Schleicher, Dominik R. G.

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","A22"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Astronomy and Astrophysics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","572"],["dc.contributor.author","van Borm, C."],["dc.contributor.author","Bovino, Stefano"],["dc.contributor.author","Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub"],["dc.contributor.author","Schleicher, Dominik R. G."],["dc.contributor.author","Spaans, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Grassi, T."],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:31:57Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:31:57Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Context. The seeds of the first supermassive black holes may have resulted from the direct collapse of hot primordial gas in greater than or similar to 10(4) K haloes, forming a supermassive or quasi- star as an intermediate stage. Aims. We explore the formation of a protostar resulting from the collapse of primordial gas in the presence of a strong Lyman- Werner radiation background. Particularly, we investigate the impact of turbulence and rotation on the fragmentation behaviour of the gas cloud. We accomplish this goal by varying the initial turbulent and rotational velocities. Methods. We performed 3D adaptive mesh refinement simulations with a resolution of 64 cells per Jeans length using the ENZO code, simulating the formation of a protostar up to unprecedentedly high central densities of 10(21) cm(-3) and spatial scales of a few solar radii. To achieve this goal, we employed the KROME package to improve modelling of the chemical and thermal processes. Results. We find that the physical properties of the simulated gas clouds become similar on small scales, irrespective of the initial amount of turbulence and rotation. After the highest level of refinement was reached, the simulations have been evolved for an additional similar to 5 freefall times. A single bound clump with a radius of 2 x 10(-2) AU and a mass of similar to 7 x 10(-2) M fi is formed at the end of each simulation, marking the onset of protostar formation. No strong fragmentation is observed by the end of the simulations, regardless of the initial amount of turbulence or rotation, and high accretion rates of a few solar masses per year are found. Conclusions. Given such high accretion rates, a quasi- star of 105 M fi is expected to form within 105 years."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SFB 963 / 1]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1051/0004-6361/201424658"],["dc.identifier.fs","609689"],["dc.identifier.isi","000346101700037"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/11406"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/31640"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Edp Sciences S A"],["dc.relation.issn","1432-0746"],["dc.relation.issn","0004-6361"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Fakultät für Physik"],["dc.title","Effects of turbulence and rotation on protostar formation as a precursor of massive black holes"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","A101"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Astronomy and Astrophysics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","540"],["dc.contributor.author","Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub"],["dc.contributor.author","Schleicher, Dominik R. G."],["dc.contributor.author","Spaans, M."],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:11:27Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:11:27Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Numerical simulations suggest that the first galaxies are formed in protogalactic halos with virial temperatures >= 10(4) K. It is likely that such halos are polluted with trace amounts of metals produced by the first generation of stars. The presence of dust can significantly change the chemistry and dynamics of early galaxies. In this article, we aim to assess the role of dust on the thermal and dynamical evolution of the first galaxies in the presence of a background UV flux, and its implications for the observability of Lyman-alpha emitters and sub-mm sources. We have performed high resolution cosmological simulations using the adaptive mesh refinement code FLASH to accomplish this goal. We have developed a chemical network appropriate for these conditions and coupled it with the FLASH code. The main ingredients of our chemical model include the formation of molecules (both in the gas phase and on dust grains), a multi-level treatment of atomic hydrogen, line trapping of Ly-alpha photons and, photoionization and photodissociation processes in a UV background. We found that the formation of molecules (H-2 and HD) is significantly enhanced in the presence of dust grains as compared to only gas phase reactions by up to two orders of magnitude. The presence of dust may thus establish a molecular ISM in high-redshift galaxies. The presence of a background UV flux strongly influences the formation of molecules by photodissociating them. We explore the evolution after a major merger, leading to the formation of a binary disk. These disks have gas masses of similar to 10(7) M-circle dot at a redshift of 5.4. Each disk lies in a separate subhalo as a result of the merger event. The disks are supported by turbulent pressure due to the highly supersonic turbulence present in the halo. For values of J(21) = 1000 (internal flux), we find that fragmentation may be enhanced due to thermal instabilities in the hot gas. The presence of dust does not significantly reduce the Ly-alpha emission. The emission of Ly-alpha is extended and originates from the envelope of the halo due to line trapping effects. We also find that dust masses of a few x10(8) M-circle dot are required to observe the dust continuum emission from z similar to 5 galaxies with ALMA."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1051/0004-6361/201118295"],["dc.identifier.fs","596713"],["dc.identifier.isi","000303315400115"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/9598"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/26725"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Edp Sciences S A"],["dc.relation.issn","0004-6361"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Fakultät für Physik"],["dc.title","The implications of dust for high-redshift protogalaxies and the formation of binary disks"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","UNSP A59"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Astronomy and Astrophysics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","558"],["dc.contributor.author","Schleicher, Dominik R. G."],["dc.contributor.author","Palla, Francesco"],["dc.contributor.author","Ferrara, Andrea"],["dc.contributor.author","Galli, Daniele"],["dc.contributor.author","Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:18:57Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:18:57Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Context. Supermassive stars and quasi-stars (massive stars with a central black hole) are both considered as potential progenitors for the formation of supermassive black holes. They are expected to form from rapidly accreting protostars in massive primordial halos. Aims. We explore how long rapidly accreting protostars remain on the Hayashi track, implying large protostellar radii and weak accretion luminosity feedback. We assess the potential role of energy production in the nuclear core, and determine what regulates the evolution of such protostars into quasi-stars or supermassive stars. Methods. We followed the contraction of characteristic mass shells in rapidly accreting protostars, and inferred the timescales for them to reach nuclear densities. We compared the characteristic timescales for nuclear burning with those for which the extended protostellar envelope can be maintained. Results. We find that the extended envelope can be maintained up to protostellar masses of 3.6 x 10(8) m(3) M-circle dot, where m. denotes the accretion rate in solar masses per year. We expect the nuclear core to exhaust its hydrogen content in 7 x 106 yr. If accretion rates m >> 0.14 can still be maintained at this point, a black hole may form within the accreting envelope, leading to a quasi-star. Alternatively, the accreting object will gravitationally contract to become a main-sequence supermassive star. Conclusions. Due to the limited gas reservoir in typical 10(7) M-circle dot dark matter halos, the accretion rate onto the central object may drop at late times, implying the formation of supermassive stars as the typical outcome of direct collapse. However, if high accretion rates are maintained, a quasi-star with an interior black hole may form."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1051/0004-6361/201321949"],["dc.identifier.isi","000326574000059"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/10877"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/28523"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Edp Sciences S A"],["dc.relation.issn","1432-0746"],["dc.relation.issn","0004-6361"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Fakultät für Physik"],["dc.title","Massive black hole factories: Supermassive and quasi-star formation in primordial halos"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]