The Epoch of Experimentation Theory and Instrumentation Targeting Cosmological Reionization • The EOR is “the next CMB” (Loeb)…only better – Radio interferometers will (may) enable • Direct imaging of the dominant baryonic component: HI • 3-D representation of structure (cf. surface of last scattering) • Study structure when the first stars/quasars formed – HI datasets promise to be enormously richer - more “bits” – Other probes are “crude” (Lyα, CO lines, IR/mm color) • Signatures to keep in mind – Global step in the background temperature – Power spectra of HI fluctuations – Structures (ionized regions around quasars, filaments…) 06 Dec 2005 LFRA/Reber Conference -Greenhill
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The Epoch of ExperimentationTheory and Instrumentation Targeting Cosmological
Reionization
• The EOR is “the next CMB” (Loeb)…only better – Radio interferometers will (may) enable
• Direct imaging of the dominant baryonic component: HI• 3-D representation of structure (cf. surface of last scattering)• Study structure when the first stars/quasars formed
– HI datasets promise to be enormously richer - more “bits”– Other probes are “crude” (Lyα, CO lines, IR/mm color)
• Signatures to keep in mind– Global step in the background temperature – Power spectra of HI fluctuations – Structures (ionized regions around quasars, filaments…)
06 Dec 2005 LFRA/ReberConference -Greenhill
Brief History of the IGM
•culmination ofstructure formation
•the first luminous structuresUncertaintymotivates study
Epoch of Reionization (EOR)
ionized
Neutral HI
ionized
Epoch of Experimentation(EoE)
z~6.2
• Reionization history of the universe– Neutral fraction, f(HI) vs z– History of reheating in the IGM and origins– Were stars or quasars chiefly responsible?
• Fragmentation and collapse of Dark Matter / Halos • How quickly did baryonic LSS, stars, and quasars form ?
• How is the EOR studied today?– Optical Gunn-Petersen trough quasars
• limited to line-of-sight measures; relatively insensitive in z • substantially model dependent
• How might the EOR be studied tomorrow?– HI emission (λo=21cm)
• plane-of-sky measures• resolved in z space
EOR Key Science
What do we know? Reionization at z>6.2
f(HI)>10-3
at z~6.3
Can we do better?
Not @ λopt.
Gunn-Petersentrough
Deep Lyαspectra
The Epoch of ExperimentationRecent Progress in Theory and Instrumentation
Targeting Cosmological Reionization
• The EOR is “the next CMB” (Loeb)…only better – Radio interferometers will enable (ultimately)
• Direct imaging of the dominant baryonic component: HI• Study structure when the first stars/quasars formed• 3-D representation of structure (cf. surface of last scattering)
– HI datasets promise to be enormously richer.– Other EOR probes are “crude” (Lyα, CO lines, colors)
• Signatures to keep in mind– Global step in the background temperature – Power spectra of HI fluctuations – Structures (HII regions around quasars,
filaments…)
HI Temperature HistoryOrigin of the global step
CMBR
TSpin
6.2103 102 101
HI in absorpt’n
“Lyαheating”HI in emiss’n
z
Hard to seeDnR 1:5×104
Cosmic WebPower Spectra / Wide-field Imaging
Springel et al. (http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/galform/millennium/) Bowman et al.
Dark Matter distribution, z~6Baryonic matter follows the DM
COBE/WMAP-style analysis
(1-2°)
Warm HI shells Around Quasars“Narrow-field” imaging
~few-10 Mpc
Project Site Style BW (MHz)
FoV(°) M×Nø AEOR( m2)×10-3
B (km)
ATNF AU ExptFacility
Facility
Facility
ExptExpt
Expt
114-228 60
Facility
N/AWSRT NL 117-163 5-8
114
27
GMRT IN 150-165 4 core 14
7 1
PAPER US/AU 100-200 60(?) 8⇒32 « 1 0.4500×16
PAST CN 70-200 5 80×125 % <1km?
20-4 %<1km?
6×12 %<1 km?
2 3
MWALFD
AU 80-200+ 20-30 10-5 1.5
32×100 ×16core
LOFAR NL 110-200 hi-band
10 ×2°
80-30 1.7×2.2
VLA NM 190-200 4-5 4+ 1
EOR Instruments Worldwideanalog
di gita l
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PAPERVLA
... …
PaST
MWA/LFDLOFAR (core)
~10×10 ××××
ATNF
50º
55º
45º
40º
6h30m 6h00m 5h30m 5h00m
“LF radio astronomy is all-sky imaging”
de Bruyn ; LFFE (Wb) 3C147 163 MHzNo matter the config., foreground removal will be the greatest challenge.
• LineGalactic RRL
• Continuum- Compact (xgal)- Diffuse (gal)
- Polarized
Diffuse Foregrounds(after de Bruyn)
• Why is it a potentially serious problem ?– dipole arrays have high (off-axis) instrumental
polarization• Faraday rotation makes these frequency dependent• calibration residuals could easily be 1%
• What are Galactic polarization properties ?– Tb(pol) ~ 3 - 4 K (350 MHz) over 1-10´, 30-40 K
(140 MHz)• How to deal with this ?
– Beam, depth-depolarization, RM synthesis may lower the levels
– Observe polarization-ref areas (where are they?)– Do a superb job in full Stokes calibration
Stokes I Stokes Q+U
~6°
350 MHz ∝ν-2.5
Haverkorn
2003
Cosmological ReionizationExp’t.
[ATNF - see poster and later talk] also [T-REX]• Unique single aperture concept
– Measure mK spectral features in radio background– Frequency independent log-spiral antenna– Drift scan; 1 sr beam; 2 polz.– Total and cross power
• Challenge– Calibration is critical (e.g., bandpass)
• DnR ~ 5×104 required• Learn as you go
• Science goals– Detect IGM reheating
• Absorption signature of HI on background• Up to z~11.5 to start (114-228 MHz) Luxor⇔Sydney
PAPERPrecision Array to Probe the Epoch of
Reionization[Berkeley, NRAO-CV, U. Virginia]
• Dipole array– Phased design and construction– Open ended concept– Greenbank prototype - 2006.5; WA c. 2006.8
• Application of new correlator design – FPGA-based “Werthimer” concept
• Cross-polarization response of feeds in situ– Foregrounds– RFI - coordination with broadcasters
• KCHF DTV-10; critical partner• No DTV coordination possible after 2007 !
– Gaining adequate obs./test time w/in a nat’l obs’tory
RFI: TV/translators
TV stn.
Translator
See talk by Perley
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The Epoch of Experimentation
Evangelical SummaryThe EOR is … a new frontier for astronomy, one along which LF radio astronomy will be in the vanguard. The EoE is an exciting time. But theory is in the lead. The real excitement will come when observation provides challenges.
Diversity in approach!
R.F.I. VLA RFI environment• analog TV/translators
- ch 8-11• digital TV
- ch 9, 10 (soon 8)• internal signals• military transmissions
Mitigation involves• coordination
- ch 9, 10, military• filtration
- 184-198 MHz BPF- ch 11
• subtraction
Internal / External RFI
See also talk by Perley
But RFI is not always that bad
A
B
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C
Internal RFI that does not correlate
VLA Prototype PerformanceMeasured Goal
Primary Beam 4.3° √Beam sidelobes A few % √
Line RMS/450h 3.6 mK@15′
Tsys / ε600-800 K†
(prototype receiver)
400-500 K
Receiver X-polz 10-40% 10%(NB gal. foreground)
Impact: λ20cmImpact: λ92cm
1±1%< 0% √
† Prior to RFI subtraction. Corresponds to ε~ 30%; Tsys~200 K (195 MHz). Wb obtains ε~ 30%; Tsys~400 K (150± MHz)
What does the VLA EOR ext. look like?
- Mating of dipole feed & mechanical antenna. - Similar to Westerbork. - Contrast to MWA-LFD, LOFAR, & PAST purpose- built facilities Traditional