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Improvements to the Search for Cosmic Dawn Using the Long Wavelength ArrayWe present recent improvements to the search for the global Cosmic Dawn signature using the Long Wavelength Array station located on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, USA (LWA{SV). These improvements are both in the methodology of the experiment and the hardware of the station. An improved observing strategy along with more sophisticated temperature calibration and foreground modelling schemes have led to improved residual RMS limits. A large improvement over previous work using LWA{SV is the use of a novel achromatic beamforming technique which has been developed for LWA{SV. We present results from an observing campaign which contains 29 days of observations between March 10th, 2021 and April 10th 2021. The reported residual RMS limits are 6 times above the amplitude of the potential signal reported by the Experiment to Detect the Global EoR Signature (EDGES) collaboration.
Document ID
20210025335
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Authors
Christopher Dilullo ORCID
(Universities Space Research Association Columbia, Maryland, United States)
Jayce Dowell ORCID
(University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States)
Gregory B. Taylor ORCID
(University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States)
Date Acquired
December 2, 2021
Publication Date
December 15, 2021
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Issue Publication Date: December 1, 2021
ISSN: 2251-1717
e-ISSN: 2251-1725
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Astronomy
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 411672
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-07-C-0147
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-1835400
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AGS-1708855
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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