pop I stars observed today. This is due to the collapse…