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CMB recombination lines of hydrogen : The differential spectrum. / Dubrovich, V. K.; Grachev, S. I.
In: Astronomy Letters, Vol. 30, No. 10, 10.2004, p. 657-662.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - CMB recombination lines of hydrogen
T2 - The differential spectrum
AU - Dubrovich, V. K.
AU - Grachev, S. I.
N1 - Funding Information: a grant from the President of Russia for Support of Leading Scientific Schools (grant NSh-1088.2003.2) , and the Federal Astronomy Program. Funding Information: This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 02-02-16535) , Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - We have calculated the distortions of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) spectrum in the wavelength range 2-50 cm due to the superposition of the CMB hydrogen recombination radiation in subordinate lines. The level populations were determined by numerically solving the equation of recombination kinetics together with the statistical equilibrium equations for a 60-level model hydrogen atom. The relative distortions are ≈ 10-7-10 -6, with their wavelength dependence having a low-contrast, wavy pattern. However, the contrast increases severalfold and becomes pronounced when passing to the differential distortion spectrum. We study the dependence of the distortions on cosmological parameters.
AB - We have calculated the distortions of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) spectrum in the wavelength range 2-50 cm due to the superposition of the CMB hydrogen recombination radiation in subordinate lines. The level populations were determined by numerically solving the equation of recombination kinetics together with the statistical equilibrium equations for a 60-level model hydrogen atom. The relative distortions are ≈ 10-7-10 -6, with their wavelength dependence having a low-contrast, wavy pattern. However, the contrast increases severalfold and becomes pronounced when passing to the differential distortion spectrum. We study the dependence of the distortions on cosmological parameters.
KW - Cosmic microwave background
KW - Cosmology
KW - Early Universe
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=8744263026&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/1.1808051
DO - 10.1134/1.1808051
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:8744263026
VL - 30
SP - 657
EP - 662
JO - Astronomy Letters
JF - Astronomy Letters
SN - 1063-7737
IS - 10
ER -
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