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A new MWA limit on the 21 cm power spectrum at redshifts ∼ 13–17
S Yoshiura, B Pindor, JLB Line, N Barry, CM Trott, A Beardsley, J Bowman, R Byrne, A Chokshi, BJ Hazelton, K Hasegawa, E Howard, B Greig, D Jacobs, CH Jordan, R Joseph, M Kolopanis, C Lynch, B McKinley, DA Mitchell Show all
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Oxford University Press (OUP)
Abstract
Abstract Observations in the lowest MWA band between 75 − 100 MHz have the potential to constrain the distribution of neutral hydrogen in the intergalactic medium at redshift ∼13–17. Using 15 hours of MWA data, we analyse systematics in this band such as radio-frequency interference (RFI), ionospheric and wide field effects. By updating the position of point sources, we mitigate the direction independent calibration error due to ionospheric offsets. Our calibration strategy is optimized for the lowest frequency bands by reducing the number of direction dependent calibrators and taking into account radio sources within a wider field of view. We remove data polluted by systemati..
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