Overcoming real-world obstacles in 21 cm power spectrum estimation: A method demonstration and results from early Murchison Widefield Array data

We present techniques for bridging the gap between idealized inverse covariance weighted quadratic estimation of 21 cm power spectra and the real-world challenges presented universally by interferometric observation. By carefully evaluating various estimators and adapting our techniques for large bu...

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Main Authors: Liu, Adrian Chi-Yan, Hewitt, Jacqueline N., Morgan, Edward H., Levine, Alan M., Morales, Miguel F., Tingay, Steven J., Bernardi, G., Bowman, Judd D., Briggs, Frank H., Emrich, David, Mitchell, Daniel A., Oberoi, Divya, Prabu, Thiagaraj, Wayth, Randall, Webster, Rachel L., Dillon, Joshua Shane, Williams, Christopher Leigh, Tegmark, Max Erik, Cappallo, Roger J.
Other Authors: Haystack Observatory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/86400
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-570X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7130-208X
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3336-9958
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7670-7190
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-0928