Lyman Alpha Clouds
  • Gravitational Collapse of Small-Scale Structure as the Origin of the Lyman Alpha Forest

  • The Lyman Alpha Forest from Gravitational Collapse in the CDM+Lambda Model

  • Testing Cosmological Models with a Lyman Alpha Cloud Statistic: The Fraction of a Quasar Spectrum with High Lyman Alpha Optical Depth

  • Sizes, Shapes, Correlations of Lyman Alpha Clouds and Their Evolution in the CDM+Lambda Universe

  • The Opacity of the Lyman Alpha Forest and Implications for $\Omega_{baryon}$ and the Ionizing Background

  • On the Clustering of Lyman Alpha Clouds, High Redshift Galaxies and Underlying Mass

  • The Observed Probability Distribution Function, Power Spectrum, and Correlation Function of the Transmitted Flux in the Lyman-alpha Forest

  • Large-Scale Correlation of Mass and Galaxies with the Lyalpha Forest Transmitted Flux

  • Physical effects on the Lyman-alpha forest flux power spectrum: damping wings, ionizing radiation fluctuations, and galactic winds

  • The Linear Theory Power Spectrum from the Lyman-alpha Forest in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

  • Cosmological parameter analysis including SDSS Ly-alpha forest and galaxy bias: constraints on the primordial spectrum of fluctuations, neutrino mass, and dark energy

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    A New Simulation

    CDM+Lambda Model, H0=67, Omega=0.30, Omega_b=0.035, Lambda=0.70, sigma_8=0.90, L=25Mpc/h, Ncell=768^3

    This simulation includes galaxy/star formation, energy feedback from supernova explosions, ionization radiation from massive stars and metal recycling due to SNe/galactic winds

    In addition, ``metals" are followed as a separate variable, not as an ad hoc add-on

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    Epoch redshift z=6

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

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    Epoch redshift z=5

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

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    Epoch redshift z=4

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

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    Epoch redshift z=3

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the metals

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^6K

    T=10^6-10^7K

    T>10^7K

    cutting through the box

    8 gas slabs

    8 dark mattter slabs

    8 galaxy slabs

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    Epoch redshift z=2

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the metals

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^6K

    T=10^6-10^7K

    T>10^7K

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    Epoch redshift z=1

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the metals

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^6K

    T=10^6-10^7K

    T>10^7K

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    Epoch redshift z=0.5

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the metals

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^6K

    T=10^6-10^7K

    T>10^7K

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    Epoch redshift z=0.3

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the metals

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^6K

    T=10^6-10^7K

    T>10^7K

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    Epoch redshift z=0

    primary components

    total gas density

    dark matter density

    stellar mass density

    major species

    H I density

    He I density

    He II density

    metal density

    high ionization species

    O VI density

    O VII density

    O VIII density

    dividing in temperature

    cold gas (T<10^5K)

    warm/hot gas (T=10^5-10^7K)

    very hot gas (T>10^7K)

    velocity, temperature imformation

    gas temperature

    divv vel(gas)

    curl vel(gas)

    cutting through the warm/hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the cold gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    cutting through the very hot gas

    rho_b < 1

    rho_b = 1-10

    rho_b = 10-100

    rho_b = 100-1000

    rho_b > 1000

    dividing in metallicity

    Z<0.001

    Z=0.001-0.01

    Z=0.01-0.1

    Z=0.1-1.0

    Z>1.0

    cutting through the neutral hydrogen

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the neutral helium

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^4.5K

    T=10^4.5-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^5.5K

    T>10^5.5K

    cutting through the metals

    T<10^4K

    T=10^4-10^5K

    T=10^5-10^6K

    T=10^6-10^7K

    T>10^7K

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    Evolution of gas, dark matter and galaxies

    gas density

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

    dark matter density

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

    stellar density

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

    gas temperature

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

    HI

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

    HeI

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

    div V (gas)

    z=6

    z=5

    z=4

    z=3

    z=2

    z=1

    z=0.5

    z=0.3

    z=0

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    A sequence of neutral hydrogen evolution from z=25 to z=2.6

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    A Lyman Alpha Cloud Formation Movie 

    The movie shows a snapshot of neutral hydrogen from the above simulation at redshift z=2.6

    Neutral Hydrogen Evolution 

    QuickTime Movie (106.0 MBytes)



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    Figure 1 for astro-ph/0106204 

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