分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： The cosmic curvature $\Omega_{K,0}$, which determines the spatial geometry of
the universe, is an important parameter in modern cosmology. Any deviation from
$\Omega_{K,0}=0$ would have a profound impact on primordial inflation paradigm
and fundamental physics. In this work, we adopt a cosmological
model-independent method to test whether $\Omega_{K,0}$ deviates from zero. We
use the Gaussian process to reconstruct the reduced Hubble parameter $E(z)$ and
the derivative of distance $D'(z)$ from observational data, and then determine
$\Omega_{K,0}$ with a null test relation. The cosmic chronometer (CC) Hubble
data, baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) Hubble data, and supernovae Pantheon
sample are considered. Our result is consistent with a spatially flat universe
within the domain of reconstruction $01$, it tends to favor a closed universe. In this sense, there is
still a possibility for a closed universe. We also carry out the null test of
the cosmic curvature at $0
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： Using the 21 cm intensity mapping (IM) technique can efficiently perform
large-scale neutral hydrogen surveys, and this method has great potential for
measuring dark-energy parameters. Some 21 cm IM experiments aiming at measuring
dark energy in the redshift range of $0
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： In the next decades, it is necessary to forge new late-universe cosmological probes to precisely constrain the Hubble constant and the equation of state of dark energy simultaneously. In this work, we show that the four typical late-universe cosmological probes, the 21 cm intensity mapping (IM), fast radio burst (FRB), gravitational wave (GW) standard siren, and strong gravitational lensing (SGL), are expected to be forged into useful tools in solving the Hubble tension and exploring dark energy. We propose that the synergy of them is rather important in cosmology. We simulate the 21 cm IM, FRB, GW, and SGL data based on the hypothetical observations of the Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX), the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Einstein Telescope (ET), and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), respectively. We find that the four probes show obviously different parameter degeneracy orientations in cosmological constraints, so any combination of them can break the parameter degeneracies and thus significantly improve the constraint precision. The joint 21 cm IM+FRB+GW+SGL data can provide the constraint errors of $\sigma(\Omega_{\rm m})=0.0022$ and $\sigma(H_0)=0.16\ \rm km\ s^{-1}\ Mpc^{-1}$ in the $\Lambda$CDM model, which meet the standard of precision cosmology, i.e., the constraint precision of parameters is better than 1%. In addition, the joint data give $\sigma(w)=0.020$ in the $w$CDM model, and $\sigma(w_0)=0.066$ and $\sigma(w_a)=0.25$ in the $w_0w_a$CDM model, which are all better than the constraints obtained by the CMB+BAO+SN data. We show that the synergy between the four late-universe cosmological probes has magnificent prospects.
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： The 21 cm intensity mapping (IM) technique provides us with an efficient way
to observe the cosmic large-scale structure (LSS). From the LSS data, one can
use the baryon acoustic oscillation and redshift space distortion to trace the
expansion and growth history of the universe, and thus measure the dark energy
parameters. In this paper, we make a forecast for cosmological parameter
estimation with the synergy of three 21 cm IM experiments. Specifically, we
adopt a novel joint survey strategy, FAST ($0
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： The cosmic curvature $\Omega_{K,0}$, which determines the spatial geometry of
the universe, is an important parameter in modern cosmology. Any deviation from
$\Omega_{K,0}=0$ would have a profound impact on primordial inflation paradigm
and fundamental physics. In this work, we adopt a cosmological
model-independent method to test whether $\Omega_{K,0}$ deviates from zero. We
use the Gaussian process to reconstruct the reduced Hubble parameter $E(z)$ and
the derivative of distance $D'(z)$ from observational data, and then determine
$\Omega_{K,0}$ with a null test relation. The cosmic chronometer (CC) Hubble
data, baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) Hubble data, and supernovae Pantheon
sample are considered. Our result is consistent with a spatially flat universe
within the domain of reconstruction $01$, it tends to favor a closed universe. In this sense, there is
still a possibility for a closed universe. We also carry out the null test of
the cosmic curvature at $0
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： The 21 cm intensity mapping (IM) technique provides us with an efficient way
to observe the cosmic large-scale structure (LSS). From the LSS data, one can
use the baryon acoustic oscillation and redshift space distortion to trace the
expansion and growth history of the universe, and thus measure the dark energy
parameters. In this paper, we make a forecast for cosmological parameter
estimation with the synergy of three 21 cm IM experiments. Specifically, we
adopt a novel joint survey strategy, FAST ($0
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： In the next decades, it is necessary to forge new late-universe cosmological probes to precisely constrain the Hubble constant and the equation of state of dark energy simultaneously. In this work, we show that the four typical late-universe cosmological probes, the 21 cm intensity mapping (IM), fast radio burst (FRB), gravitational wave (GW) standard siren, and strong gravitational lensing (SGL), are expected to be forged into useful tools in solving the Hubble tension and exploring dark energy. We propose that the synergy of them is rather important in cosmology. We simulate the 21 cm IM, FRB, GW, and SGL data based on the hypothetical observations of the Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX), the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Einstein Telescope (ET), and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), respectively. We find that the four probes show obviously different parameter degeneracy orientations in cosmological constraints, so any combination of them can break the parameter degeneracies and thus significantly improve the constraint precision. The joint 21 cm IM+FRB+GW+SGL data can provide the constraint errors of $\sigma(\Omega_{\rm m})=0.0022$ and $\sigma(H_0)=0.16\ \rm km\ s^{-1}\ Mpc^{-1}$ in the $\Lambda$CDM model, which meet the standard of precision cosmology, i.e., the constraint precision of parameters is better than 1%. In addition, the joint data give $\sigma(w)=0.020$ in the $w$CDM model, and $\sigma(w_0)=0.066$ and $\sigma(w_a)=0.25$ in the $w_0w_a$CDM model, which are all better than the constraints obtained by the CMB+BAO+SN data. We show that the synergy between the four late-universe cosmological probes has magnificent prospects.
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： In the next decades, the gravitational-wave (GW) standard siren observations and the neutral hydrogen 21-cm intensity mapping (IM) surveys, as two promising cosmological probes, will play an important role in precisely measuring cosmological parameters. In this work, we make a forecast for cosmological parameter estimation with the synergy between the GW standard siren observations and the 21-cm IM surveys. We choose the Einstein Telescope (ET) and the Taiji observatory as the representatives of the GW detection projects and choose the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) phase I mid-frequency array as the representative of the 21-cm IM experiments. In the simulation of the 21-cm IM data, we assume perfect foreground removal and calibration. We find that the synergy of the GW standard siren observations and the 21-cm IM survey could break the cosmological parameter degeneracies. The joint ET+Taiji+SKA data give $\sigma(H_0)=0.28\ {\rm km\ s^{-1}\ Mpc^{-1}}$ in the $\Lambda$CDM model, $\sigma(w)=0.028$ in the $w$CDM model, which are better than the results of $Planck$+BAO+SNe, and $\sigma(w_0)=0.077$ and $\sigma(w_a)=0.295$ in the CPL model, which are comparable with the results of $Planck$+BAO+SNe. In the $\Lambda$CDM model, the constraint precision of $H_0$ and $\Omega_{\rm m}$ is less than or rather close to 1%, indicating that the magnificent prospects for precision cosmology with these two promising cosmological probes are worth expecting.
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： The reionization process is expected to be prolonged by the small-scale absorbers (SSAs) of ionizing photons, which have been seen as Lyman-limit systems in quasar absorption line observations. We use a set of semi-numerical simulations to investigate the effects of absorption systems on the reionization process, especially their impacts on the neutral islands during the late Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Three models are studied, i.e. the extreme case of no-SSA model with a high level of ionizing background, the moderate-SSA model with a relatively high level of ionizing background, and the dense-SSA model with a low level of ionizing background. We find that while the characteristic scale of neutral regions decreases during the early and middle stages of reionization, it stays nearly unchanged at about 10 comoving Mpc during the late stage for the no-SSA and moderate-SSA models. However, in the case of weak ionizing background in the dense-SSA model, the characteristic island scale shows obvious evolution, as large islands break into many small ones that are slowly ionized. The evolutionary behavior of neutral islands during the late EoR thus provides a novel way to constrain the abundance of SSAs. We discuss the 21-cm observation with the upcoming Square Kilometre Array. The different models can be distinguished by either the 21-cm imaging or the 21-cm power spectrum measurements.
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： We forecast constraints on cosmological parameters in the interacting dark energy models using the mock data generated for neutral hydrogen intensity mapping (IM) experiments. In this work, we only consider the interacting dark energy models with energy transfer rate $Q=\beta H\rho_{\rm c}$, and take BINGO, FAST, SKA1-MID, and Tianlai as typical examples of the 21 cm IM experiments. We find that the Tianlai cylinder array will play an important role in constraining the interacting dark energy model. Assuming perfect foreground removal and calibration, and using the Tianlai-alone data, we obtain $\sigma(H_0)=0.19$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$, $\sigma(\Omega_{\rm m})=0.0033$ and $\sigma(\sigma_8)=0.0033$ in the I$\Lambda$CDM model, which are much better than the results of Planck+optical BAO (i.e. optical galaxy surveys). However, the Tianlai-alone data cannot provide a very tight constraint on the coupling parameter $\beta$ compared with Planck+optical BAO, while the Planck+Tianlai data can give a rather tight constraint of $\sigma(\beta)=0.00023$ due to the parameter degeneracies being well broken by the data combination. In the I$w$CDM model, we obtain $\sigma(\beta)=0.00079$ and $\sigma(w)=0.013$ from Planck+Tianlai. In addition, we also make a detailed comparison among BINGO, FAST, SKA1-MID, and Tianlai in constraining the interacting dark energy models. We show that future 21 cm IM experiments will provide a useful tool for exploring the nature of dark energy and play a significant role in measuring the coupling between dark energy and dark matter.
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