Cosmic metal density evolution in neutral gas: insights from observations and cosmological simulations

We contrast the latest observations of the cosmic metal density in neutral gas (⁠ρmet,neu⁠) with three cosmological galaxy evolution simulations: L-Galaxies 2020, TNG100, and EAGLE. We find that the fraction of total metals that are in neutral gas is <40 per cent at 3 ≲ z ≲ 5 in these simulations...

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Main Authors: Yates, Robert M. (Author) , Péroux, Céline (Author) , Nelson, Dylan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 05 October 2021
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2021, Volume: 508, Issue: 3, Pages: 3535-3550
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stab2837
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2837
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Author Notes:Robert M. Yates, Céline Péroux and Dylan Nelson

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