Rahul Kannan
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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
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2024
Collaborators (11)
Sownak Bose
University of Durham
Enrico Garaldi
Project Assistant Professor
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Sandro Tacchella
Assistant Professor
University of Cambridge
Drew Jamieson
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
Renyue Cen
Princeton University
Yu Zhao
University of Southern California
Aaron Smith
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas
Michael Boylan-Kolchin
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin
Mark Vogelsberger
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William McClymont
University of Surrey
Ruediger Pakmor
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie

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