Radiative-Hydrodynamics Simulations of Cosmic Reionization

该项目将侧重于小规模物理的详细数值模拟及其对再电离时代观测特征的影响。这主要是为了目前的LOFAR再电离实验和为不久的将来的SKA实验做准备。有重要的参数空间需要探索，复杂的再电离物理需要理解，以便适当地规划观测，可靠地解释所获得的数据，以及它与第一批星系的性质和再电离过程的进展和持续时间的联系。作为这个项目的一部分，学生将学习并进一步开发各种数值代码和工具，包括大规模并行编程和数据分析。他还将学习所涉及的丰富物理知识，以及无线电干涉测量和其他相关观测方法的基础知识。

This project will be focusing on detailed numerical modelling of the small-scale physics and its effects on the observational features of the Epoch of Reionization. This is geared primarily towards the current LOFAR reionization experiment and in preparation for the near-future SKA one. There is significant parameter space to be explored and a complex reionization physics to be understood for both proper planning of the observations and for reliable interpretation of the obtained data and its connection to the properties of the first galaxies and the progress and duration of the reionization process. As part of this project the student will learn and then further develop a variety of numerical codes and tools, including massively-parallel programming and data analysis. He will also learn the rich physics involved, as well as the basics of radio interferometry and other relevant observational methods.