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Probing Small Scale Primordial Power Spectrum with 21cm Line Global Signal

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2020-04-22 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We argue that the global signal of neutral hydrogen 21cm line can be a powerful probe of primordial power spectrum on small scales. Since the amplitude of small scale primordial fluctuations is important to determine the early structure formation and the timing when the sources of Lyman α{\alpha} photons are produced, they in turn affect the neutral hydrogen 21cm line signal. We show that the information of the position of the absorption trough can severely constrain the small scale amplitude of primordial fluctuations once astrophysical parameters relevant to the 21cm line signal are fixed. We also discuss how the uncertainties of astrophysical parameters affect the constraints.

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@article{arxiv.1911.07442,
  title  = {Probing Small Scale Primordial Power Spectrum with 21cm Line Global Signal},
  author = {Shintaro Yoshiura and Keitaro Takahashi and Tomo Takahashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.07442},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

21 pages, 8 figures, one column, accepted for publication in PRD