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Four Fundamental Foreground Power Spectrum Shapes for 21 cm Cosmology Observations

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Contamination from instrumental effects interacting with bright astrophysical sources is the primary impediment to measuring Epoch of Reionization and BAO 21 cm power spectra---an effect called mode-mixing. In this paper we identify four fundamental power spectrum shapes produced by mode-mixing that will affect all upcoming observations. We are able, for the first time, to explain the wedge-like structure seen in advanced simulations and to forecast the shape of an 'EoR window' that is mostly free of contamination. Understanding the origins of these contaminations also enables us to identify calibration and foreground subtraction errors below the imaging limit, providing a powerful new tool for precision observations.

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21cmEMUv3: a hybrid diffusion-LSTM emulator of 21cmFAST summary observables

astro-ph.CO · 2026-05-29 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

21cmEMUv3 emulates the cylindrical 21cm power spectrum via score-based diffusion and six other 21cmFAST observables via LSTM networks at sub-percent accuracy, then uses the emulator to infer a lower limit on soft-band X-ray luminosity from HERA data.

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  • 21cmEMUv3: a hybrid diffusion-LSTM emulator of 21cmFAST summary observables astro-ph.CO · 2026-05-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 75 · internal anchor

    21cmEMUv3 emulates the cylindrical 21cm power spectrum via score-based diffusion and six other 21cmFAST observables via LSTM networks at sub-percent accuracy, then uses the emulator to infer a lower limit on soft-band X-ray luminosity from HERA data.