The cross-power spectrum between 21 cm emission and galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models

dc.contributor.authorPark, Jaehongen
dc.contributor.authorKim, Han Seeken
dc.contributor.authorWyithe, J. Stuart B.en
dc.contributor.authorLacey, C. G.en
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-02T09:41:31Z
dc.date.available2026-01-02T09:41:31Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-01en
dc.description.abstractThe correlation between 21 cm fluctuations and galaxies is sensitive to the astrophysical properties of the galaxies that drove reionization. Thus, detailed measurements of the crosspower spectrum and its evolution could provide a powerful measurement of both the properties of early galaxies and the process of reionization. In this paper, we study the evolution of the cross-power spectrum between 21 cm emission and galaxies using a model which combines the hierarchical galaxy formation model GALFORM implemented within the Millennium-II dark matter simulation, with a semi-numerical scheme to describe the resulting ionization structure. We find that inclusion of different feedback processes changes the cross-power spectrum shape and amplitude. In particular, the feature in the cross-power spectrum corresponding to the size of ionized regions is significantly affected by supernovae feedback. We calculate predicted observational uncertainties of the cross-correlation coefficient based on specifications of the MurchisonWidefield Array (MWA) combined with galaxy surveys of varying area and depth. We find that the cross-power spectrum could be detected over several square degrees of galaxy survey with galaxy redshift errors γz ≤ 0.1en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent9en
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0001-7956-9758/work/196588379en
dc.identifier.scopus84894042547en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733802473
dc.language.isoenen
dc.sourceMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Societyen
dc.subjectCosmology: theoryen
dc.subjectDark ages,reionization,first starsen
dc.subjectDiffuse radiationen
dc.subjectGalaxies: high-redshiften
dc.titleThe cross-power spectrum between 21 cm emission and galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation modelsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage2482en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage2474en
local.contributor.affiliationPark, Jaehong; University of Melbourneen
local.contributor.affiliationKim, Han Seek; University of Melbourneen
local.contributor.affiliationWyithe, J. Stuart B.; University of Melbourneen
local.contributor.affiliationLacey, C. G.; Durham Universityen
local.identifier.citationvolume438en
local.identifier.doi10.1093/mnras/stt2366en
local.identifier.pureb7c9a85e-87c6-44c0-afbb-ca162f210ceeen
local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84894042547en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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