Using the novel semi-numerical code for reionization AMBER, we model the patchy kinetic Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (kSZ) effect by directly specifying the reionization history with the redshift midpoint
The mean free path of ionizing photons,
- Award ID(s):
- 1908284
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10465031
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 955
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0004-637X
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- Medium: X Size: Article No. 115
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- ["Article No. 115"]
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- National Science Foundation
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