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中性星系际气体对再电离Lyman- $α$强度图的影响

The Impact of Neutral Intergalactic Gas on Lyman-$α$ Intensity Mapping During Reionization

Eli Visbal, Matthew McQuinn

摘要:

我们提出了高红移Ly $α$强度场的第一个模拟,解释了星系际介质(IGM)中的散射。使用三维蒙特卡罗辐射转移代码,我们发现,LY $α$散射平滑的LY $α$强度在小尺度上的空间波动,这种平滑的空间依赖性强烈依赖于平均中性分数的IGM。我们的模拟发现,$k=0.1-1~{\rm Mpc^{-1}}$的再电离的强烈影响,与$P_{\rm Lyα}\propto k^{-1.5}$相比,$\bar{x}_{\rm HI} = 0.63$的$P_{\rm Lyα}\propto k^{-1.75}$和$\bar{x}_{\rm HI} = 0.86$的$P_{\rm Lyα} \propto k^{-2.2}$。在波数为$k>1 ~ {\rm Mpc^{-1}}$的情况下,我们发现该信号对来自星系的出射Ly $α$谱线轮廓很敏感。我们还表明,Ly $α$强度图和未来的星系红移调查之间的交叉相关性可以检测到大尺度上的仪器类似SPHEREx,并在广泛的尺度范围内的CDIM静脉中的一个假设的强度映射仪器。

英文摘要:

We present the first simulations of the high-redshift Ly$α$ intensity field that account for scattering in the intergalactic medium (IGM). Using a 3D Monte Carlo radiative transfer code, we find that Ly$α$ scattering smooths spatial fluctuations in the Ly$α$ intensity on small scales and that the spatial dependence of this smoothing depends strongly on the mean neutral fraction of the IGM. Our simulations find a strong effect of reionization on $k=0.1-1~{\rm Mpc^{-1}}$, with $P_{\rm Lyα}\propto k^{-1.75}$ for $\bar{x}_{\rm HI} = 0.63$ and $P_{\rm Lyα} \propto k^{-2.2}$ for $\bar{x}_{\rm HI} = 0.86$ in contrast to $P_{\rm Lyα}\propto k^{-1.5}$ after reionization. At wavenumbers of $k>1 ~ {\rm Mpc^{-1}}$, we find that the signal is sensitive to the emergent Ly$α$ line profiles from galaxies. We also demonstrate that the cross-correlation between a Ly$α$ intensity map and a future galaxy redshift survey could be detected on large scales by an instrument similar to SPHEREx, and over a wide range of scales by a hypothetical intensity mapping instrument in the vein of CDIM.

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