Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011sf2a.conf..197v&link_type=abstract
SF2A-2011: Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics Eds.: G. Alecian, K. Belkacem,
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Radiative Transfer, Intergalactic Medium, Large-Scale Structure Of Universe, Dark Ages, Reionization
Scientific paper
It has been shown that the radial profile of the Lyman-α flux around light sources emitting in the Lyman band during the early phases of the epoch of reionization is characterized by a series of step-like discontinuities. This property originates in the fact that the neutral intergalactic medium is optically thick at the frequencies of all the Lyman-series lines. We show that, through unsaturated Wouthuysen-Field coupling, these spherical discontinuities are also present in the redshifted 21 cm signal of neutral hydrogen. We use realistic 3D numerical simulations with full radiative transfer calculation in the first five Lyman lines in order to study the properties of these discontinuities and the possibility for detection with the future Square Kilometre Array. Although challenging, these observations could provide a diagnostic tool to disentangle the cosmological signal and residuals from imperfect foreground removal.
Semelin Benoit
Vonlanthen Patrick
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