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Line-intensity mapping (LIM) of emission from star-forming galaxies can be used to measure the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) scale as far back as the epoch of reionization. This provides a standard cosmic ruler to constrain the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-21 José Luis Bernal , Patrick C. Breysse , Ely D. Kovetz

We use numerical simulations of cosmic reionization and radiative processes related to the HI 21 cm emission line to produce synthetic radio maps as seen by next generation radio telescopes that will operate at low radio frequencies (e.g.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Valdes , B. Ciardi , A. Ferrara , M. Johnston-Hollitt , H. Rottgering

Intensity mapping, which images a single spectral line from unresolved galaxies across cosmological volumes, is a promising technique for probing the early universe. Here we present predictions for the intensity map and power spectrum of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-03 Tony Y. Li , Risa H. Wechsler , Kiruthika Devaraj , Sarah E. Church

We present new constraints on the 21cm Epoch of Reionization (EoR) power spectrum derived from 3 months of observing with a 32-antenna, dual-polarization deployment of the Donald C. Backer Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of…

Statistical observations of the epoch of reionization (EOR) power spectrum provide a rich data set for understanding the transition from the cosmic "dark ages" to the ionized universe we see today. EOR observations have become an active…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Judd D. Bowman , Miguel F. Morales , Jacqueline N. Hewitt

Using a Bayesian framework, we quantify what current observations imply about the history of the epoch of reionisation (EoR). We use a popular, three-parameter EoR model, flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of physically-plausible…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-01 Bradley Greig , Andrei Mesinger

As observations of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) in redshifted 21cm emission begin, we asses the accuracy of the early catalog results from the Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER) and the Murchison Widefield…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Daniel Jacobs , Judd Bowman , James Aguirre

We forecast the prospects for cross-correlating future line intensity mapping (LIM) surveys with the current and future Ly-$\alpha$ forest data. We use large cosmological hydrodynamic simulations to model the expected emission signal for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-03 Mahdi Qezlou , Simeon Bird , Adam Lidz , Guochao Sun , Andrew B. Newman , Gwen C. Rudie , Yueying Ni , Rupert Croft , Tiziana Di Matteo

The study of molecular gas is crucial for understanding star formation, feedback, and the broader ecosystem of a galaxy as a whole. However, we have limited understanding of its physics and distribution in all but the nearest galaxies. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-05-18 Patrick C. Breysse , Mubdi Rahman

The Epoch of Reionization (EoR)---when neutral hydrogen in the intergalactic medium was systematically ionized---is a period in our Universe's history that is currently poorly understood. However, a key prediction of most models is a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-25 Michael Pagano , Adrian Liu

Predictions for the ability of 21-cm interferometric experiments to discriminate Epoch of Reionization (EoR) signal models are typically limited by the simplicity of data models, whereby foreground signals and characteristics of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-29 Ainulnabilah Nasirudin , Steven Murray , Cathryn Trott , Bradley Greig , Ronniy Joseph , Chris Power

The first generation of redshifted 21 cm detection experiments, carried out with arrays like LOFAR, MWA and GMRT, will have a very low signal-to-noise ratio per resolution element (\sim 0.2). In addition, whereas the variance of the…

We propose observations of the molecular gas distribution during the era of reionization. At $z \sim $ 6 to 8, $^{12}$CO$(J=1-0)$ line intensity results in a mean brightness temperature of about 0.5 $\mu$K with rms fluctuations of 0.1…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Yan Gong , Asantha Cooray , Marta B. Silva , Mario G. Santos , Phillip Lubin

We present a study of internal reflection and cross coupling systematics in Phase I of the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA). In a companion paper, we outlined the mathematical formalism for such systematics and presented…

We describe the first season COMAP analysis pipeline that converts raw detector readouts to calibrated sky maps. This pipeline implements four main steps: gain calibration, filtering, data selection, and map-making. Absolute gain…

We quantify the effect of radio frequency interference (RFI) on measurements of the 21-cm power spectrum during the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Specifically, we investigate how the frequency structure of RFI source emission generates…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-09 Michael J. Wilensky , Nichole Barry , Miguel F. Morales , Bryna J. Hazelton , Ruby Byrne

The 21cm-galaxy cross-power spectrum is expected to be one of the promising probes of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR), as it could offer information about the progress of reionization and the typical scale of ionized regions at different…

We present a realistic simulation of an SKA-Low cosmic dawn/epoch of reionisation (CD/EoR) observation, which can be used to further the development of foreground-mitigation approaches. The simulation corresponds to a deep (1000 h)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-18 Anna Bonaldi , Philippa Hartley , Simon Purser , Omkar Bait , Eunseong Lee , Robert Braun , Florent Mertens , Andrea Bracco , Wendy Williams , Cath Trott

The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) features a rich interplay between the first luminous sources and the low-density gas of the intergalactic medium (IGM), where photons from these sources ionize the IGM. There are currently few observational…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-07 Paul La Plante , Michelle Ntampaka