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First Results from HERA Phase I: Upper Limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21 cm Power Spectrum

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cam.issuedOnline2022-02-07
dc.contributor.authorAbdurashidova, Z
dc.contributor.authorAguirre, JE
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, P
dc.contributor.authorAli, ZS
dc.contributor.authorBalfour, Y
dc.contributor.authorBeardsley, AP
dc.contributor.authorBernardi, G
dc.contributor.authorBillings, TS
dc.contributor.authorBowman, JD
dc.contributor.authorBradley, RF
dc.contributor.authorBull, P
dc.contributor.authorBurba, J
dc.contributor.authorCarey, S
dc.contributor.authorCarilli, CL
dc.contributor.authorCheng, C
dc.contributor.authorDeboer, DR
dc.contributor.authorDexter, M
dc.contributor.authorDe Lera Acedo, E
dc.contributor.authorDibblee-Barkman, T
dc.contributor.authorDillon, JS
dc.contributor.authorEly, J
dc.contributor.authorEwall-Wice, A
dc.contributor.authorFagnoni, N
dc.contributor.authorFritz, R
dc.contributor.authorFurlanetto, SR
dc.contributor.authorGale-Sides, K
dc.contributor.authorGlendenning, B
dc.contributor.authorGorthi, D
dc.contributor.authorGreig, B
dc.contributor.authorGrobbelaar, J
dc.contributor.authorHalday, Z
dc.contributor.authorHazelton, BJ
dc.contributor.authorHewitt, JN
dc.contributor.authorHickish, J
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, DC
dc.contributor.authorJulius, A
dc.contributor.authorKern, NS
dc.contributor.authorKerrigan, J
dc.contributor.authorKittiwisit, P
dc.contributor.authorKohn, SA
dc.contributor.authorKolopanis, M
dc.contributor.authorLanman, A
dc.contributor.authorLa Plante, P
dc.contributor.authorLekalake, T
dc.contributor.authorLewis, D
dc.contributor.authorLiu, A
dc.contributor.authorMacmahon, D
dc.contributor.authorMalan, L
dc.contributor.authorMalgas, C
dc.contributor.authorMaree, M
dc.contributor.authorMartinot, ZE
dc.contributor.authorMatsetela, E
dc.contributor.authorMesinger, A
dc.contributor.authorMolewa, M
dc.contributor.authorMorales, MF
dc.contributor.authorMosiane, T
dc.contributor.authorMurray, SG
dc.contributor.authorNeben, AR
dc.contributor.authorNikolic, B
dc.contributor.authorNunhokee, CD
dc.contributor.authorParsons, AR
dc.contributor.authorPatra, N
dc.contributor.authorPascua, R
dc.contributor.authorPieterse, S
dc.contributor.authorPober, JC
dc.contributor.authorRazavi-Ghods, N
dc.contributor.authorRinguette, J
dc.contributor.authorRobnett, J
dc.contributor.authorRosie, K
dc.contributor.authorSims, P
dc.contributor.authorSingh, S
dc.contributor.authorSmith, C
dc.contributor.authorSyce, A
dc.contributor.authorThyagarajan, N
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, PKG
dc.contributor.authorZheng, H
dc.contributor.orcidAguirre, JE [0000-0002-4810-666X]
dc.contributor.orcidBeardsley, AP [0000-0001-9428-8233]
dc.contributor.orcidBernardi, G [0000-0002-0916-7443]
dc.contributor.orcidBowman, JD [0000-0002-8475-2036]
dc.contributor.orcidBull, P [0000-0001-5668-3101]
dc.contributor.orcidCarilli, CL [0000-0001-6647-3861]
dc.contributor.orcidDeboer, DR [0000-0003-3197-2294]
dc.contributor.orcidDillon, JS [0000-0003-3336-9958]
dc.contributor.orcidEwall-Wice, A [0000-0002-0086-7363]
dc.contributor.orcidFurlanetto, SR [0000-0002-0658-1243]
dc.contributor.orcidGorthi, D [0000-0002-0829-167X]
dc.contributor.orcidGreig, B [0000-0002-4085-2094]
dc.contributor.orcidHazelton, BJ [0000-0001-7532-645X]
dc.contributor.orcidJacobs, DC [0000-0002-0917-2269]
dc.contributor.orcidKern, NS [0000-0002-8211-1892]
dc.contributor.orcidKerrigan, J [0000-0002-1876-272X]
dc.contributor.orcidKittiwisit, P [0000-0003-0953-313X]
dc.contributor.orcidKohn, SA [0000-0001-6744-5328]
dc.contributor.orcidKolopanis, M [0000-0002-2950-2974]
dc.contributor.orcidLiu, A [0000-0001-6876-0928]
dc.contributor.orcidMesinger, A [0000-0003-3374-1772]
dc.contributor.orcidMorales, MF [0000-0001-7694-4030]
dc.contributor.orcidMurray, SG [0000-0003-3059-3823]
dc.contributor.orcidNeben, AR [0000-0001-7776-7240]
dc.contributor.orcidNunhokee, CD [0000-0002-5445-6586]
dc.contributor.orcidPatra, N [0000-0002-9457-1941]
dc.contributor.orcidPober, JC [0000-0002-3492-0433]
dc.contributor.orcidSims, P [0000-0002-2871-0413]
dc.contributor.orcidSingh, S [0000-0001-7755-902X]
dc.contributor.orcidThyagarajan, N [0000-0003-1602-7868]
dc.contributor.orcidWilliams, PKG [0000-0003-3734-3587]
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-07T15:00:17Z
dc.date.available2022-02-07T15:00:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.submitted2021-02-28
dc.date.updated2022-02-07T15:00:17Z
dc.description.abstractWe report upper-limits on the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) 21 cm power spectrum at redshifts 7.9 and 10.4 with 18 nights of data ($\sim36$ hours of integration) from Phase I of the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA). The Phase I data show evidence for systematics that can be largely suppressed with systematic models down to a dynamic range of $\sim10^9$ with respect to the peak foreground power. This yields a 95% confidence upper limit on the 21 cm power spectrum of $\Delta^2_{21} \le (30.76)^2\ {\rm mK}^2$ at $k=0.192\ h\ {\rm Mpc}^{-1}$ at $z=7.9$, and also $\Delta^2_{21} \le (95.74)^2\ {\rm mK}^2$ at $k=0.256\ h\ {\rm Mpc}^{-1}$ at $z=10.4$. At $z=7.9$, these limits are the most sensitive to-date by over an order of magnitude. While we find evidence for residual systematics at low line-of-sight Fourier $k_\parallel$ modes, at high $k_\parallel$ modes we find our data to be largely consistent with thermal noise, an indicator that the system could benefit from deeper integrations. The observed systematics could be due to radio frequency interference, cable sub-reflections, or residual instrumental cross-coupling, and warrant further study. This analysis emphasizes algorithms that have minimal inherent signal loss, although we do perform a careful accounting in a companion paper of the small forms of loss or bias associated with the pipeline. Overall, these results are a promising first step in the development of a tuned, instrument-specific analysis pipeline for HERA, particularly as Phase II construction is completed en route to reaching the full sensitivity of the experiment.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.81130
dc.identifier.eissn1538-4357
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.otherapjac1c78
dc.identifier.otherac1c78
dc.identifier.otheraas30632
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333711
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Astronomical Society
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac1c78
dc.subjectastro-ph.CO
dc.subjectastro-ph.CO
dc.subjectastro-ph.GA
dc.titleFirst Results from HERA Phase I: Upper Limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21 cm Power Spectrum
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-08-01
prism.issueIdentifier2
prism.publicationNameAstrophysical Journal
prism.volume925
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3847/1538-4357/ac1c78

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