Cosmic Microwave Background Constraints on the Duration and Timing of Reionization from the South Pole Telescope

• Published in: The Astrophysical Journal
• Main Authors: Zahn, O., Doré, O., Lueker, M., Padin, S., Vieira, J. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Astronomical Society 2012
• Subjects: South Pole; Wilkinson; South pole
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/35216/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/35216/1/0004-637X_756_1_65.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20121031-140255388

The epoch of reionization is a milestone of cosmological structure formation, marking the birth of the first objects massive enough to yield large numbers of ionizing photons. However, the mechanism and timescale of reionization remain largely unknown. Measurements of the cosmic microwave background...