Improved constraints on the 21 cm EoR power spectrum and the X-ray heating of the IGM with HERA phase I observations

T Adams, JE Aguirre, P Alexander, ZS Ali… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the most sensitive upper limits to date on the 21 cm epoch of reionization power
spectrum using 94 nights of observing with Phase I of the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization …

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 …

Antenna beam characterization for the global 21-cm experiment LEDA and its impact on signal model parameter reconstruction

M Spinelli, G Kyriakou, G Bernardi… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cosmic dawn, the onset of star formation in the early universe, can in principle be studied
via the 21-cm transition of neutral hydrogen, for which a sky-averaged absorption signal …

Mapper of the IGM spin temperature: instrument overview

RA Monsalve, C Altamirano, V Bidula… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The observation of the global 21 cm signal produced by neutral hydrogen gas in the
intergalactic medium (IGM) during the Dark Ages, Cosmic Dawn, and Epoch of Reionization …

Lunar orbit measurement of the cosmic dawn's 21 cm global spectrum

Y Shi, F Deng, Y Xu, F Wu, Q Yan… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A redshifted 21 cm line absorption signature is commonly expected from the cosmic dawn
era, when the first stars and galaxies formed. The detailed traits of this signal can provide …

Informing antenna design for sky-averaged 21-cm experiments using a simulated Bayesian data analysis pipeline

D Anstey, J Cumner, E de Lera Acedo… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Global 21-cm experiments aim to measure the sky-averaged H i absorption signal from
cosmic dawn and the epoch of reionization. However, antenna chromaticity coupling to …

Implications of the cosmological 21-cm absorption profile for high-redshift star formation and deep JWST surveys

S Mittal, G Kulkarni - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Apart from its anomalously large depth, the cosmological 21-cm absorption signal measured
by the EDGES collaboration also has a shape that is distinctly different from theoretical …

A Bayesian calibration framework for EDGES

SG Murray, JD Bowman, PH Sims… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We develop a Bayesian model that jointly constrains receiver calibration, foregrounds, and
cosmic 21 cm signal for the EDGES global 21 cm experiment. This model simultaneously …

A Bayesian approach to modelling spectrometer data chromaticity corrected using beam factors–I. Mathematical formalism

PH Sims, JD Bowman, N Mahesh… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Accurately accounting for spectral structure in spectrometer data induced by instrumental
chromaticity on scales relevant for detection of the 21-cm signal is among the most …

Antenna Design for Absolute Sky Measurements at Gigahertz Frequencies—a First Step toward Detecting CMB Spectral Distortions from Recombination

K Sathish, MS Rao, D Sarkar - The Astronomical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
There exist inevitable deviations in the cosmic microwave background spectrum from that of
a blackbody. The additive distortions from photons emitted over the epoch of recombination …