DACOTA: The dense array for cosmological transitions

Author

DeBoer, David R. ; Bower, G.C. ; Keating, G. ; Plambeck, R. ; Tzu-Ching Chang ; Ho, P.T.P. ; Marrone, Daniel ; Readhead, A.

Author_Institution

Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Jan. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) heralded the advent of the Universe we recognize today, containing stars, galaxies and super-massive black holes. A number of experiments to detect the red-shifted hydrogen signature of the atomic component of the intergalactic medium (IGM) are on-going (e.g. PAPER, MWA, LOFAR). Due to the faintness of the signal, the bright foregrounds, and the challenge of instrumental systematics, multiple techniques are essential to create a more robust detection and to provide the complete picture on the evolution of early galaxies.

Keywords

cosmic acceleration; cosmology; intergalactic matter; red shift; DACOTA; Dense Array for Cosmological Transitions; early galaxy evolution; epoch-of-reionization; instrumental systematics; intergalactic medium; red-shifted hydrogen signature; super-massive black holes; Arrays; Astrophysics; Educational institutions; Robustness; Systematics; Telescopes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), 2013 US National Committee of URSI National

Conference_Location

Boulder, CO

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4776-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2013.6525026

Filename

6525026