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 ($E(B-V)_{\rm max}=0.07,\ A_{\rm V,max}\approx0.28$), the average extinction is very low with $\left< E(B-V) \right> \lesssim 10^{-3}$. We derive a power-law relationship between dark matter halo mass and extinction of $E(B-V)\propto M_{\rm halo}^{0.80}$. 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 $\left<\beta_{\rm UV}\right>-2.51\pm0.07$, which is both nearly halo mass and redshift independent.
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