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Angular 21 cm Power Spectrum of a Scaling Distribution of Cosmic String Wakes

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2011-08-17 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Cosmic string wakes lead to a large signal in 21 cm redshift maps at redshifts larger than that corresponding to reionization. Here, we compute the angular power spectrum of 21 cm radiation as predicted by a scaling distribution of cosmic strings whose wakes have undergone shock heating.

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@article{arxiv.1104.3337,
  title  = {Angular 21 cm Power Spectrum of a Scaling Distribution of Cosmic String Wakes},
  author = {Oscar F. Hernandez and Yi Wang and Robert Brandenberger and Jose Fong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.3337},
  year   = {2011}
}

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13 pages, 6 figures; v2: minor modifications, journal version