English
Related papers

Related papers: Foreground simulations for the LOFAR - Epoch of Re…

200 papers

The Square Kilometer array is expected to measure the 21cm signal from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) in the coming decade, and its pathfinders may provide a statistical detection even earlier. The currently reported upper limits provide…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-04 Romain Meriot , Benoit Semelin

The GMRT reionization effort aims to map out the large scale structure of the Universe during the epoch of reionization (EoR). Removal of polarized Galactic emission is a difficult part of any 21 cm EoR program, and we present new upper…

Detecting cosmological signals from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) requires high-precision calibration to isolate the cosmological signals from foreground emission. In radio interferometery, perturbed primary beams of antenna elements can…

Experiments that pursue detection of signals from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) are relying on spectral smoothness of source spectra at low frequencies. This article empirically explores the effect of foreground spectra on EoR experiments…

The overwhelming foreground contamination hinders the accurate detection of the 21-cm signal of neutral hydrogen during the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Among various foreground components, the Galactic free-free emission is less studied,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-11 Xiaoli Lian , Haiguang Xu , Zhenghao Zhu , Dan Hu

Statistical observations of the Epoch of Reionization using the 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of structure formation and the first luminous objects. However, these observations are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Miguel F. Morales , Judd D. Bowman , Jacqueline N. Hewitt

A critical challenge in the observation of the redshifted 21-cm line is its separation from bright Galactic and extragalactic foregrounds. In particular, the instrumental leakage of polarized foregrounds, which undergo significant Faraday…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-18 C. D. Nunhokee , G. Bernardi , S. A. Kohn , J. E. Aguirre , N. Thyagarajan , J. S. Dillon , G. Foster , T. L. Grobler , J. Z. E. Martinot , A. R. Parsons

The epoch of reionization power spectrum is expected to evolve strongly with redshift, and it is this variation with cosmic history that will allow us to begin to place constraints on the physics of reionization. The primary obstacle to the…

Characterizing the epoch of reionization (EoR) at $z\gtrsim 6$ via the redshifted 21 cm line of neutral Hydrogen (HI) is critical to modern astrophysics and cosmology, and thus a key science goal of many current and planned low-frequency…

In recent years, a Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) based framework has been developed for foreground mitigation from data collected by the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR), to measure the 21-cm signal power spectrum from the Epoch of…

The overwhelming foreground causes severe contamination on the detection of 21-cm signal during the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Among various foreground components, the Galactic free-free emission is less studied, so that its impact on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-07 Xiaoli Lian , Haiguang Xu , Dongchao Zheng , Zhenghao Zhu , Dan Hu

The 21-cm signal of neutral hydrogen is a sensitive probe of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) and Cosmic Dawn. Currently operating radio telescopes have ushered in a data-driven era of 21-cm cosmology, providing the first constraints on the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-10 Aviad Cohen , Anastasia Fialkov , Rennan Barkana , Raul Monsalve

Cross-correlation between the redshifted 21 cm signal and Lyman-{\alpha} emitters (LAEs) is powerful tool to probe the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Although the cross-power spectrum (PS) has an advantage of not correlating with foregrounds…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-25 S. Yoshiura , J. L. B. Line , K. Kubota , K. Hasegawa , K. Takahashi

The HI 21cm global signal from the Cosmic Dawn and the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) offers critical insights into the evolution of our Universe. Yet, its detection presents significant challenges due to its extremely low…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-09 Yue Wang , Xin Wang , Shijie Sun , Fengquan Wu , Shoudong Luo , Xuelei Chen

Cosmic baryon evolution during the Cosmic Dawn and Reionization results in redshifted 21-cm spectral distortions in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). These encode information about the nature and timing of first sources over redshifts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-04 Mayuri Sathyanarayana Rao , Ravi Subrahmanyan , N Udaya Shankar , Jens Chluba

The overwhelming foreground contamination is one of the primary impediments to probing the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) through measuring the redshifted 21 cm signal. Among various foreground components, radio halos are less studied and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-17 Weitian Li , Haiguang Xu , Zhixian Ma , Dan Hu , Zhenghao Zhu , Chenxi Shan , Jingying Wang , Junhua Gu , Dongchao Zheng , Xiaoli Lian , Qian Zheng , Yu Wang , Jie Zhu , Xiang-Ping Wu

The 21-cm line emitted by neutral hydrogen is the most promising probe of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Multiple radio interferometric instruments are on the cusp of detecting its power spectrum. It is therefore essential to deliver…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-15 Anshuman Acharya , Enrico Garaldi , Benedetta Ciardi , Qing-bo Ma

The epoch of reionization (EoR), marking the Universe's transition from a neutral to ionized state, represents a pivotal phase for understanding the formation of the first stars and galaxies. Intensity mapping of atomic and molecular lines,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-17 Anirban Roy , Anthony Pullen , Patrick C. Breysse , Rachel S. Somerville

The redshifted 21-cm signal from the epoch of reionization (EoR) directly probes the ionization and thermal states of the intergalactic medium during that period. In particular, the distribution of the ionized regions around the radiating…

The Epoch of Reionisation (EoR) is the period within which the neutral universe transitioned to an ionised one. This period remains unobserved using low-frequency radio interferometers which target the 21 cm signal of neutral hydrogen…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-01 J. Kariuki Chege , C. H. Jordan , C. Lynch , J. L. B. Line , C. M. Trott