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We present a novel technique for calculating \Lya forest correlations based on cell counts. It is applied to the line lists from 7 QSOs observed at high resolution ($\Delta v<25\kms$). Two spectra (Q0055$-$259 and Q0014$+$813) appear to be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 François R. Bouchet , Avery Meiksin

The two-point correlation function, $\xi$, of Lyman-alpha forest is found to be large, $\xi = 1.8^{+1.6}_{-1.2}$, > 90% confidence level, on the scale of 250-500 km/s for a sample of absorbers (0 < z < 1.3) assembled from HST Key Project…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Andrew Ulmer

The next frontier of Lyman-alpha forest studies is the reconstruction of 3D correlations from a dense sample of background sources. The measurement of 3D correlations has the potential to improve constraints on fundamental cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Matthew McQuinn , Martin White

We present a search for spatial and redshift correlations in a 2 A resolution spectroscopic survey of the Lyman alpha forest at 2.15 < z < 3.37 toward ten QSOs concentrated within a 1-degree diameter field. We find a signal at 2.7 sigma…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. M. Williger , A. Smette , C. Hazard , J. A. Baldwin , R. G. McMahon

Recently, the Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) forest flux auto-correlation function has been shown to be sensitive to the mean free path of hydrogen-ionizing photons, $\lambda_{\text{mfp}}$, for simulations at $z \geq 5.4$. Measuring…

Studying the matter distribution in the universe through the Lyman-$\alpha$ forest allows us to constrain small-scale physics in the high-redshift regime. Spectroscopic quasar surveys are generating increasingly large datasets that require…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-23 Josue De-Santiago , Rafael Gutiérrez-Balboa , Gustavo Niz , Alma X. González-Morales

We analyze the clustering properties of a high-resolution (~10 km/s) sample of about 1600 Lyman-alpha lines in the spectra of 15 quasars, obtained in the framework of an ESO key-programme with the addition of literature data. The two-point…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 S. Cristiani , S. D'Odorico , V. D'Odorico , A. Fontana , E. Giallongo , S. Savaglio

We study the clustering of matter in the intergalactic medium from the Lyman-alpha forests seen in the spectra of pairs or groups of z ~ 2 quasars observed with FORS2 and UVES at the VLT-UT2 Kueyen ESO telescope. The sample consists of five…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 E. Rollinde , P. Petitjean , C. Pichon , S. Colombi , B. Aracil , V. D'Odorico , M. G. Haehnelt

The isotropy of the Lyman-alpha forest in real-space uniquely provides a measurement of cosmic geometry at z > 2. The angular diameter distance for which the correlation function along the line of sight and in the transverse direction agree…

We present a study of the spatial coherence of the intergalactic medium toward two pairs of high-redshift quasars with moderate angular separations observed with Keck/ESI, Q1422+2309A/Q1424+2255 (z_em = 3.63, theta = 39") and Q1439-0034A/B…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 George D. Becker , Wallace L. W. Sargent , Michael Rauch

We investigate the cross-correlation signal between 21cm intensity mapping maps and the Lyman-alpha forest in the fully non-linear regime using state-of-the-art hydrodynamic simulations. The cross-correlation signal between these fields can…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-06 Isabella P. Carucci , Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro , Matteo Viel

The Lyman-alpha forest has opened a new redshift regime for cosmological investigation. At z > 2 it provides a unique probe of cosmic geometry and an independent constraint on dark energy that is not subject to standard candle or ruler…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Andrew R. Marble , Kristoffer A. Eriksen , Chris D. Impey , Lei Bai , Lance Miller

Fluctuations in Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) forest transmission towards high-$z$ quasars are partially sourced from spatial fluctuations in the ultraviolet background (UVB), the level of which are set by the mean free path of ionizing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-10 Molly Wolfson , Joseph F. Hennawi , Frederick B. Davies , Jose Oñorbe

We present results from a survey of the Lyman alpha forest at 2.15<z<3.26 toward ten QSOs concentrated within a 1 degree field. We find correlations of the Lyman alpha absorption line wavelengths between different lines-of-sight over the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. M. Williger , A. Smette , C. Hazard , J. A. Baldwin , R. G. McMahon

Using the Ly$\alpha$ mass assignment scheme (LyMAS), we make theoretical predictions for the 3-dimensional 3-point correlation function (3PCF) of the Ly$\alpha$ forest at redshift $z=2.3$. We bootstrap results from the (100 $h^{-1} \mbox{…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-06 Suk Sien Tie , David H. Weinberg , Paul Martini , Wei Zhu , Sebastien Peirani , Teresita Suarez , Stephane Colombi

The standard cosmological analysis with the Ly$\alpha$ forest relies on a continuum fitting procedure that suppresses information on large scales and distorts the three-dimensional correlation function on all scales. In this work, we…

We investigate the three-point correlation between the Lyman-$\alpha$ forest and the CMB weak lensing ($\delta_F \delta_F \kappa$) expressed as the cross-correlation between the CMB weak lensing field and local variations in the forest…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-24 Chi-Ting Chiang , Anže Slosar

We present analysis of two- and three-point correlation functions of Ly$\alpha$ forest (at $2\le z\le 2.5$) using X-Shooter spectra of three background quasar triplets probing transverse separations of 0.5-1.6 pMpc. We present statistics…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-16 Soumak Maitra , Raghunathan Srianand , Patrick Petitjean , Hadi Rahmani , Prakash Gaikwad , Tirthankar Roy Choudhury , Christophe Pichon
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