Research Group of Yi MAO

Research

Research

Research Interests    研究方向

I am a theoretical and computational astrophysicist, working mainly on the cosmic dawn and reionization, and 21 cm cosmology. The epoch of reionization (EOR) is one of the milestones in the evolution of our universe which is currently less understood observationally, and the H I 21 cm line will be the most promising probe with a number of ongoing and upcoming 21 cm experiments in the next decades. My recent research interests focus on four directions as follows.

  1. Numerical Simulations of Reionization
  2. New Probes of Cosmic Reionization and Cosmic Dawn
  3. Towards the Data Analysis of 21 cm Observations
  4. Understanding Neutral Hydrogen Gas in Halos at Low-redshifts

Current Funding and Grants    在研项目

宇宙再电离理论与数值模拟，科技部平方公里阵列射电望远镜（SKA）专项，2020.12-2025.11，项目负责人。
Theories and Numerical Simulations in Cosmic Reionization, MOST Square Kilometre Array Program, 2020.12-2025.11, Project PI.

Previous Funding and Grants    结题项目

1. 宇宙黎明的数值和半数值模拟及其在宇宙21厘米谱线中的特征痕迹，国家自然科学基金国际(地区)合作研究项目(中国-以色列), 2017.10 – 2020.09, 项目负责人。
Numerical and Semi-numerical Simulations of Cosmic Dawn and its Signatures on Cosmic 21-cm Radiation, NSFC-ISF Joint Scientific Research Program, 2017.10 – 2020.09, Project PI.

2. 利用来自宇宙再电离时代的红移21厘米谱线探寻宇宙第一代发光体的足迹，国家自然科学基金面上项目，2017.01 – 2020.12，项目负责人。
Searching for the signature of the first luminous objects using the redshifted 21cm line from the epoch of reionization, NSFC Regular Program, 2017.01 – 2020.12, Project PI.

3. 来自宇宙第一缕曙光的红移21厘米背景辐射：数值模拟与理论模型，国家自然科学基金应急管理项目，2016.01 – 2016.12，项目负责人。
The redshifted 21cm background from the cosmic dawn: numerical simulations and theoretical modeling, NSFC Director’s Discretionary Allocation Program, 2016.01 – 2016.12, Project PI.

Selected Publications

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