Prospects for precision cosmology with the 21 cm signal from the dark ages

R Mondal; Rennan Barkana

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Prospects for precision cosmology with the 21 cm signal from the dark ages

R Mondal

Rennan Barkana

Nature Astronomy Vol. 7 No. 9 pp. 1025-1030 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Sep 14, 2023
Vol/Issue: 7(9)
Pages: 1025-1030
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R Mondal

Astronomy Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Pevensey II Building, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK

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Rennan Barkana

Funding

Israel Science Foundation Award: 2359/20

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R Mondal, Rennan Barkana (2023). Prospects for precision cosmology with the 21 cm signal from the dark ages. Nature Astronomy, 7(9), 1025-1030. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02057-y

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