5 papers
Radiative Feedback in Population III Protostellar Growth: HI Shielding \& HII Region Trapping
Avi Chen, Shyam H. Menon, Blakesley Burkhart +7
We present a suite of radiation-magnetohydrodynamics simulations from the Popsicle project that follow the long-term growth ( kyr) of primordial protostars while self-cons…
Observing compact Pop III star clusters and the presence of cosmic streaming
Claire E. Williams, Smadar Naoz, Naoki Yoshida +7
The formation of the Universe's first luminous stellar structures depends on the unique conditions at "Cosmic Dawn," which are set by the underlying cosmological model and early ba…
Supersonic Turbulence in Primordial Halos: A Comparison With and Without The Stream Velocity
Avi Chen, William Lake, Claire E. Williams +6
Turbulence plays a critical role in regulating star formation in molecular clouds and is also observed in simulations of primordial halos that host Population III (Pop III) stars.…
Population III star formation in the presence of turbulence, magnetic fields and ionizing radiation feedback
Piyush Sharda, Shyam H. Menon
Turbulence, magnetic fields and radiation feedback are key components that shape the formation of stars, especially in the metal-free environments at high redshifts where Populatio…
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…