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The observed power spectrum of redshifted 21cm fluctuations is known to be sensitive to the astrophysical properties of the galaxies that drove reionization. Thus, detailed measurements of the 21cm power spectrum and its evolution could…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Han-Seek Kim , J. Stuart B. Wyithe , Jaehong Park , C. G. Lacey

Initial density distribution provides a basis for understanding the complete evolution of cosmological density fluctuations. While reconstruction in our local Universe exploits the observations of galaxy surveys with large volumes,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-28 Meng Zhou , Yi Mao

The sky-averaged (global) 21-cm signal is a powerful probe of the intergalactic medium (IGM) prior to the completion of reionization. However, it has so far been unclear that even in the best case scenario, in which the signal is accurately…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Jordan Mirocha , Geraint J. A. Harker , Jack O. Burns

Deep surveys have recently discovered galaxies at the tail end of the epoch of reionization. In the near future, these discoveries will be complemented by a new generation of low-frequency radio observatories that will map the distribution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Stuart Wyithe , Avi Loeb

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

We combine available constraints on the local CII 158 $\mu$m line luminosity function from galaxy observations (Hemmati et al. 2017), with the evolution of the star-formation rate density and the recent CII intensity mapping measurement in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-24 Hamsa Padmanabhan

We study the detectability of the cross-correlation between 21 cm emission from the intergalactic medium and the galaxy distribution during (and before) reionization. We show that first-generation 21 cm experiments, such as the Mileura…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Steven Furlanetto , Adam Lidz

The 21 cm signal arising from fluctuations in the neutral hydrogen field, and its cross-correlation with other tracers of cosmic density, are promising probes of the high-redshift Universe. In this study, we assess the potential of the 21…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-26 Barun Maity

Our understanding of the intergalactic medium at redshifts $z=5$-$6$ has improved considerably in the last few years due to the discovery of quasars with $z>6$ that enable Lyman-$\alpha$ forest studies at these redshifts. A realisation from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-08 Janakee Raste , Girish Kulkarni , Laura C. Keating , Martin G. Haehnelt , Jonathan Chardin , Dominique Aubert

[ABRIDGED] The cosmological 21cm signal is set to become the most powerful probe of the early Universe, with first generation interferometers aiming to make statistical detections of reionization. There is increasing interest also in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-04-08 Andrei Mesinger , Aaron Ewall-Wice , Jacqueline Hewitt

CII is one of the brightest emission lines from star-forming galaxies and is an excellent tracer for star formation. Recent work measured the CII emission line amplitude for redshifts $2<z<3.2$ by cross-correlating Planck High Frequency…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-21 Shengqi Yang , Anthony R. Pullen , Eric R. Switzer

The 21 cm signal contains a wealth of information about the formation of the first stars and the reionization of the intergalactic medium during the Cosmic Dawn (CD) and Epoch of Reionization (EoR). The timing of these important milestones…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-15 Nadia Cooper , Carina Norregaard , Romain Meriot , Jonathan R. Pritchard

Probing statistical distribution of the neutral hydrogen (\HI) using the redshifted 21-cm hyperfine-transition spectral line holds the key to understand the formation and evolution of the matter density in the universe. The two-point…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-24 Urvashi Arora , Prasun Dutta

The designs of the first generation of cosmological 21-cm observatories are split between single dipole experiments which integrate over a large patch of sky in order to find the global (spectral) signature of reionization, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 Jonathan M. Bittner , Abraham Loeb

The intensity mapping of the [CII] 157.7 $\rm \mu$m fine-structure emission line represents an ideal experiment to probe star formation activity in galaxies, especially in those that are too faint to be individually detected. Here, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Bin Yue , Andrea Ferrara , Andrea Pallottini , Simona Gallerani , Livia Vallini

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

We investigate the [CII] line intensity mapping (IM) signal from galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) to assess its detectability, the possibility to constrain the $L_{\rm CII}-{\rm SFR}$ relation, and to recover the [CII] luminosity…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-11-06 Bin Yue , Andrea Ferrara

The cosmic 21-cm signal promises to revolutionize studies of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Radio interferometers are aiming for a preliminary, low signal-to-noise (S/N) detection of the 21-cm power spectrum. Cross-correlating 21-cm with…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-09 Samuel Gagnon-Hartman , James E. Davies , Andrei Mesinger

We present predictions for the 21 cm brightness temperature power spectrum during the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). We discuss the implications of the "light cone" effect, which incorporates evolution of the neutral hydrogen fraction and 21…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-04 Paul La Plante , Nicholas Battaglia , Aravind Natarajan , Jeffrey B. Peterson , Hy Trac , Renyue Cen , Abraham Loeb

We present a search for CII emission over cosmological scales at high-redshifts. The CII line is a prime candidate to be a tracer of star formation over large-scale structure since it is one of the brightest emission lines from galaxies.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-14 Anthony R. Pullen , Paolo Serra , Tzu-Ching Chang , Olivier Dore , Shirley Ho