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来自原初磁场的21厘米涨落

21-cm fluctuations from primordial magnetic fields

Hector Afonso G. Cruz, Tal Adi, Jordan Flitter, Marc Kamionkowski, Ely D. Kovetz

AI总结:

本文研究原初磁场通过增强小尺度密度涨落对宇宙再电离和21厘米信号的影响,利用21cmFAST模拟并结合CMB光学深度约束,预测HERA干涉仪可探测到pG量级的原初磁场。

摘要:

与原初磁场(PMFs)相关的流体作用力在原初密度场中产生小尺度涨落,这些涨落在小尺度上叠加到ΛCDM线性物质功率谱上。这些增强的小尺度涨落导致星系晕和恒星更早形成,从而影响宇宙再电离。我们使用半数值代码21cmFAST v3.1.3研究这些效应对21厘米可观测量的影响。我们发现,过剩的小尺度结构在早期宇宙中产生强烈的恒星辐射背景,导致21厘米全局信号和功率谱发生改变,并与更早的再电离相一致。我们利用宇宙微波背景再电离光学深度来限制允许的PMF模型。最后,我们在受宇宙微波背景光学深度约束的条件下,通过信息矩阵分析探讨参数简并性并预测实验灵敏度。我们的预测表明,像HERA这样的干涉仪对量级约为pG的PMF敏感,这比现有和下一代实验的灵敏度强近一个数量级。

英文摘要:

The fluid forces associated with primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) generate small-scale fluctuations in the primordial density field, which add to the $\mathrm{ΛCDM}$ linear matter power spectrum on small scales. These enhanced small-scale fluctuations lead to earlier formation of galactic halos and stars and thus affect cosmic reionization. We study the consequences of these effects on 21 cm observables using the semi-numerical code 21cmFAST v3.1.3. We find the excess small-scale structure generates strong stellar radiation backgrounds in the early Universe, resulting in altered 21 cm global signals and power spectra commensurate with earlier reionization. We restrict the allowed PMF models using the CMB optical depth to reionization. Lastly, we probe parameter degeneracies and forecast experimental sensitivities with an information matrix analysis subject to the CMB optical depth bound. Our forecasts show that interferometers like HERA are sensitive to PMFs of order $\sim \mathrm{pG}$, nearly an order of magnitude stronger than existing and next-generation experiments.

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