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Title:
A ground-based 21cm Baryon acoustic oscillation survey
Authors:
Seo, Hee-Jong; Dodelson, Scott; Marriner, John; Mcginnis, Dave; Stebbins, Albert; Stoughton, Chris; Vallinotto, Alberto
Publication:
eprint arXiv:0910.5007
Publication Date:
10/2009
Origin:
ARXIV
Keywords:
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Comment:
Submitted to ApJ. 11 emulated apj pages with 8 figures and 1 table
Bibliographic Code:
2009arXiv0910.5007S

Abstract

Baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) provide a robust standard ruler with which to measure the acceleration of the Universe. The BAO feature has so far been detected in optical galaxy surveys. Intensity mapping of neutral hydrogen emission with a ground-based radio telescope provides another promising window for measuring BAO at redshifts of order unity for relatively low cost. While the cylindrical radio telescope (CRT) proposed for these measurements will have excellent redshift resolution, it will suffer from poor angular resolution (a few arcminutes at best). We investigate the effect of angular resolution on the standard ruler test with BAO, using the Dark Energy Task Force Figure of Merit as a benchmark. We then extend the analysis to include variations in the parameters characterizing the telescope and the underlying physics. Finally, we optimize the survey parameters (holding total cost fixed) and present an example of a CRT BAO survey that is competitive with Stage III dark energy experiments. The tools developed here form the backbone of a publicly available code that can be used to obtain estimates of cost and Figure of Merit for any set of parameters.
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