Reviews how cross-correlating SKAO 21-cm LIM with other lines like [CII], CO, and Ly-alpha can mitigate systematics, enhance sensitivity, and disentangle cosmological from astrophysical parameters.
Probing Beyond the Epoch of Hydrogen Reionization with 21 Centimeter Radiation
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We use numerical simulations of hydrogen reionization by stellar sources in the context of LCDM cosmogonies to investigate the 21 (1+z) cm radio signal expected from the diffuse intergalactic medium (IGM) prior to the epoch of reionization breakthrough at redshift z_ion. Two reionization scenarios are analyzed in details: an `early reionization' case with z_ion~13, consistent with the recent discovery by the WMAP satellite of a large optical depth to Thomson scattering, and a `late reionization' case with z_ion~8. It is a generic prediction of these models that the background of Lyalpha photons produced by the early generation of stars which ultimately ionize the universe will be sufficiently intense to make intergalactic neutral hydrogen visible against the cosmic microwave background during the `grey age', i.e. z_ion<z<20. Depending on the redshift of reionization breakthrough, broad-beam observations at frequencies <150 MHz (below 100 MHz for the `early reionization' scenario) with the next generation of radio telescopes should reveal angular fluctuations in the sky brightness temperature in the range 5-20 mK (1 sigma) on scales below 5 arcmin.
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Reviews multiple higher-order statistics for 21-cm intensity mapping and forecasts their detectability with SKAO, incorporating noise and foreground effects.
A review chapter on tools for inferring galaxy and IGM properties from the 21 cm signal using the initial SKA-Low array configuration.
An overview summarizing SKA-Low 21cm experiments for power spectrum, tomography, 21-cm forest, and cross-correlations, plus critical telescope features, building on the 2015 SKA Science Book.
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Cosmology with Multi-Wavelength Line Intensity Mapping Synergies in the SKAO Era
Reviews how cross-correlating SKAO 21-cm LIM with other lines like [CII], CO, and Ly-alpha can mitigate systematics, enhance sensitivity, and disentangle cosmological from astrophysical parameters.
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Cosmology with Intensity Mapping via Statistics Beyond the Power Spectrum in the SKAO Era
Reviews multiple higher-order statistics for 21-cm intensity mapping and forecasts their detectability with SKAO, incorporating noise and foreground effects.
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Inferring Cosmology and Astrophysics from the High-redshift 21cm Signal with SKA-Low
A review chapter on tools for inferring galaxy and IGM properties from the 21 cm signal using the initial SKA-Low array configuration.
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Overview of 21cm Experiments at high redshift with SKAO
An overview summarizing SKA-Low 21cm experiments for power spectrum, tomography, 21-cm forest, and cross-correlations, plus critical telescope features, building on the 2015 SKA Science Book.