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We compute the bispectra of the 21cm signal during the Epoch of Reionization for three different reionization scenarios that are based on a dark matter N-body simulation combined with a self-consistent, semi-numerical model of galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Anne Hutter , Catherine A. Watkinson , Jacob Seiler , Pratika Dayal , Manodeep Sinha , Darren J. Croton

The redshifted 21 cm line is an emerging tool in cosmology, in principle permitting three-dimensional surveys of our Universe that reach unprecedentedly large volumes, previously inaccessible length scales, and hitherto unexplored epochs of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-27 Adrian Liu , J. Richard Shaw

The brightness temperature fluctuations in the 21 cm background related to neutral Hydrogen distribution provide a probe of physics related to the era of reionization when the intergalactic medium changed from a completely neutral to a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-15 Asantha Cooray

The 21 cm intensity mapping (IM) technique provides us with an efficient way to observe the cosmic large-scale structure (LSS). From the LSS data, one can use the baryon acoustic oscillation and redshift space distortion to trace the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-07 Peng-Ju Wu , Yichao Li , Jing-Fei Zhang , Xin Zhang

21cm emission from residual neutral hydrogen after the epoch of reionization can be used to trace the cosmological power spectrum of density fluctuations. Using a Fisher matrix formulation, we provide a detailed forecast of the constraints…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eli Visbal , Abraham Loeb , Stuart Wyithe

The 21 cm brightness temperature during the Epoch of Reionisation is widely modelled using semi-numeric simulations, used for their computational speed and flexibility in testing astrophysical and cosmological parameters. However, it is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-17 Jennifer Feron , Emma Chapman

We analyze the formation of the signal in the 21 cm hydrogen line of the Dark Ages ($30\le z\le300$) in different cosmological models and discuss the possibility of its detection by decameter-wavelength radio telescopes. To study the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-01 Bohdan Novosyadlyj , Yurii Kulinich , Olexandr Konovalenko

In this review article, we briefly outline our current understanding of the physics associated with the HI 21-cm signal from cosmic dawn. We discuss different phases of cosmic dawn as the ambient gas and the background radiations evolve…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 Ankita Bera , Raghunath Ghara , Atrideb Chatterjee , Kanan K. Datta , Saumyadip Samui

A number of current and future experiments aim to detect the reionization of neutral hydrogen by the first stars and galaxies in the Universe via the redshifted 21cm line. Using the \textsc{BlueTides} simulation, we investigate the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-20 James E Davies , Rupert A. Croft , Tiziana Di-Matteo , Bradley Greig , Yu Feng , Stuart Wyithe

Using high redshift radio sources as background, the 21cm forest observations probe the neutral hydrogen absorption signatures of early structures along the lines of sight. Directly sensitive to the spin temperature, it complements the 21cm…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Yidong Xu , Xuelei Chen , Zuhui Fan , Hy Trac , Renyue Cen

Experiments designed to measure the redshifted 21~cm line from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) are challenged by strong astrophysical foreground contamination, ionospheric distortions, complex instrumental response and other different types…

We show that the epoch(s) of reionization when the ionization fraction of the universe is about half can be determined by correlating Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature maps with 21-cm line maps at degree scales ($l\sim 100$).…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Marcelo A. Alvarez , Eiichiro Komatsu , Olivier Doré , Paul R. Shapiro

The global 21 cm signal from the hyperfine transition of cosmic atomic hydrogen is theorised to track the state of the early Universe via the analysis of its absorption and emission with respect to the radio background. Detecting this…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-25 Joe H. N. Pattison , Dominic J. Anstey , Eloy de Lera Acedo

The formation of the first stars and galaxies during 'Cosmic Dawn' is thought to have imparted a faint signal onto the 21-cm spin temperature from atomic Hydrogen gas in the early Universe. Observationally, an absorption feature should be…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-30 Danny C. Price

The redshifted 21-cm signal is a unique probe of the early universe, particularly the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). While the 21-cm power spectrum has been the primary statistic for parameter inference, it fails to capture the non-Gaussian…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-03 Anoop Krishna , Deepthi Moorkanat , Hiten , Rajesh Mondal

The classical radiometer equation is commonly used to calculate the detectability of the 21cm emission by diffuse cosmic hydrogen at high redshifts. However, the classical description is only valid in the regime where the occupation number…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Abraham Loeb

The measurements of the 21-cm brightness temperature fluctuations from the neutral hydrogen at the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) should inaugurate the next generation of cosmological observables. In this respect, many works have concentrated…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-10 Sebastien Clesse , Laura Lopez-Honorez , Christophe Ringeval , Hiroyuki Tashiro , Michel H. G. Tytgat

The 21-cm hyperfine line of neutral hydrogen is a useful tool to probe the conditions of the Universe during the Dark Ages, Cosmic Dawn, and the Epoch of Reionisation. In most of the current calculations, the 21-cm line signals at given…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-23 Jennifer Y. H. Chan , Qin Han , Kinwah Wu , Jason D. McEwen

The sky-averaged redshifted 21-cm signal from Cosmic Dawn is expected to provide a unique view of the first compact objects. However, its measurement remains daunting. Difficulties are driven by the large dynamic contrast between the…