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August 22, 2025The Astrophysical JournalOpen Access

The Impact of Foregrounds on Dark Ages Measurements with the Highly Redshifted 21 cm Line

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JPJonathan C. PoberWSWillow Smith

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Analysis shows foreground wedge impacts dark ages measurements in 21 cm cosmology, suggesting necessary techniques for sensitivity.

Key Points

  • Foreground contamination significantly affects measurements at high redshifts, warranting careful techniques for accurate data interpretation.
  • Foreground avoidance methods typically lose sensitivity by one order of magnitude when applied to high-redshift observations.
  • This observational analysis highlights the need for some foreground subtraction to correctly interpret the faint 21 cm signals from the early universe.
  • Improving measurement precision during the dark ages will rely on refining techniques to address high sky temperatures and noise levels.

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Pober et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af55d1ad7bf08b1eadc487https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adf6b2
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