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The hyperfine transition of 3He+ as a probe of the intergalactic medium

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2009-05-13 v1

Abstract

We explore the prospects of using the hyperfine transition of 3He+ as a probe of the intergalactic medium. The emission signal from ionized regions during reionization is expected to be anti-correlated with 21cm maps. The predicted emission signal from Lyman-alpha blobs at lower redshifts is detectable with future radio observatories.

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@article{arxiv.0905.1698,
  title  = {The hyperfine transition of 3He+ as a probe of the intergalactic medium},
  author = {J. S. Bagla and Abraham Loeb},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.1698},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 1 figure, submitted to MNRAS