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Star Formation in the very Early Universe

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H02869
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Astronomy
Research InstitutionKonan University

Principal Investigator

Susa Hajime  甲南大学, 理工学部, 教授 (00323262)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 町田 正博  九州大学, 理学研究院, 准教授 (10402786)
大向 一行  東北大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (70390622)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥10,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,310,000)
Keywords初代星 / 宇宙論 / 数値シミュレーション / 初代銀河 / 理論天文学 / 星形成 / 宇宙初期 / 輻射流体 / 磁気流体 / 初代星形成 / 低金属量環境 / 乱流磁場 / 宇宙物理 / 計算物理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The elucidation of the star formation process in the very early universe is one of the most important topics in modern cosmology. In this study, we investigated how stars are formed from the contraction of gas clouds in the early universe. In particular, we theoretically clarified the controversial question of whether multiple stars or a single star is born from a gas cloud, in a manner that encompasses many previous studies. We also succeeded in providing a clear theoretical explanation for the physical causes of the turbulent nature of such gas clouds, which had been known from previous numerical simulations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究成果は学術的には、ほぼ10年にわたって論争になっていた初代星の生まれ方についての明確な回答を与えている点で重要である。研究グループ間の結果の相違が、同じ量の異なる時刻に対応する量を見ていたからであることを明らかにした。このような論争は研究コミュニティーにとって研究を進める力となる一方、互いの研究結果を今ひとつ信じることができないということにもつながり、解決が待たれていた。その意味で非常に重要な結果である。同じことは初代星母天体の乱流の起源を明らかにした研究にも言える。数値的に表れた結果が本当に物理的なのかを突き詰めて考察することは研究を推進する上で不可欠である。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (56 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (32 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Peer Reviewed: 31 results,  Open Access: 12 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Rome(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Western Ontario(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Merger Rate Density of Binary Black Holes through Isolated Population I, II, III and Extremely Metal-poor Binary Star Evolution2022

    • Author(s)
      Tanikawa Ataru、Yoshida Takashi、Kinugawa Tomoya、Trani Alessandro A.、Hosokawa Takashi、Susa Hajime、Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 926 Issue: 1 Pages: 83-83

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ac4247

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Amplification of Turbulence in Contracting Prestellar Cores in Primordial Minihalos2021

    • Author(s)
      Higashi Sho、Susa Hajime、Chiaki Gen
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 915 Issue: 2 Pages: 107-107

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ac01c7

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Transition of the initial mass function in the metal-poor environments2021

    • Author(s)
      Chon Sunmyon、Omukai Kazuyuki、Schneider Raffaella
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 508 Issue: 3 Pages: 4175-4192

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab2497

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Formation of the first galaxies in the aftermath of the first supernovae2021

    • Author(s)
      Abe Makito、Yajima Hidenobu、Khochfar Sadegh、Dalla Vecchia Claudio、Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 508 Issue: 3 Pages: 3226-3238

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab2637

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Magnetohydrodynamic effect on first star formation: pre-stellar core collapse and protostar formation2021

    • Author(s)
      Sadanari Kenji Eric、Omukai Kazuyuki、Sugimura Kazuyuki、Matsumoto Tomoaki、Tomida Kengo
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 505 Issue: 3 Pages: 4197-4214

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab1330

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Light, medium-weight, or heavy? The nature of the first supermassive black hole seeds2021

    • Author(s)
      Sassano Federica、Schneider Raffaella、Valiante Rosa、Inayoshi Kohei、Chon Sunmyon、Omukai Kazuyuki、Mayer Lucio、Capelo Pedro R
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 506 Issue: 1 Pages: 613-632

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab1737

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Signatures of hierarchical mergers in black hole spin and mass distribution2021

    • Author(s)
      Tagawa Hiromichi、Haiman Zoltan、Bartos Imre、Kocsis Bence、Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 507 Issue: 3 Pages: 3362-3380

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab2315

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Ionization degree and magnetic diffusivity in star-forming clouds with different metallicities2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakauchi Daisuke、Omukai Kazuyuki、Susa Hajime
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 502 Issue: 3 Pages: 3394-3416

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab248

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Merger Rate Density of Population III Binary Black Holes Below, Above, and in the Pair-instability Mass Gap2021

    • Author(s)
      Tanikawa Ataru、Susa Hajime、Yoshida Takashi、Trani Alessandro A.、Kinugawa Tomoya
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 910 Issue: 1 Pages: 30-60

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/abe40d

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Growth of magnetorotational instability in circumstellar discs around class 0 protostars2021

    • Author(s)
      Kawasaki Yoshihiro、Koga Shunta、Machida Masahiro N
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 504 Issue: 4 Pages: 5588-5611

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab1224

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Supermassive Star Formation in Magnetized Atomic-cooling Gas Clouds: Enhanced Accretion, Intermittent Fragmentation, and Continuous Mergers2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirano Shingo、Machida Masahiro N.、Basu Shantanu
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 917 Issue: 1 Pages: 34-34

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ac0913

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Impact of magnetic braking on high-mass close binary formation2021

    • Author(s)
      Harada Naoto、Hirano Shingo、Machida Masahiro N、Hosokawa Takashi
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 508 Issue: 3 Pages: 3730-3747

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stab2780

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Misalignment of magnetic fields, outflows, and discs in star-forming clouds2020

    • Author(s)
      Machida, Masahiro N.; Hirano, Shingo; Kitta, Hideyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 491 Pages: 2180-2197

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stz3159

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Birth of a Massive First-star Binary2020

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura Kazuyuki、Matsumoto Tomoaki、Hosokawa Takashi、Hirano Shingo、Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 892 Issue: 1 Pages: L14-L14

    • DOI

      10.3847/2041-8213/ab7d37

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The First Two Thousand Years of Star Formation2019

    • Author(s)
      Machida Masahiro N.、Basu Shantanu
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 876 Issue: 2 Pages: 149-149

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab18a7

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Driving conditions of protostellar outflows in different star-forming environments2019

    • Author(s)
      Higuchi Koki、Machida Masahiro N、Susa Hajime
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 486 Issue: 3 Pages: 3741-3754

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stz1079

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Merge or Survive: Number of Population III Stars per Minihalo2019

    • Author(s)
      Susa Hajime
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 877 Issue: 2 Pages: 99-99

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab1b6f

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ionization degree and magnetic diffusivity in the primordial star-forming clouds2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakauchi Daisuke、Omukai Kazuyuki、Susa Hajime
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 488 Issue: 2 Pages: 1846-1862

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stz1799

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Very Compact Extremely High Velocity Flow toward MMS 5/OMC-3 Revealed with ALMA2019

    • Author(s)
      Matsushita, Yuko; Takahashi, Satoko; Machida, Masahiro N.; Tomisaka, Kohji
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 871 Issue: 2 Pages: 12-12

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aaf1b6

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dependence of Hall coefficient on grain size and cosmic ray rate and implication for circumstellar disc formation2019

    • Author(s)
      Koga, Shunta; Tsukamoto, Yusuke; Okuzumi, Satoshi; Machida, Masahiro N.
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 484 Issue: 2 Pages: 2119-2136

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty3524

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Origin of misalignments: protostellar jet, outflow, circumstellar disc, and magnetic field2019

    • Author(s)
      Hirano, Shingo; Machida, Masahiro N.
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 485 Issue: 4 Pages: 4667-4674

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stz740

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Gravitational stability and fragmentation condition for discs around accreting supermassive stars2018

    • Author(s)
      Matsukoba Ryoki , Takahashi Sanemichi Z , Sugimura Kazuyuki , Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 484 Issue: 2 Pages: 26052619-26052619

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty3522

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Condition for dust evacuation from the first galaxies2018

    • Author(s)
      Fukushima Hajime , Yajima Hidenobu , Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 477 Issue: 1 Pages: 10711085-10711085

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty799

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Stunted accretion growth of black holes by combined effect of the flow angular momentum and radiation feedback2018

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura Kazuyuki , Hosokawa Takashi , Yajima Hidenobu , Inayoshi Kohei , Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 478 Issue: 3 Pages: 39613975-39613975

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty1298

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Condition for low-mass star formation in shock-compressed metal-poor clouds2018

    • Author(s)
      Nakauchi Daisuke , Omukai Kazuyuki , Schneider Raffaella
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 480 Issue: 1 Pages: 10431056-10431056

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty1911

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Metal-poor star formation triggered by the feedback effects from Pop III stars2018

    • Author(s)
      Chiaki Gen、Susa Hajime、Hirano Shingo
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 475 Issue: 4 Pages: 4378-4395

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty040

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Evolution of magnetic fields in collapsing star-forming clouds under different environments2018

    • Author(s)
      Higuchi, Koki; Machida, Masahiro N.; Susa, Hajime
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 475 Issue: 3 Pages: 3331-3347

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty046

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Massive outflows driven by magnetic effects - II. Comparison with observations2018

    • Author(s)
      Matsushita, Yuko; Sakurai, Yuya; Hosokawa, Takashi; Machida, Masahiro N.
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 475 Issue: 1 Pages: 391-403

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stx3070

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Different modes of star formation: gravitational collapse of magnetically subcritical cloud2018

    • Author(s)
      Machida, Masahiro N.; Higuchi, Koki; Okuzumi, Satoshi
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 473 Issue: 3 Pages: 3080-3094

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stx2589

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Blocking Metal Accretion onto Population III Stars by Stellar Wind2017

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka Shuta J.、Chiaki Gen、Tominaga Nozomu、Susa Hajime
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 844 Issue: 2 Pages: 137-137

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aa7e2c

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Primordial protostars accreting beyond the ΩΓ-limit: radiation effect around the star-disc boundary2017

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Sanemichi Z. , Omukai Kazuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 472 Issue: 1 Pages: 532-541

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stx1988

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Upper stellar mass limit by radiative feedback at low-metallicities: metallicity and accretion rate dependence2017

    • Author(s)
      Fukushima Hajime、Omukai Kazuyuki、Hosokawa Takashi
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 473 Issue: 4 Pages: 4754-4772

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stx2620

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 初代星原始星連星の合体機構2022

    • Author(s)
      桐原崇亘
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2022年春季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 収縮する始原ガスコアで増幅された乱流の飽和と散逸2022

    • Author(s)
      東翔
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2022年春季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Formation of metal-poor stars2021

    • Author(s)
      大向一行
    • Organizer
      低金属度宇宙研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 星同士の詳細な合体条件の探求2021

    • Author(s)
      桐原 崇亘
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2021年春季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ミニハロー内の収縮する始原ガスコアにおける乱流の増幅2021

    • Author(s)
      東翔
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2021年春季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 収縮する始原ガスコアで増幅された乱流の飽和と散逸2021

    • Author(s)
      東翔
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2021年秋季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Number of population III stars per minihalo2020

    • Author(s)
      Hajime Susa
    • Organizer
      FIRST STARS VI
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Formation of PopIII binaries in minihalos2020

    • Author(s)
      Hajime Susa
    • Organizer
      Joint symposium of MEXT innovative area x KONAN GAKUEN 100th Anniversary International Scientific Symposium Series Sponsored by The Hirao Taro Foundation of KONAN GAKUEN for Academic Research
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Binary Star Formation at Low Metallicities2019

    • Author(s)
      Kazuyuki Omukai
    • Organizer
      YKIS2019 "Black Holes and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves"
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 初期宇宙での星形成について ー平成から令和へー2019

    • Author(s)
      須佐 元
    • Organizer
      第32回 理論懇シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Fragmentation of the accretion disk around PopIII stars2019

    • Author(s)
      Hajime Susa
    • Organizer
      Gravitational wave physics and astronomy: Genesis, 2nd Anual Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 宇宙初期の星形成におけるダストの役割2019

    • Author(s)
      大向一行
    • Organizer
      銀河の化学進化とダスト形成
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 初代星降着円盤の分裂について2018

    • Author(s)
      須佐 元
    • Organizer
      初代星初代銀河形成研究会2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 連星形成2018

    • Author(s)
      町田正博
    • Organizer
      初代星初代銀河形成研究会2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] From First Stars to First Black Holes2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazuyuki Omukai
    • Organizer
      Gravitational wave physics and astronomy: Genesis, First Area Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Status Report of A03 in FY2018: Quest for BH binary2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazuyuki Omukai
    • Organizer
      The Second annual symposium of the innovative area "Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy: Genesis"
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 初代星形成理論の現状2018

    • Author(s)
      須佐元
    • Organizer
      初代星初代銀河研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Stellar wind prevents the ISM gas from accreting onto the Pop III stars2017

    • Author(s)
      Hajime Susa
    • Organizer
      Francesco’s Legacy: Star formation in Space and Time
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Formation environment of Pop II stars affected by the feedbacks from Pop III stars2017

    • Author(s)
      Gen Chiaki
    • Organizer
      Francesco’s Legacy: Star formation in Space and Time
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 初代星形成シミュレーションにおける星周円盤の分裂について2017

    • Author(s)
      須佐元
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会秋季年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 低金属量環境における星形成過程2017

    • Author(s)
      Koki Higuchi
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2017年秋季年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Understanding primordial star formation: Francesco’s contribution2017

    • Author(s)
      Kazuyuki Omukai
    • Organizer
      Francesco’s Legacy: Star Formation in Space and Time
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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