Effective model for line intensity mapping: Auto- and cross-power spectra in the cosmic dawn and reionization
Line intensity mapping (LIM) is emerging as a powerful probe of the high-redshift Universe, with a growing number of LIM experiments targeting various spectral lines deep into the epochs of reionization and cosmic dawn. A key remaining challenge is the consistent and efficient modeling of the diverse emission lines and of the observables of different surveys. Here, we present olimpus, a fully analytical effective model to study LIM auto- and cross-power spectra. Our work builds on the 21-cm effective model presented in zeus21, applying it to star-forming lines and improving it in different aspects. Our code accounts for shot noise and linear redshift-space distortions and it includes by default prescriptions for OII, OIII, $\mathrm{H}\ensuremath{\alpha}$, $\mathrm{H}\ensuremath{\beta}$, CII, CO line luminosities, together with the 21-cm model inherited from zeus21. Beyond auto- and cross-power spectra, olimpus can produce mock coeval boxes and light cones, and with a computational time of $\ensuremath{\sim}s$ it is ideal for parameter-space exploration and inference. Its modular implementation makes it easy to customize and extend, enabling various applications, such as Markov chain Monte Carlo analyses and consistent multiline cross-correlations.
Authors
- Sarah Libanore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-9190)
- Julián B. Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8984-0465)
- Ely D. Kovetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-1144)
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/xq1r-zh51
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15