PROBING PATCHY REIONIZATION THROUGH τ-21 cm CORRELATION STATISTICS
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Probing patchy reionization through tau-21cm correlation statistics
We consider the cross-correlation between free electrons and neutral hydrogen during the epoch of reionization. The free electrons are traced by the optical depth to reionization τ while the neutral hydrogen can be observed through 21 cm photon emission. As expected, this correlation is sensitive to the detailed physics of reionization. Foremost, if reionization occurs through the merger of rel...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/779/2/124