Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-01-16
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.355:1339-1347,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08416.x
We discuss the possibility of performing blind surveys to detect large-scale features of the universe using 21cm emission. Using instruments with approx. 5'-10' resolution currently in the planning stage, it should be possible to detect virialized galaxy clusters at intermediate redshifts using the combined emission from their constituent galaxies, as well as less overdense structures, such as proto-clusters and the `cosmic web', at higher redshifts. Using semi-analytic methods we compute the number of virialized objects and those at turnaround which might be detected by such surveys. We find a surprisingly large number of objects might be detected even using small (approx. 5%) bandwidths and elaborate on some issues pertinent to optimising the design of the instrument and the survey strategy. The main uncertainty is the fraction of neutral gas relative to the total dark matter within the object. We discuss this issue in the context of the observations which are currently available.
Battye Richard A.
Davies Rod D.
Weller Jochen
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