Self-regulated reionization

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 376; no. 2; pp. 534 - 548
• Main Authors: Iliev, Ilian T., Mellema, Garrelt, Shapiro, Paul R., Pen, Ue-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2007; Blackwell Science; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics; cosmology: theory; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; galaxies: formation; intergalactic medium; Ions; large-scale structure of Universe; radiative transfer; radio lines: galaxies; Simulation; Stars & galaxies; galaxies: formation; radio lines: galaxies; intergalactic medium; radiative transfer; large-scale structure of Universe; cosmology: theory; Intergalactic matter; Polarization; Red shift; Ionizing radiations; Cosmic background radiation; WMAP satellite; Large-scale structure; Extended source; Star formation; Galaxy formation; Cold dark matter; Cosmic radio sources; Radiative transfer; Optical thickness; Absorption spectra; Optical scattering; Quasars; Electron scattering; Radio galaxies; Cosmological parameter; Dwarf galaxies; Gravitational collapse; Cosmology

Recently, we have presented the first, truly large-scale radiative transfer simulations of inhomogeneous cosmic reionization which resolve all the possible halo sources down to the dwarf galaxy mass range, M≳ 109 M⊙, in a comoving volume (100 h−1 Mpc)3. This is large enough to sample the global mean...