Intergalactic baryon-rich regions at high redshift

dc.creatorHarford, A. Gayler
dc.creatorHamilton, Andrew J. S.
dc.creatorGnedin, Nickolay Y.
dc.date2008-05-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:50:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:50:48Z
dc.descriptionUsing a high resolution cosmological simulation of reionization we have examined the differing structures formed by gas and dark matter at a redshift of 5.1. Baryon-rich regions form a small number of filaments, which connect the largest galaxies in the simulation. More detailed examination of the ten largest galaxies reveals long, slender gaseous filaments about 5 proper kpc in width radiating from the galaxy centers. Extending out from each filament are a few smooth, thin, nearly planar gaseous sheets. By contrast, the dark matter concentrates into quasi-spherical bodies. The results have implications for our understanding of structure formation in the early universe and of the Lyman alpha forest.
dc.description9 pages, many eps figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0805.2191
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0805.2191
dc.identifierMon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.389:880-888,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13608.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/203680
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleIntergalactic baryon-rich regions at high redshift
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