Abstract
Using cosmological volume simulations and a custom built sub-grid model for
Pop III star formation, we examine the baseline dust extinction in the first
galaxies due to Pop~III metal enrichment in the first billion years of cosmic
history. We find that while the most enriched, high-density lines of sight in
primordial galaxies can experience a measurable amount of extinction from Pop
III dust ($E(B-V)_max=0.07,\ A_V,max\approx0.28$), the average
extinction is very low with $łeft< E(B-V) \right> 10^-3$. We derive
a power-law relationship between dark matter halo mass and extinction of
$E(B-V)M_halo^0.80$. Performing a Monte Carlo parameter study,
we establish the baseline reddening of the UV spectra of dwarf galaxies at high
redshift due to Pop III enrichment only. With this method, we find
$łeft<\beta_UV\right>-2.72\pm0.12$, which is both nearly halo mass and
redshift independent.
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