Empirical Constraints on the First Stars and Quasars
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
Empirical studies of the first generation of stars and quasars in the Universe will likely become feasible over the next decade. The Next Generation Space Telescope will provide direct imaging and photometry of sub-galactic objects at redshifts above z=10, while microwave anisotropy experiments, such as MAP or Planck, will set constraints on the ionization history of the intergalactic medium due to these sources. We describe the expected signals that will be detectable with these future instruments.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9811395,
title = {Empirical Constraints on the First Stars and Quasars},
author = {Zoltan Haiman and Avi Loeb},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9811395},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
14 pages, invited contribution to Proc. of 9th Annual October Astrophysics Conference in Maryland, "After the Dark Ages: When Galaxies Were Young (the Universe at 2 < z < 5", College Park, October 1998