21cm tomography of the high-redshift universe with the Square Kilometer Array

dc.contributor.authorFurlani, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBriggs, Franklin
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:50:56Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:50:56Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2021-11-14T07:17:17Z
dc.description.abstractWe discuss the prospects for "tomography" of the intergalactic medium (IGM) at high redshifts using the 21 cm transition of neutral hydrogen. Existing observational constraints on the epoch of reionization imply a complex ionization history that may require multiple generations of sources. The 21 cm transition provides a unique tool to probe this era in detail, because it does not suffer from saturation effects, retains full redshift information, and directly probes the IGM gas. Observations in the redshifted 21 cm line will allow one to study the history and morphology of reionization in detail. Depending on the characteristics of the first sources, they may also allow us to probe the era before reionization, when the first structures and luminous sources were forming. The construction of high signal-to-noise ratio maps on arcmin scales will require approximately one square kilometer of collecting area.
dc.identifier.issn1387-6473
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81030
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceNew Astronomy Reviews
dc.title21cm tomography of the high-redshift universe with the Square Kilometer Array
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1052
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1039
local.contributor.affiliationFurlani, Thomas, State University of New York
local.contributor.affiliationBriggs, Franklin, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu4049161@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidBriggs, Franklin, u4049161
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor020110 - Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub9352
local.identifier.citationvolume48
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.newar.2004.09.034
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-10644249747
local.identifier.thomsonID000226146800007
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByMigrated
local.type.statusPublished Version

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