Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS

N. R. Tanvir; E. Le Floc’h; L. Christensen; J. Caruana; R. Salvaterra; G. Ghirlanda; B. Ciardi; U. Maio; V. D’Odorico; E. Piedipalumbo; S. Campana; P. Noterdaeme; L. Graziani; L. Amati; Z. Bagoly; L. G. Balázs; S. Basa; E. Behar; A. De Cia; M. Della Valle; M. De Pasquale; F. Frontera; A. Gomboc; D. Götz; I. Horvath; R. Hudec; S. Mereghetti; P. T. O’Brien; J. P. Osborne; S. Paltani; P. Rosati; O. Sergijenko; E. R. Stanway; D. Szécsi; L. V. Tot́h; Y. Urata; S. Vergani; S. Zane

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09778-w

Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS

N. R. Tanvir, E. Le Floc’h, L. Christensen, J. Caruana, R. Salvaterra, G. Ghirlanda, B. Ciardi, U. Maio, V. D’Odorico, E. Piedipalumbo, S. Campana, P. Noterdaeme, L. Graziani, L. Amati, Z. Bagoly, L. G. Balázs, S. Basa, E. Behar, A. De Cia, M. Della ValleM. De Pasquale, F. Frontera, A. Gomboc, D. Götz, I. Horvath, R. Hudec, S. Mereghetti, P. T. O’Brien, J. P. Osborne, S. Paltani, P. Rosati, O. Sergijenko, E. R. Stanway, D. Szécsi, L. V. Tot́h, Y. Urata, S. Vergani, S. Zane

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Abstract

At peak, long-duration gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous sources of electromagnetic radiation known. Since their progenitors are massive stars, they provide a tracer of star formation and star-forming galaxies over the whole of cosmic history. Their bright power-law afterglows provide ideal backlights for absorption studies of the interstellar and intergalactic medium back to the reionization era. The proposed THESEUS mission is designed to detect large samples of GRBs at z > 6 in the 2030s, at a time when supporting observations with major next generation facilities will be possible, thus enabling a range of transformative science. THESEUS will allow us to explore the faint end of the luminosity function of galaxies and the star formation rate density to high redshifts; constrain the progress of re-ionisation beyond z≳ 6 ; study in detail early chemical enrichment from stellar explosions, including signatures of Population III stars; and potentially characterize the dark energy equation of state at the highest redshifts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-244
Number of pages	26
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume	52
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09778-w
State	Published - 29 Jul 2021

Keywords

Abundances
Gamma-ray bursts
Reionization
Star forming galaxies

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Tanvir, N. R., Le Floc’h, E., Christensen, L., Caruana, J., Salvaterra, R., Ghirlanda, G., Ciardi, B., Maio, U., D’Odorico, V., Piedipalumbo, E., Campana, S., Noterdaeme, P., Graziani, L., Amati, L., Bagoly, Z., Balázs, L. G., Basa, S., Behar, E., De Cia, A., ... Zane, S. (2021). Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS. Experimental Astronomy, 52(3), 219-244. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09778-w

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