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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)
Journal Article
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.