Probing Radio Intensity at High-Z from Marion: 2017 Instrument-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Probing Radio Intensity at High-Z from Marion: 2017 Instrument

Published:2019-05-29 Issue:02 Volume:08 Page:1950004
ISSN:2251-1717
Container-title:Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Astron. Instrum.

Author:

Philip L.¹,Abdurashidova Z.²,Chiang H. C.³⁴,Ghazi N.³,Gumba A.¹,Heilgendorff H. M.³,Jáuregui-García J. M.⁵,Malepe K.⁶,Nunhokee C. D.⁷,Peterson J.⁵,Sievers J. L.¹⁴,Simes V.³,Spann R.⁸

Affiliation:

1. School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa

2. Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

3. School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa

4. National Institute for Theoretical Physics, Durban 4000, South Africa

5. Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

6. South African National Space Agency, Hermanus 7200, South Africa

7. Department of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa

8. South African Square Kilometre Array, Pinelands 7405, South Africa

Abstract

We introduce Probing Radio Intensity at high-Z from Marion (PRIZM), a new experiment designed to measure the globally averaged sky brightness, including the expected redshifted 21[Formula: see text]cm neutral hydrogen absorption feature arising from the formation of the first stars. PRIZM consists of two dual-polarization antennas operating at central frequencies of 70 and 100[Formula: see text]MHz, and the experiment is located on Marion Island in the sub-Antarctic. We describe the initial design and configuration of the PRIZM instrument that was installed in 2017, and we present preliminary data that demonstrate that Marion Island offers an exceptionally clean observing environment, with essentially no visible contamination within the FM band.

Publisher

World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

Subject

Astronomy and Astrophysics,Instrumentation

Link

https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S2251171719500041

Reference20 articles.

1. Possible interaction between baryons and dark-matter particles revealed by the first stars

2. FOREGROUND MODEL AND ANTENNA CALIBRATION ERRORS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF THE SKY-AVERAGED λ21 cm SIGNAL ATz∼ 20

3. An absorption profile centred at 78 megahertz in the sky-averaged spectrum

4. A Space-based Observational Strategy for Characterizing the First Stars and Galaxies Using the Redshifted 21 cm Global Spectrum

5. Probing the first stars and black holes in the early Universe with the Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE)

Cited by 99 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

1. Testing common approximations to predict the 21-cm signal at the epoch of reionization and cosmic dawn;Physical Review D;2024-07-29

2. Fully Bayesian forecasts with evidence networks;Physical Review D;2024-06-24

3. The effects of the antenna power pattern uncertainty within a global 21 cm experiment;Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society;2024-06-12

4. Calibration Error in 21-Centimeter Global Spectrum Experiment;Universe;2024-05-27

5. Tackling the Challenges in the 21 cm Global Spectrum Experiment: The Impact of Ionosphere and Beam Distortion;The Astrophysical Journal;2024-05-21