Baryons: What, When and Where?
Abstract
We review the current state of empirical knowledge of the total budget of baryonic matter in the Universe as observed since the epoch of reionization. Our summary examines on three milestone redshifts since the reionization of H in the IGM, z = 3, 1, and 0, with emphasis on the endpoints. We review the observational techniques used to discover and characterize the phases of baryons. In the spirit of the meeting, the level is aimed at a diverse and non-expert audience and additional attention is given to describe how space missions expected to launch within the next decade will impact this scientific field.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0805.4635,
title = {Baryons: What, When and Where?},
author = {Jason X. Prochaska and Jason Tumlinson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.4635},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Proceedings Review for "Astrophysics in the Next Decade: JWST and Concurrent Facilities", ed. X. Tielens, 38 pages, 10 color figures. Revised to address comments from the community