# Comments for the presentation ## Introduction --- --- --- // COMMENTS: --- // Explanation - further modulation by _RSD_ // From first principles // small scales to resolve sources + sinks + feedback // large scales to capture statistics // IF ASKED: difference with `21cmFAST`: // based on excursion formalistm -> only valid >= 1Mpc, which is ideal for large volumes + statistics => 21-cm forecasts // interesting to build emulators for instance --- // From the xray emission // primordial + heating term // expansion + deposition by xrays // => xrays are assumed to be the only source of heating // $ // x_("HII")(r bar M, z) = theta_"H" lr([R_b (M, z) - r], size: #150%) // $ --- // COMMENTS: // - contribution from the lyman lines // - 1/r^2 decrease from spreading photons // - more steep outwards + sharp drop due to redshifting out of line --- == Revisiting the 21cm signal --- ### Procedure Painting using all halos that match in a SINGLE step --- OVERLAP EXPLICITLY ALLOWED --- ### Postprocessing - ionization overlaps - corrections due to RSD - computation of derived quantities - summary statistics --- ### Maps --- ### Signal --- ## Halo growth ### Motivation ### Effect on the flux profiles // COMMENTS // That will be directly affect the global signal as well // shifting // // Yu-Siu already investigated the more nuanced effect of stochasticity but the approach we propose should supersede that ### Inferring growth from #smallcaps[Thesan] data // ideal for rapid iterations // in a parallelized fashion => want to stay fast // fix the original mass for max. consistency // fix the allowed dynamic range // this sort of "breaks the degeneracy" between halos of the same mass but different growth histories --- RESULT OF LOADING: // COMMENTS: // no clear trend between mass and growth rate --- ## Adaptations --- ### Central changes // important since the bins are more now // largely through vectorization -> still "native" python // usage of HDF5 // solid caching mechanisms -> resume simulations, etc... ### Simplified usage In a page or less --- ## Results ### Map outputs // the ones where the accretion rate is likely higher // in particular: no values where the coupling has become weaker // will become apparent in the signal as well --- // those are the ones where the diff vanishes: e.g. top right --- // more variation due to the different accretion rates --- // Globally: // more dynamic range while the mean systematically shifts towards the (biased) lower accretion rates // Intermezzo - compare with lower alpha range - mostly similar but occasional contributions from higher alpha values // => recommend keeping a wide range since it does not affect performance (if the bins are empty anyway) // the more intersting discussion to be had is the effect of a more fine binning - thesan data already gives an indication which values will be most frequent // => the implementation to test that is there // the halos themselves produce a stronger singal while the background is usually --- ### Signals --- ## Conclusion --- ### Summary // since it affects the SFR and thus the emissivity // change in profiles trivially // which could in theory be absorbed by shifting other paremeters // which we can hope to observe (although many are subtle) // unique position of 21-cm cosmology -> cannot discuss observational constraints // invite you to check out ### Outlook // finally ready for direct comparison with c2ray? now that parameters and loading have been properly implemented // Assuming other relations related to production of photons is (hopefully by now well motivated) complex // these cannot directly be inferred => expressed as a distribution as a function of another halo property // the scale-up -> large volumes with usable merger trees // comitting to reserving some 100s of node hours (which I would still quantify as fast)