COMAP Early Science: I. Overview

Abstract

The CO Mapping Array Project (COMAP) aims to use line intensity mapping of carbon monoxide (CO) to trace the distribution and global properties of galaxies over cosmic time, back to the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). To validate the technologies and techniques needed for this goal, a Pathfinder instrument has been constructed and fielded. Sensitive to CO(1-0) emission from $z=2.4$-$3.4$ and a fainter contribution from CO(2-1) at $z=6$-8, the Pathfinder is surveying $12$ deg${}^2$ in a 5-year observing campaign to detect the CO signal from $z\sim 3$. Using data from the first 13 months of observing, we estimate $P_{\mathrm{CO}}(k)=-2.7\pm 1.7\times 10^4\mu {\mathrm{K}}^2{\mathrm{Mpc}}^3$ on scales $k=0.051-0.62{\mathrm{Mpc}}^{-1}$ - the first direct 3D constraint on the clustering component of the CO(1-0) power spectrum. Based on these observations alone, we obtain a constraint on the amplitude of the clustering component (the squared mean CO line temperature-bias product) of $⟨Tb{⟩}^2<49$ $\mu$K${}^2$ - nearly an order-of-magnitude improvement on the previous best measurement. These constraints allow us to rule out two models from the literature. We forecast a detection of the power spectrum after 5 years with signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) 9-17. Cross-correlation with an overlapping galaxy survey will yield a detection of the CO-galaxy power spectrum with S/N of 19. We are also conducting a 30 GHz survey of the Galactic plane and present a preliminary map. Looking to the future of COMAP, we examine the prospects for future phases of the experiment to detect and characterize the CO signal from the EoR.

arXiv commentPaper 1 of 7 in series. 18 pages, 16 figures, submitted to ApJ

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