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    This document summarizes a study that uses UV spectra from 61 galaxies to constrain the stellar populations and ionizing photon production of massive stars. Key findings include: 1) Spectral modeling of features like C IV, N V, and He II indicate ages below 5 Myr and a range of metallicities consistent with observed trends. 2) Mixed age populations produce more ionizing photons than single bursts due to very young stars, important for reionization. 3) Binary models may produce up to an order of magnitude more ionizing photons than single star models due to uncertain binary star impacts. 4) Further analysis includes comparison to other studies, stacked spectra, and calculating ionizing production efficiencies

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    This document summarizes a study that uses UV spectra from 61 galaxies to constrain the stellar populations and ionizing photon production of massive stars. Key findings include: 1) Spectral modeling of features like C IV, N V, and He II indicate ages below 5 Myr and a range of metallicities consistent with observed trends. 2) Mixed age populations produce more ionizing photons than single bursts due to very young stars, important for reionization. 3) Binary models may produce up to an order of magnitude more ionizing photons than single star models due to uncertain binary star impacts. 4) Further analysis includes comparison to other studies, stacked spectra, and calculating ionizing production efficiencies

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    This document summarizes a study that uses UV spectra from 61 galaxies to constrain the stellar populations and ionizing photon production of massive stars. Key findings include: 1) Spectral modeling of features like C IV, N V, and He II indicate ages below 5 Myr and a range of metallicities consistent with observed trends. 2) Mixed age populations produce more ionizing photons than single bursts due to very young stars, important for reionization. 3) Binary models may produce up to an order of magnitude more ionizing photons than single star models due to uncertain binary star impacts. 4) Further analysis includes comparison to other studies, stacked spectra, and calculating ionizing production efficiencies

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    of 11

    Chisholm+19

    Constraining Z, ages, SF histories, and ionising


    continua of extragalactic massive star populations

    MASSIVE
 IONIZING
 HUBBLE


    PHOTONS
    STARS
    HI GAS

    FUV FUV

    Source of cosmic reionization?


    DATA: FUV spectra

    MEGaSaURA sample: HST-COS

    1.6<z<3.1, 
 0.0007<z<0.1816,

    SNR>5, 
 high SNR,

    1220-1950A, 
 1150-1450A,

    res=0.5A res=0.2A

    19 + 42 = 61 galaxies in total

    aperture: 50pc—10kpc -> unresolved massive stars


    Stellar continuum modelling

    Single ages:

    1,2,3,4,5,8,10,15,20,40 Myr

    Single Z:

    0.05, 0.2, 0.4, 1.0, 2.0 Zsun

    Inferred parameters:
    Age and Z weighted with Xi

    stellar winds
    photospheric lines
    C IV & N V P-Cygni features

    signature of stellar winds



    +

    diagnostic for age and Z
    Si IV 1400A ISM absorption

    generally observed
    in supergiants
    or in metal-rich stars

    Si IV P-Cygni rare in the sample metal poor stars or few evolved stars
    He II emission feature
    signature of WR stars

    stellar wind is optically thin



    to He II line

    no absorption

    He II line suggests Age<5Myr

    models cannot reproduce



    Wofford+14 # of WR stars
    Age & Z consistent with trend
    of spectral features

    Spectral regions most sensitive to Age & Z

    photospheric

    hottest wind phase 



    (not detected)
    The ionising continua of
    massive stars
    extrapolation of

    the stellar fits…

    …to investigate

    the unseen ionising

    photons

    Age & Z determine



    flux ratios with 

    15% uncertainty
    (SNR>20 needed)
    Two star formation histories:
    single burst and mixed age

    constant star formation rate

    fit to mixed age population

    single burst models

    mixed age populations produce more ionizing photons



    presence of very young stars
    than suggested by their light-weighted ages!
    SB99 vs BPASS
    it consider binaries
    but it has low spectral resolution

    factor of 12

    # ionizing photons depend on the 



    observational unconstrained

    impact of binary evolution
    Extra analysis

    • comparison with Steidel+16


    (constant SF history assumption)

    • stacked spectra
    (improves SNR, average properties)

    • ionizing production efficiency


    (inferred with models, given Age & Z)

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