Studying the History of the Intergalactic Medium with the SCI-HI Experiment

The Cosmic Dawn (z ∼ 15 − 35) is the period in the history of our universe when stars first began to form in small Dark Matter minihalos. Light from these first stars is too dim for telescopes to see, which means that the Cosmic Dawn has never been directly measured. However, the first stars impacte...

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Main Author: Voytek, Tabitha Christine
Format: Others
Published: Research Showcase @ CMU 2015
Online Access:http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/587
http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1625&context=dissertations