HI as a Probe of the Large Scale Structure in the Post-Reionization Universe

Details HI as a Probe of the Large Scale Structure in the Post-Reionization Universe HI as a Probe of the Large Scale Structure in the Post-Reionization Universe

2009-08-26

arxiv.org/abs/0908.3796v3

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.407:567,2010

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

15 pages, 11 figures. Accepted for publication in the MNRAS. This is a merged manuscript also containing material covered in 0

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16933.x

We model the distribution of neutral Hydrogen (HI hereafter) in the post-reionization universe. This model uses gravity only N-Body simulations and an ansatz to assign HI to dark matter haloes that is consistent with observational constraints and theoretical models. We resolve the smallest haloes that are likely to host HI in the simulations, care is also taken to ensure that any errors due to the finite size of the simulation box are small. We then compute the smoothed one point probability distribution function and the power spectrum of fluctuations in HI. This is compared with other predictions that have been made using different techniques. We highlight the significantly high bias for the HI distribution at small scales. This aspect has not been discussed before. We then discuss the prospects for detection with the MWA, GMRT and the hypothetical MWA5000. The MWA5000 can detect visibility correlations at large angular scales at all redshifts in the post-reionization era. The GMRT can detect visibility correlations at lower redshifts, specifically there is a strong case for a survey at z=1.3. We also discuss prospects for direct detection of rare peaks in the HI distribution using the GMRT. We show that direct detection should be possible with an integration time that is comparable to, or even less than, the time required for a statistical detection. Specifically, it is possible to make a statistical detection of the HI distribution by measuring the visibility correlation, and, direct detection of rare peaks in the HI distribution at z = 1.3 with the GMRT in less than 1000 hours of observations.

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