Radiative Transfer Effects during Photoheating of the Intergalactic Medium
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- 20 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 520 (1) , L13-L16
- https://doi.org/10.1086/312136
Abstract
The thermal history of the intergalactic medium (IGM) after reionization is to a large extent determined by photoheating. Here we demonstrate that calculations of the photoheating rate which neglect radiative transfer effects substantially underestimate the energy input during and after reionization. The neglect of radiative transfer effects results in temperatures of the IGM which are too low by a factor of 2 after He II reionization. We briefly discuss implications for the absorption properties of the IGM and the distribution of baryons in shallow potential wells.Keywords
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