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 …

Testing for calibration systematics in the EDGES low-band data using Bayesian model selection

PH Sims, JC Pober - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Cosmic Dawn (CD), when the first stars and proto-galaxies began to form, is commonly
expected to be accompanied by an absorption signature at radio frequencies. This feature …

The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5–28

E de Lera Acedo, DIL de Villiers, N Razavi-Ghods… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Observations of the 21-cm line from primordial hydrogen promise to be one of the best tools
to study the early epochs of the Universe: the dark ages, the cosmic dawn and the …

A general Bayesian framework for foreground modelling and chromaticity correction for global 21 cm experiments

D Anstey, E de Lera Acedo… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The H i 21 cm absorption line is masked by bright foregrounds and systematic distortions
that arise due to the chromaticity of the antenna used to make the observation coupling to …

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 …

The Second Radio Synchrotron Background Workshop: Conference Summary and Report

J Singal, N Fornengo, M Regis… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We summarize the second radio synchrotron background workshop, which took place on
2022 June 15–17 in Barolo, Italy. This meeting was convened because available …

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 …

Formulating and critically examining the assumptions of global 21 cm signal analyses: How to avoid the false troughs that can appear in single-spectrum fits

K Tauscher, D Rapetti, JO Burns - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The assumptions inherent to global 21 cm signal analyses are rarely delineated. In this
paper, we formulate a general list of suppositions underlying a given claimed detection of …

Science with the Murchison Widefield Array: Phase i results and Phase II opportunities

AP Beardsley, M Johnston-Hollitt, CM Trott… - Publications of the …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) is an open access telescope dedicated to studying
the low-frequency (80–300 MHz) southern sky. Since beginning operations in mid-2013, the …

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 …