Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history
We investigate constraints on cosmic reionization extracted from the Planck cosmic microwave background (CMB) data. We combine the Planck CMB anisotropy data in temperature with the low-multipole polarization data to fit ΛCDM models with various parameterizations of the reionization history. We obta...
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| author | Adam, R. Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Battye, R. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bock, J.J. Bonaldi, A. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Boulanger, F. Bucher, M. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Combet, C. Comis, B. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. Davis, R.J. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Douspis, M. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Falgarone, E. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Fraisse, A.A. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Ghosh, T. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Helou, G. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Ilić, S. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kisner, T.S. Knox, L. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lagache, G. Lähteenmäki, A. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Levrier, F. Lewis, A. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Mangilli, A. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Montier, L. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Naselsky, P. Natoli, P. Oxborrow, C.A. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Partridge, B. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perdereau, O. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Plaszczynski, S. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Puget, J.-L. Rachen, J.P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Salvati, L. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirri, G. Sunyaev, R. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. White, M. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A. |
| author_facet | Adam, R. Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Battye, R. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bock, J.J. Bonaldi, A. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Boulanger, F. Bucher, M. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Combet, C. Comis, B. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. Davis, R.J. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Douspis, M. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Falgarone, E. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Fraisse, A.A. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Ghosh, T. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Helou, G. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Ilić, S. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kisner, T.S. Knox, L. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lagache, G. Lähteenmäki, A. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Levrier, F. Lewis, A. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Mangilli, A. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Montier, L. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Naselsky, P. Natoli, P. Oxborrow, C.A. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Partridge, B. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perdereau, O. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Plaszczynski, S. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Puget, J.-L. Rachen, J.P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Salvati, L. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirri, G. Sunyaev, R. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. White, M. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A. |
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| description | We investigate constraints on cosmic reionization extracted from the Planck cosmic microwave background (CMB) data. We combine the Planck CMB anisotropy data in temperature with the low-multipole polarization data to fit ΛCDM models with various parameterizations of the reionization history. We obtain a Thomson optical depth τ = 0.058 ± 0.012 for the commonly adopted instantaneous reionization model. This confirms, with data solely from CMB anisotropies, the low value suggested by combining Planck 2015 results with other data sets, and also reduces the uncertainties. We reconstruct the history of the ionization fraction using either a symmetric or an asymmetric model for the transition between the neutral and ionized phases. To determine better constraints on the duration of the reionization process, we also make use of measurements of the amplitude of the kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich (kSZ) effect using additional information from the high-resolution Atacama Cosmology Telescope and South Pole Telescope experiments. The average redshift at which reionization occurs is found to lie between z = 7.8 and 8.8, depending on the model of reionization adopted. Using kSZ constraints and a redshift-symmetric reionization model, we find an upper limit to the width of the reionization period of Δz < 2.8. In all cases, we find that the Universe is ionized at less than the 10% level at redshifts above z ≃ 10. This suggests that an early onset of reionization is strongly disfavoured by the Planck data. We show that this result also reduces the tension between CMB-based analyses and constraints from other astrophysical sources. |
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| spelling | nottingham-423882020-05-04T18:26:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42388/ Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history Adam, R. Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Battye, R. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bock, J.J. Bonaldi, A. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Boulanger, F. Bucher, M. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Combet, C. Comis, B. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. Davis, R.J. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Douspis, M. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Falgarone, E. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Fraisse, A.A. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Ghosh, T. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Helou, G. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Ilić, S. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kisner, T.S. Knox, L. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lagache, G. Lähteenmäki, A. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Levrier, F. Lewis, A. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Mangilli, A. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Montier, L. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Naselsky, P. Natoli, P. Oxborrow, C.A. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Partridge, B. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perdereau, O. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Plaszczynski, S. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Puget, J.-L. Rachen, J.P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Salvati, L. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirri, G. Sunyaev, R. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. White, M. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A. We investigate constraints on cosmic reionization extracted from the Planck cosmic microwave background (CMB) data. We combine the Planck CMB anisotropy data in temperature with the low-multipole polarization data to fit ΛCDM models with various parameterizations of the reionization history. We obtain a Thomson optical depth τ = 0.058 ± 0.012 for the commonly adopted instantaneous reionization model. This confirms, with data solely from CMB anisotropies, the low value suggested by combining Planck 2015 results with other data sets, and also reduces the uncertainties. We reconstruct the history of the ionization fraction using either a symmetric or an asymmetric model for the transition between the neutral and ionized phases. To determine better constraints on the duration of the reionization process, we also make use of measurements of the amplitude of the kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich (kSZ) effect using additional information from the high-resolution Atacama Cosmology Telescope and South Pole Telescope experiments. The average redshift at which reionization occurs is found to lie between z = 7.8 and 8.8, depending on the model of reionization adopted. Using kSZ constraints and a redshift-symmetric reionization model, we find an upper limit to the width of the reionization period of Δz < 2.8. In all cases, we find that the Universe is ionized at less than the 10% level at redshifts above z ≃ 10. This suggests that an early onset of reionization is strongly disfavoured by the Planck data. We show that this result also reduces the tension between CMB-based analyses and constraints from other astrophysical sources. EDP Sciences 2016-12-12 Article PeerReviewed Adam, R., Aghanim, N., Ashdown, M., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., Ballardini, M., Banday, A.J., Barreiro, R.B., Bartolo, N., Basak, S., Battye, R., Benabed, K., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bielewicz, P., Bock, J.J., Bonaldi, A., Bonavera, L., Bond, J.R., Borrill, J., Bouchet, F.R., Boulanger, F., Bucher, M., Burigana, C., Calabrese, E., Cardoso, J.-F., Carron, J., Chiang, H.C., Colombo, L.P.L., Combet, C., Comis, B., Couchot, F., Coulais, A., Crill, B.P., Curto, A., Cuttaia, F., Davis, R.J., de Bernardis, P., de Rosa, A., de Zotti, G., Delabrouille, J., Di Valentino, E., Dickinson, C., Diego, J.M., Doré, O., Douspis, M., Ducout, A., Dupac, X., Elsner, F., Enßlin, T.A., Eriksen, H.K., Falgarone, E., Fantaye, Y., Finelli, F., Forastieri, F., Frailis, M., Fraisse, A.A., Franceschi, E., Frolov, A., Galeotta, S., Galli, S., Ganga, K., Génova-Santos, R.T., Gerbino, M., Ghosh, T., González-Nuevo, J., Górski, K.M., Gruppuso, A., Gudmundsson, J.E., Hansen, F.K., Helou, G., Henrot-Versillé, S., Herranz, D., Hivon, E., Huang, Z., Ilić, S., Jaffe, A.H., Jones, W.C., Keihänen, E., Keskitalo, R., Kisner, T.S., Knox, L., Krachmalnicoff, N., Kunz, M., Kurki-Suonio, H., Lagache, G., Lähteenmäki, A., Lamarre, J.-M., Langer, M., Lasenby, A., Lattanzi, M., Lawrence, C.R., Le Jeune, M., Levrier, F., Lewis, A., Liguori, M., Lilje, P.B., López-Caniego, M., Ma, Y.-Z., Macías-Pérez, J.F., Maggio, G., Mangilli, A., Maris, M., Martin, P.G., Martínez-González, E., Matarrese, S., Mauri, N., McEwen, J.D., Meinhold, P.R., Melchiorri, A., Mennella, A., Migliaccio, M., Miville-Deschênes, M.-A., Molinari, D., Moneti, A., Montier, L., Morgante, G., Moss, Adam, Naselsky, P., Natoli, P., Oxborrow, C.A., Pagano, L., Paoletti, D., Partridge, B., Patanchon, G., Patrizii, L., Perdereau, O., Perotto, L., Pettorino, V., Piacentini, F., Plaszczynski, S., Polastri, L., Polenta, G., Puget, J.-L., Rachen, J.P., Racine, B., Reinecke, M., Remazeilles, M., Renzi, A., Rocha, G., Rossetti, M., Roudier, G., Rubiño-Martín, J.A., Ruiz-Granados, B., Salvati, L., Sandri, M., Savelainen, M., Scott, D., Sirri, G., Sunyaev, R., Suur-Uski, A.-S., Tauber, J.A., Tenti, M., Toffolatti, L., Tomasi, M., Tristram, M., Trombetti, T., Valiviita, J., Van Tent, F., Vielva, P., Villa, F., Vittorio, N., Wandelt, B.D., Wehus, I.K., White, M., Zacchei, A. and Zonca, A. (2016) Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 596 . A108/1-A108/19. ISSN 0004-6361 cosmic background radiation; dark ages reionization first stars; polarization http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2016/12/aa28897-16/aa28897-16.html doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628897 doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628897 |
| spellingShingle | cosmic background radiation; dark ages reionization first stars; polarization Adam, R. Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Battye, R. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bock, J.J. Bonaldi, A. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Boulanger, F. Bucher, M. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Combet, C. Comis, B. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. Davis, R.J. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Douspis, M. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Falgarone, E. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Fraisse, A.A. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Ghosh, T. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Helou, G. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Ilić, S. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kisner, T.S. Knox, L. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lagache, G. Lähteenmäki, A. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Levrier, F. Lewis, A. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Mangilli, A. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Montier, L. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Naselsky, P. Natoli, P. Oxborrow, C.A. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Partridge, B. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perdereau, O. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Plaszczynski, S. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Puget, J.-L. Rachen, J.P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Salvati, L. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirri, G. Sunyaev, R. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. White, M. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A. Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history |
| title | Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history |
| title_full | Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history |
| title_fullStr | Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history |
| title_full_unstemmed | Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history |
| title_short | Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history |
| title_sort | planck intermediate results. xlvii. planck constraints on reionization history |
| topic | cosmic background radiation; dark ages reionization first stars; polarization |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42388/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42388/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42388/ |