Cosmic evolution of the [CII]-to-dense neutral gas relation

arXiv:2604.19529 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-04-21 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-04-21

Updated: 2026-10-13

Code: https://github.com/Skirt/SKIRT9

Terminology

• alpha — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Metallicity — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Trace — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Star Formation Rate (SFR) — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes

Sources

• Evaluating star formation rates at z = 5
• MEGATRON: Reproducing the Diversity of High-Redshift Galaxy Spectra with Cosmological Radiation Hydrodynamics Simulations
• Widespread Extended [CII] Emission in High-Redshift Galaxies: Insights from the FIRE-2 Cosmological Zoom-in Simulations

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