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Probing the intergalactic medium during the Epoch of Reionization using 21 cm signal power spectra
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, PO Box 800 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands, PO Box 800; ARCO (Astrophysics Research Center), Department of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, 1 University Road, PO Box 808, Ra'anana 4353701, Israel, 1 University Road, PO Box 808; Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041, USA, 370 Lancaster Ave; Center for Particle Cosmology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
ARCO (Astrophysics Research Center), Department of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, 1 University Road, PO Box 808, Ra'anana 4353701, Israel, 1 University Road, PO Box 808; Department of Computer Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, USA.
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, PO Box 800 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands, PO Box 800; Department of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, 1 University Road, Ra'anana 4353701, Israel, 1 University Road; Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany, arl-Schwarzschild-Straße 1.
Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany, arl-Schwarzschild-Straße 1.
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2024 (English)In: Astronomy and Astrophysics, ISSN 0004-6361, E-ISSN 1432-0746, Vol. 687, article id A252Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Context. The redshifted 21 cm signal from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) directly probes the ionization and thermal states of the intergalactic medium during that period. In particular, the distribution of the ionized regions around the radiating sources during EoR introduces scale-dependent features in the spherically averaged EoR 21 cm signal power spectrum. Aims. The goal is to study these scale-dependent features at different stages of reionization using numerical simulations and to build a source model-independent framework to probe the properties of the intergalactic medium using EoR 21 cm signal power spectrum measurements. Methods. Under the assumption of high spin temperature, we modeled the redshift evolution of the ratio of the EoR 21 cm brightness temperature power spectrum to the corresponding density power spectrum using an ansatz consisting of a set of redshift and scale-independent parameters. This set of eight parameters probes the redshift evolution of the average ionization fraction and the quantities related to the morphology of the ionized regions. Results. We tested this ansatz on different reionization scenarios generated using different simulation algorithms and found that it is able to recover the redshift evolution of the average neutral fraction within an absolute deviation ≲ 0.1. Conclusions. Our framework allows us to interpret 21 cm signal power spectra in terms of parameters related to the state of the IGM. This source model-independent framework is able to efficiently constrain reionization scenarios using multi-redshift power spectrum measurements with ongoing and future radio telescopes such as LOFAR, MWA, HERA, and SKA. This will add independent information regarding the EoR IGM properties.

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EDP Sciences , 2024. Vol. 687, article id A252
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Cosmology: theory, Dark ages, First stars, Galaxies: formation, Galaxies: high-redshift, Intergalactic medium, Radiative transfer, Reionization
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-351489DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449444ISI: 001271688200007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85199165343OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-351489DiVA, id: diva2:1891842
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