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IGM和微晕对21厘米再电离信号的贡献

The contribution of the IGM and minihalos to the 21 cm signal of reionization

Bin Yue, Benedetta Ciardi, Evan Scannapieco, Xuelei Chen

摘要:

我们研究的宇宙学21厘米信号的星系际介质(IGM)和minihalos的统计特性,使用再电离模拟,其中包括一个自洽处理minihalo光蒸发。我们考虑两种模型的minihalo形成和三个典型的热状态的IGM -加热纯粹由电离,加热从电离和$\rm Lyα$光子,和一个最大的“强加热”模型。我们发现,从IGM的信号几乎总是占主导地位,从minihalos。在我们的计算中,微晕的亮度温度差$δT_b,$不大于2 mK。虽然来自小晕和IGM的信号确实存在一些差异,但即使计划建造新一代射电望远镜,也无法探测到它们。然而,minihalos显着影响IGM的电离状态和相应的21厘米通量。

英文摘要:

We study the statistical properties of the cosmological 21 cm signal from both the intergalactic medium (IGM) and minihalos, using a reionization simulation that includes a self--consistent treatment of minihalo photoevaporation. We consider two models for minihalo formation and three typical thermal states of the IGM -- heating purely by ionization, heating from both ionizing and $\rm Lyα$ photons, and a maximal "strong heating" model. We find that the signal from the IGM is almost always dominant over that from minihalos. In our calculation, the differential brightness temperature, $δT_b,$ of minihalos is never larger than 2 mK. Although there are indeed some differences in the signals from the minihalos and from the IGM, even with the planned generation of radio telescopes it will be unfeasible to detect them. However, minihalos significantly affect the ionization state of the IGM and the corresponding 21 cm flux.

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