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再电离时期阻尼翼的特征形状

The Characteristic Shape of Damping Wings During Reionization

Huanqing Chen

AI总结:

本文利用CROC模拟研究再电离时期阻尼翼形状,发现其与体积加权中性分数紧密相关,可用于高精度约束再电离历史。

摘要:

对红移 z>6 的明亮源 Lyα 阻尼翼进行光谱分析是测量宇宙再电离历史的一种有前景的方法。然而,由于再电离过程的不均匀性以及明亮源的邻近效应,阻尼翼的理论解释具有挑战性。在本文中,我们分析了辐射转移宇宙学模拟套件 Cosmic Reionization on Computers (CROC) 中由中性区域产生的阻尼翼。我们发现,尽管再电离具有斑块状特征且存在邻近效应,阻尼翼轮廓仍然是体积加权中性分数 ⟨x_HI⟩_v 的紧密函数,尤其是当 ⟨x_HI⟩_v>0.5 时。这一较小的弥散表明,利用精确测量的阻尼翼轮廓,我们可以在再电离的前半段将体积加权中性分数约束到 Δ⟨x_HI⟩_v ≲ 0.1 的精度。

英文摘要:

Spectroscopic analysis of Ly$α$ damping wings of bright sources at $z>6$ is a promising way to measure the reionization history of the universe. However, the theoretical interpretation of the damping wings is challenging due to the inhomogeneous nature of the reionization process and the proximity effect of bright sources. In this Letter, we analyze the damping wings arising from the neutral patches in the radiative transfer cosmological simulation suite Cosmic Reionization on Computers (CROC). We find that the damping wing profile remains a tight function of volume-weighted neutral fraction $\left< x_{\rm HI} \right>_{\rm v}$, especially when $\left< x_{\rm HI} \right>_{\rm v}>0.5$, despite the patchy nature of reionization and the proximity effect. This small scatter indicates that with a well-measured damping wing profile, we could constrain the volume-weighted neutral fraction as precise as $Δ\left< x_{\rm HI} \right>_{\rm v} \lesssim 0.1$ in the first half of reionization.

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