Constraining dark matter through 21-cm observations
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Constraining dark matter through 21 cm observations
Beyond reionization epoch cosmic hydrogen is neutral and can be directly observed through its 21 cm line signal. If dark matter (DM) decays or annihilates the corresponding energy input affects the hydrogen kinetic temperature and ionized fraction, and contributes to the Lyα background. The changes induced by these processes on the 21 cm signal can then be used to constrain the proposed DM cand...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11594.x