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The effect of inhomogeneous reionization on the Lyman α forest power spectrum at redshift z > 4: implications for thermal parameter recovery (2021)
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Molaro, M., Iršič, V., Bolton, J. S., Keating, L. C., Puchwein, E., Gaikwad, P., …Viel, M. (2022). The effect of inhomogeneous reionization on the Lyman α forest power spectrum at redshift z > 4: implications for thermal parameter recovery. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(4), 6119-6137. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3416

We use the Sherwood–Relics suite of hybrid hydrodynamical and radiative transfer simulations to model the effect of inhomogeneous reionization on the 1D power spectrum of the Lyman α (Lyα) forest transmitted flux at redshifts 4.2 ≤ z ≤ 5. Relative to... Read More about The effect of inhomogeneous reionization on the Lyman α forest power spectrum at redshift z > 4: implications for thermal parameter recovery.

The mean free path of ionizing photons at 5 < z < 6: evidence for rapid evolution near reionization (2021)
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Becker, G. D., D’Aloisio, A., Christenson, H. M., Zhu, Y., Worseck, G., & Bolton, J. S. (2021). The mean free path of ionizing photons at 5 < z < 6: evidence for rapid evolution near reionization. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 508(2), 1853-1869. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2696

The mean free path of ionizing photons, λmfp, is a key factor in the photoionization of the intergalactic medium (IGM). At z ≳ 5, however, λmfp may be short enough that measurements towards QSOs are biased by the QSO proximity effect. We present new... Read More about The mean free path of ionizing photons at 5 &lt; z &lt; 6: evidence for rapid evolution near reionization.

Searching for the shadows of giants II: the effect of local ionisation on the Lyman-alpha absorption signatures of protoclusters at redshift z=2.4 (2021)
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Miller, J., Bolton, J., & Hatch, N. (2021). Searching for the shadows of giants II: the effect of local ionisation on the Lyman-alpha absorption signatures of protoclusters at redshift z=2.4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(4), 6001-6013. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2083

Local variations in the intergalactic medium (IGM) neutral hydrogen fraction will affect the Ly α absorption signature of protoclusters identified in tomographic surveys. Using the IllustrisTNG simulations, we investigate how the AGN proximity effect... Read More about Searching for the shadows of giants II: the effect of local ionisation on the Lyman-alpha absorption signatures of protoclusters at redshift z=2.4.

The detectability of strong 21-cm forest absorbers from the diffuse intergalactic medium in late reionization models (2021)
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Šoltinsky, T., Bolton, J. S., Hatch, N., Haehnelt, M. G., Keating, L. C., Kulkarni, G., …Aubert, D. (2021). The detectability of strong 21-cm forest absorbers from the diffuse intergalactic medium in late reionization models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(4), 5818-5835. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1830

A late end to reionization at redshift z 5.3 is consistent with observed spatial variations in the Ly α forest transmission and the deficit of Ly α emitting galaxies around extended Ly α absorption troughs at z = 5.5. In this model, large islands of... Read More about The detectability of strong 21-cm forest absorbers from the diffuse intergalactic medium in late reionization models.

The detectability of strong 21-cm forest absorbers from the diffuse intergalactic medium in late reionization models (2021)
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Šoltinskí, T., Bolton, J. S., Hatch, N., Haehnelt, M. G., Keating, L. C., Kulkarni, G., …Aubert, D. (2021). The detectability of strong 21-cm forest absorbers from the diffuse intergalactic medium in late reionization models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(4), 5818–5835. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1830

A late end to reionization at redshift z ≈ 5.3 is consistent with observed spatial variations in the Ly α forest transmission and the deficit of Ly α emitting galaxies around extended Ly α absorption troughs at z = 5.5. In this model, large islands o... Read More about The detectability of strong 21-cm forest absorbers from the diffuse intergalactic medium in late reionization models.

The evolution of the low-density H i intergalactic medium from z = 3.6 to 0: Data, transmitted flux, and H i column density (2020)
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Kim, T., Wakker, B. P., Nasir, F., Carswell, R. F., Savage, B. D., Bolton, J. S., …Rosenwasser, B. E. (2021). The evolution of the low-density H i intergalactic medium from z = 3.6 to 0: Data, transmitted flux, and H i column density. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 501(4), 5811-5833. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3844

We present a new, uniform analysis of the H I transmitted flux (F) and H I column density (?NHI?) distribution in the low-density IGM as a function of redshift z for 0 < z < 3.6 using 55 HST/COS FUV (?z = 7.2 at z < 0.5), five HST/STIS+COS NUV (?z =... Read More about The evolution of the low-density H i intergalactic medium from z = 3.6 to 0: Data, transmitted flux, and H i column density.

Probing the thermal state of the intergalactic medium at z > 5 with the transmission spikes in high-resolution Ly?forest spectra (2020)
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Gaikwad, P., Rauch, M., Haehnelt, M. G., Puchwein, E., Bolton, J. S., Keating, L. C., …Rorai, A. (2020). Probing the thermal state of the intergalactic medium at z > 5 with the transmission spikes in high-resolution Lyαforest spectra. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(4), 5091–5109. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa907

Searching for the shadows of giants: characterizing protoclusters with line of sight Lyman-α absorption (2019)
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Miller, J. S. A., Bolton, J. S., & Hatch, N. (2019). Searching for the shadows of giants: characterizing protoclusters with line of sight Lyman-α absorption. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 489(4), 5381-5397. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2504

© 2019 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. We use state-of-the-art hydrodyamical simulations from the Sherwood, EAGLE, and Illustris projects to examine the signature of Mz = 0 ≃ 1014 M prot... Read More about Searching for the shadows of giants: characterizing protoclusters with line of sight Lyman-α absorption.

Revealing reionization with the thermal history of the intergalactic medium: new constrainst from the Lyα flux power spectrum (2019)
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Boera, E., Becker, G. D., Bolton, J. S., & Nasir, F. (2019). Revealing reionization with the thermal history of the intergalactic medium: new constrainst from the Lyα flux power spectrum. Astrophysical Journal, 872(1), 1-35. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aafee4

We present a new investigation of the thermal history of the intergalactic medium (IGM) during and after reionization using the Lyman-α forest flux power spectrum at 4.0 z 5.2. Using a sample of 15 high– resolution spectra, we measure the flux power... Read More about Revealing reionization with the thermal history of the intergalactic medium: new constrainst from the Lyα flux power spectrum.

A new measurement of the intergalactic temperature at z∼2.55 − 2.95 (2017)
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Rorai, A., Carswell, R., Haehnelt, M. G., Becker, G. D., Bolton, J. S., & Murphy, M. T. (2017). A new measurement of the intergalactic temperature at z∼2.55 − 2.95. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474(3), 2871-2883. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2862

We present two measurements of the temperature-density relationship (TDR) of the intergalactic medium (IGM) in the redshift range 2.55 < z < 2.95 using a sample of 13 high-quality quasar spectra and high resolution numerical simulations of the IGM. O... Read More about A new measurement of the intergalactic temperature at z∼2.55 − 2.95.