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| Author(s): |
de Souza, R. S.
[1]
;
Ishida, E. E. O.
[2]
;
Johnson, J. L.
[3, 4]
;
Whalen, D. J.
[3, 5]
;
Mesinger, A.
[6]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Korea Astron & Space Sci Inst, Taejon 305348 - South Korea
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, IAG, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 - USA
[4] Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys, D-85748 Garching - Germany
[5] Heidelberg Univ, Zentrum Astron, Inst Theoret Astrophys, D-69120 Heidelberg - Germany
[6] Scuola Normale Super Pisa, I-56126 Pisa - Italy
Total Affiliations: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; v. 436, n. 2, p. 1555-1563, DEC 2013. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 23 |
| Abstract | |
We present a fully self-consistent simulation of a synthetic survey of the furthermost cosmic explosions. The appearance of the first generation of stars (Population III) in the Universe represents a critical point during cosmic evolution, signalling the end of the dark ages, a period of absence of light sources. Despite their importance, there is no confirmed detection of Population III stars so far. A fraction of these primordial stars are expected to die as pair-instability supernovae (PISNe), and should be bright enough to be observed up to a few hundred million years after the big bang. While the quest for Population III stars continues, detailed theoretical models and computer simulations serve as a testbed for their observability. With the upcoming near-infrared missions, estimates of the feasibility of detecting PISNe are not only timely but imperative. To address this problem, we combine state-of-the-art cosmological and radiative simulations into a complete and self-consistent framework, which includes detailed features of the observational process. We show that a dedicated observational strategy using less than or similar to 8 per cent of the total allocation time of the James Webb Space Telescope mission can provide us with up to similar to 9-15 detectable PISNe per year. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/09525-3 - Analysis of type IA supernovae in wide-field galaxy surveys |
| Grantee: | Emille Eugenia de Oliveira Ishida |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |