Rahul Kannan

York University
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The <scp>thesan</scp> project: public data release of radiation-hydrodynamic simulations matching reionization-era JWST observations

Cosmological simulations serve as invaluable tools for understanding the Universe. However, the technical complexity and substantial computational resources required to generate such simulations often limit their accessibility within the broader research community. Notable exceptions exist, but most are not suited for simultaneously studying the physics of galaxy formation and cosmic reionization during the first billion years of cosmic history. This is especially relevant now that a fleet of advanced observatories (e.g. James Webb Space Telescope, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, SPHEREx, ELT, SKA) will soon provide an holistic picture of this defining epoch. To bridge this gap, we publicly release all simulation outputs and post-processing products generated within the thesan simulation project at www.thesan-project.com. This project focuses on the z ≥ 5.5 Universe, combining a radiation-hydrodynamics solver (arepo-rt), a well-tested galaxy formation model (IllustrisTNG) and cosmic dust physics to provide a comprehensive view of the Epoch of Reionization. The thesan suite includes 16 distinct simulations, each varying in volume, resolution, and underlying physical models. This paper outlines the unique features of these new simulations, the production and detailed format of the wide range of derived data products, and the process for data retrieval. Finally, as a case study, we compare our simulation data with a number of recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, affirming the accuracy and applicability of thesan. The examples also serve as prototypes for how to utilise the released dataset to perform comparisons between predictions and observations.

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2024

Collaborators (11)

Sownak Bose

University of Durham

UNITED KINGDOM

Enrico Garaldi

Project Assistant Professor

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

JAPAN

Sandro Tacchella

Assistant Professor

University of Cambridge

UNITED KINGDOM

Drew Jamieson

Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie

GERMANY

Renyue Cen

Princeton University

UNITED STATES

Yu Zhao

University of Southern California

UNITED STATES

Aaron Smith

Assistant Professor

University of Texas at Dallas

UNITED STATES

Michael Boylan-Kolchin

Associate Professor

University of Texas at Austin

UNITED STATES

Mark Vogelsberger

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

UNITED STATES

William McClymont

University of Surrey

UNITED KINGDOM

Ruediger Pakmor

Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie

GERMANY
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