2\)</span>, and declines ever since</p></td>
<td><p><span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\sim 150–300 \, \text{Gpc}^{-3} \, \text{yr}^{-1}\)</span></p></td>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>Pop III stars</p></td>
<td><p>Peaks at redshift <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(z \sim 8–16\)</span>, and declines rapidly at higher redshifts</p></td>
<td><p><span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\sim 2–30 \, \text{Gpc}^{-3} \, \text{yr}^{-1}\)</span></p></td>
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