Data analysis for precision 21 cm cosmology

A Liu, JR Shaw - Publications of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The redshifted 21 cm line is an emerging tool in cosmology, in principle permitting three-
dimensional surveys of our universe that reach unprecedentedly large volumes, previously …

The LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey: Deep Fields Data Release 1-I. Direction-dependent calibration and imaging

C Tasse, T Shimwell, MJ Hardcastle… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is an ideal instrument to conduct deep extragalactic
surveys. It has a large field of view and is sensitive to large-scale and compact emission. It …

[HTML][HTML] First results from hera phase i: Upper limits on the epoch of reionization 21 cm power spectrum

Z Abdurashidova, JE Aguirre, P Alexander… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We report upper limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21 cm power spectrum at redshifts 7.9
and 10.4 with 18 nights of data (∼ 36 hr of integration) from Phase I of the Hydrogen Epoch …

Improved upper limits on the 21 cm signal power spectrum of neutral hydrogen at z ≈ 9.1 from LOFAR

FG Mertens, M Mevius, LVE Koopmans… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT A new upper limit on the 21 cm signal power spectrum at a redshift of z≈ 9.1 is
presented, based on 141 h of data obtained with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR). The …

[HTML][HTML] The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey-I. Survey description and preliminary data release

TW Shimwell, HJA Röttgering, PN Best… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) is a deep 120–168 MHz imaging survey that will
eventually cover the entire northern sky. Each of the 3170 pointings will be observed for 8 h …

Upper limits on the 21 cm epoch of reionization power spectrum from one night with LOFAR

AH Patil, S Yatawatta, LVE Koopmans… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21 cm H i power spectra, in the
redshift range z= 7.9–10.6, using the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) High-Band Antenna …

LOFAR facet calibration

RJ Van Weeren, WL Williams… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT LOFAR, the Low-Frequency Array, is a powerful new radio telescope operating
between 10 and 240 MHz. LOFAR allows detailed sensitive high-resolution studies of the …

The first power spectrum limit on the 21-cm signal of neutral hydrogen during the Cosmic Dawn at z = 20–25 from LOFAR

BK Gehlot, FG Mertens, LVE Koopmans… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Observations of the redshifted 21-cm hyperfine line of neutral hydrogen from early phases of
the Universe such as Cosmic Dawn and the Epoch of Reionization promise to open a new …

Systematic biases in low-frequency radio interferometric data due to calibration: the LOFAR-EoR case

AH Patil, S Yatawatta, S Zaroubi… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The redshifted 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen is a promising probe of the epoch of
reionization (EoR). However, its detection requires a thorough understanding and control of …

Scalable splitting algorithms for big-data interferometric imaging in the SKA era

A Onose, RE Carrillo, A Repetti… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In the context of next-generation radio telescopes, like the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the
efficient processing of large-scale data sets is extremely important. Convex optimization …