Impact of gas spin and Lyman-Werner flux on black hole seed formation in cosmological simulations: implications for direct collapse

Direct collapse black holes (BHs) are promising candidates for producing massive z ≳ 6 quasars, but their formation requires fine-tuned conditions. In this work, we use cosmological zoom simulations to study systematically the impact of requiring: (1) low gas angular momentum (spin), and (2) a minim...

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Hauptverfasser: Bhowmick, Aklant (VerfasserIn) , Blecha, Laura (VerfasserIn) , Torrey, Paul (VerfasserIn) , Kelley, Luke Zoltan (VerfasserIn) , Vogelsberger, Mark (VerfasserIn) , Nelson, Dylan (VerfasserIn) , Weinberger, Rainer (VerfasserIn) , Hernquist, Lars (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2022, Jahrgang: 510, Heft: 1, Pages: 177-196
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stab3439
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3439
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Verfasserangaben:Aklant K Bhowmick, Laura Blecha, Paul Torrey, Luke Zoltan Kelley, Mark Vogelsberger, Dylan Nelson, Rainer Weinberger and Lars Hernquist

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