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半数值模拟在预测再电离时期21厘米信号中的应用

On the use of semi-numerical simulations in predicting the 21-cm signal from the epoch of reionization

Suman Majumdar, Garrelt Mellema, Kanan K. Datta, Hannes Jensen, T. Roy Choudhury, Somnath Bharadwaj, Martina M. Friedrich

摘要:

我们提出了一个详细的比较三种不同的模拟时代的再电离(EoR)。其中辐射转移模拟(${\rm C}^2$ -RAY)是我们的基准。辐射转移代码可以产生现实的结果,但计算昂贵。我们比较它与两个半数值技术:一个使用相同的光环作为${\rm C}^2$ -RAY作为其源(半),和一个使用条件的Press-Schechter计划(CPS+GS)。这些方法在计算效率上比${\rm C}^2$ -RAY方法高得多,但使用了更简单的物理假设。我们评估这些模拟的能力,再现再电离的历史和形态。我们发现,Sem-RADGE和CPS+GS都可以产生非常接近${\rm C}^2$ -RAY的电离历史和形态,Sem-RADGE的表现略好于CPS+GS。我们还研究了来自EoR的21-cm信号的不同红移空间观测量:方差、功率谱及其各种角多极矩。我们发现,这两个半数值模型在预测这些观测值的长度尺度相关的目前和未来的实验相当不错。然而,Sem-Bronze在产生再电离历史方面的表现略好于CPS+GS,这对于解释未来的观测是必要的。

英文摘要:

We present a detailed comparison of three different simulations of the epoch of reionization (EoR). The radiative transfer simulation (${\rm C}^2$-RAY) among them is our benchmark. Radiative transfer codes can produce realistic results, but are computationally expensive. We compare it with two semi-numerical techniques: one using the same halos as ${\rm C}^2$-RAY as its sources (Sem-Num), and one using a conditional Press-Schechter scheme (CPS+GS). These are vastly more computationally efficient than ${\rm C}^2$-RAY, but use more simplistic physical assumptions. We evaluate these simulations in terms of their ability to reproduce the history and morphology of reionization. We find that both Sem-Num and CPS+GS can produce an ionization history and morphology that is very close to ${\rm C}^2$-RAY, with Sem-Num performing slightly better compared to CPS+GS. We also study different redshift space observables of the 21-cm signal from EoR: the variance, power spectrum and its various angular multipole moments. We find that both semi-numerical models perform reasonably well in predicting these observables at length scales relevant for present and future experiments. However, Sem-Num performs slightly better than CPS+GS in producing the reionization history, which is necessary for interpreting the future observations.

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