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Constraining Baryon–Dark-Matter Scattering with the Cosmic Dawn 21-cm Signal

Constraining Baryon–Dark-Matter Scattering with the Cosmic Dawn 21-cm Signal

The recent detection of an anomalously strong 21-cm signal of neutral hydrogen from cosmic dawn by the EDGES low-band radio experiment can be explained if cold dark matter particles scattered off the baryons draining excess energy from the gas. In this Letter we explore the expanded range of the 21-cm …