The first stars: formation, properties, and impact
RS Klessen, SCO Glover - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The first generation of stars, often called Population III (or Pop III), form from metal-free
primordial gas at redshifts z∼ 30 and below. They dominate the cosmic star-formation …
primordial gas at redshifts z∼ 30 and below. They dominate the cosmic star-formation …
Cosmic nucleosynthesis: A multi-messenger challenge
The origins of the elements and isotopes of cosmic material is a critical aspect of
understanding the evolution of the universe. Nucleosynthesis typically requires physical …
understanding the evolution of the universe. Nucleosynthesis typically requires physical …
Overview of the DESI Milky Way Survey
AP Cooper, SE Koposov, CA Prieto… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We describe the Milky Way Survey (MWS) that will be undertaken with the Dark
Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) on the Mayall 4 m telescope at the Kitt Peak …
Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) on the Mayall 4 m telescope at the Kitt Peak …
SkyMapper Southern Survey: second data release (DR2)
We present the second data release (DR2) of the SkyMapper Southern Survey, a
hemispheric survey carried out with the SkyMapper Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory …
hemispheric survey carried out with the SkyMapper Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory …
The energy distribution of the first supernovae
I Koutsouridou, S Salvadori, Á Skúladóttir… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The nature of the first Pop III stars is still a mystery and the energy distribution of the first
supernovae is completely unexplored. For the first time we account simultaneously for the …
supernovae is completely unexplored. For the first time we account simultaneously for the …
When did the initial mass function become bottom-heavy?
P Sharda, MR Krumholz - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The characteristic mass that sets the peak of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is closely
linked to the thermodynamic behaviour of interstellar gas, which controls how gas fragments …
linked to the thermodynamic behaviour of interstellar gas, which controls how gas fragments …
Characterization of Population III stars with stellar atmosphere and evolutionary modeling and predictions of their observability with the JWST
MM Larkin, R Gerasimov… - The Astronomical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Population III stars were the first stars to form after the Big Bang and are believed to have
made the earliest contribution to the metal content of the universe beyond the products of the …
made the earliest contribution to the metal content of the universe beyond the products of the …
Exploring the Galaxy's halo and very metal-weak thick disc with SkyMapper and Gaia DR2
In this work, we combine spectroscopic information from the SkyMapper survey for Extremely
Metal-Poor stars and astrometry from Gaia DR2 to investigate the kinematics of a sample of …
Metal-Poor stars and astrometry from Gaia DR2 to investigate the kinematics of a sample of …
The SkyMapper DR1. 1 search for extremely metal-poor stars
GS Da Costa, MS Bessell, AD Mackey… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present and discuss the results of a search for extremely metal-poor stars based on
photometry from data release DR1. 1 of the SkyMapper imaging survey of the southern sky …
photometry from data release DR1. 1 of the SkyMapper imaging survey of the southern sky …
Magnetic field amplification in accretion discs around the first stars: implications for the primordial IMF
Magnetic fields play an important role in the dynamics of present-day molecular clouds.
Recent work has shown that magnetic fields are equally important for primordial clouds …
Recent work has shown that magnetic fields are equally important for primordial clouds …