Observational constraints on the metagalactic Lyα photon scattering rate at high redshift
Abstract
The scattering of Lyα photons from the first radiating sources in the Universe plays a pivotal role in 21-cm radio detections of Cosmic Dawn and the Epoch of Reionization through the Wouthuysen-Field effect. New data from JWST show the Lyα photon scattering rate exceeds that required to decouple the intergalactic hydrogen spin temperature from that of the Cosmic Microwave Background up to z14 and render the neutral hydrogen visible over the main redshift range expected for the Epoch of Reionization.
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