Detecting helium reionization with fast radio bursts
Eric V. Linder
Abstract
This work analyses how high redshift fast radio bursts (FRB), which probe the electron density of the universe along their trajectory, can be utilized to study the helium reionization epoch, with the amplitude, redshift and the redshift distribution of reionization, for various cases of future survey samples.
Topics & Concepts
ReionizationRedshiftPhysicsAstrophysicsAstronomyHeliumAmplitudeDark AgesUniverseGalaxyAtomic physicsOpticsPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeGeophysics and Gravity Measurements