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The presence of ultrahigh-energy (UHE) cosmic rays results in an increase in the degree of ionization in the post-recombination Universe, which stimulates the efficiency of the production of H2 molecules and the formation of the first stellar objects. As a result, the onset of the formation of the first stars is shifted to higher redshifts, and the masses of the first stellar systems decrease. As a consequence, a sufficient increase in the ionizing radiation providing the reionization of the Universe can occur. We discuss the possible observational manifestations of these effects and their dependence on the parameters of UHE cosmic rays.
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Original Russian Text © E.O. Vasiliev, Yu.A. Shchekinov, 2006, published in Astronomicheskiĭ Zhurnal, 2006, Vol. 83, No. 10, pp. 872–879.
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Vasiliev, E.O., Shchekinov, Y.A. The influence of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays on star formation in the early Universe. Astron. Rep. 50, 778–784 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772906100027
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