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Nearest Neighbour-Based Statistics for 21cm-Galaxy Cross-Correlations in the Epoch of Reionization

Anirban Chakraborty , Kwanit Gangopadhyay , Arka Banerjee , Tirthankar Roy Choudhury

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keywords 21cm signalEpoch of Reionizationcross-correlationshigher-order statisticsk-nearest neighboursforeground filteringgalaxy surveysreionization models

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kNN cumulative distribution functions detect 21cm-galaxy cross-correlations more effectively than two-point statistics even with noise and foreground filtering.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper aims to establish that k-nearest neighbour cumulative distribution functions capture more information about 21cm-galaxy cross-correlations during the Epoch of Reionization than standard two-point statistics. A sympathetic reader would care because the 21cm signal is faint and contaminated by noise and foregrounds orders of magnitude brighter, so conventional methods limit detection and physical interpretation. Simulations at redshift 7 show the kNN approach still recovers the cross-correlation signal after adding instrumental noise and applying aggressive foreground filtering. It further distinguishes reionization models at fixed global ionized fraction that remain identical under two-point analysis.

Core claim

Using self-consistently simulated mock 21cm fields and a catalog of line-emitting galaxies at z=7, the kNN CDF formalism outperforms two-point cross-correlation statistics in detecting the cross-correlations even in the presence of instrumental noise and aggressive foreground filtering. At a fixed global ionized fraction, the kNN CDF statistics can differentiate between reionization models that are indistinguishable using two-point statistics. These results demonstrate the power and unexplored potential of exploiting higher-order statistics for extracting maximal information from 21cm-galaxy synergies.

What carries the argument

k-nearest-neighbour cumulative distribution functions (kNN CDF), which encode information from the joint clustering at all orders instead of only the second moment.

If this is right

Improved detection of 21cm-galaxy cross-correlations remains possible even after aggressive removal of foregrounds and addition of realistic noise.
Reionization models that produce the same global ionized fraction can be told apart using the higher-order information.
Cross-correlation analyses can simultaneously validate 21cm detections and constrain properties of ionizing sources and ionized-region morphology.
Synergies between 21cm intensity mapping and galaxy surveys yield more information when higher-order statistics are used instead of stopping at two-point functions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same kNN CDF machinery could be applied to other non-Gaussian cosmological fields such as intensity mapping of different lines or weak-lensing convergence maps.
Survey strategies for next-generation 21cm arrays paired with deep galaxy redshift surveys might be optimized around kNN measurements rather than two-point functions alone.
If the method holds on real data, the effective sensitivity requirement for detecting reionization signals could decrease, shortening required integration times.
Neighbouring problems such as cross-correlating 21cm with other tracers like Lyman-alpha emitters or quasars could adopt the identical higher-order framework.

Load-bearing premise

The mock 21cm fields and galaxy catalogs at z=7, including the modeled instrumental noise and foreground filtering, are sufficiently realistic that performance differences observed in simulation will translate to real observations.

What would settle it

Applying both the kNN CDF and two-point statistics to actual 21cm observations and galaxy catalogs from upcoming surveys; if the two-point method detects the cross-correlation as strongly or distinguishes the models equally well, the claimed superiority would not hold.

read the original abstract

21cm radiation from neutral hydrogen serves as a direct probe of the Epoch of Reionization. However, both its detection and physical interpretation are severely hindered by contamination from astrophysical foreground emission and instrumental noise that are several orders of magnitude brighter than the signal of interest. A promising way to tackle these challenges is to cross-correlate the 21cm signal with other independent tracers of large-scale structure, most notably high-redshift galaxies. Besides validating putative 21cm detections, such joint analyses are expected to provide independent insights into the properties of ionizing sources and the evolving morphology of ionized regions during reionization. The 21cm signal, however, is intrinsically highly non-Gaussian, limiting the effectiveness of conventional two-point cross-correlation statistics, which capture information only up to the second order. In this work, we therefore investigate the utility of k-nearest-neighbour cumulative distribution functions (kNN CDF), which encode information from the joint clustering at all orders, as an alternative framework for probing 21cm-galaxy cross-correlations. Using self-consistently simulated mock 21cm fields and a catalog of line-emitting galaxies at z = 7, we conducted a proof-of-concept study comparing the kNN CDF formalism and the two-point cross-correlation approach. We find that the kNN CDF statistics outperform the two-point statistics in detecting 21cm-galaxy cross-correlations, even in the presence of instrumental noise and aggressive foreground filtering. Moreover, at a fixed global ionized fraction, it is even able to differentiate between reionization models that remain indistinguishable using two-point statistics. These results demonstrate the power and unexplored potential of exploiting higher-order statistics for extracting maximal information from 21cm-galaxy synergies.

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

kNN CDFs beat two-point stats for detecting 21cm-galaxy signals and separating reionization models in these z=7 mocks, but the gains rest on how well the noise and filtering match reality.

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The main thing to know is that this paper shows kNN cumulative distribution functions pick up the 21cm-galaxy cross-correlation signal more effectively than standard two-point functions in their simulated data at z=7, even after adding instrumental noise and foreground filtering, and they can distinguish reionization scenarios that remain identical under two-point analysis at the same ionized fraction. They run the comparison on self-consistent mocks of neutral hydrogen fields and line-emitting galaxies, which keeps the test internally fair. The kNN approach encodes higher-order clustering information that two-point stats miss in a non-Gaussian field like the 21cm signal, and the results come out cleanly in favor of the new statistic for both detection and model separation. That part of the work is straightforward and useful as a proof of concept. The soft spot is the realism of the added noise and foreground filtering. The performance edge appears only inside these particular mock realizations, and real SKA data will carry extra systematics such as calibration residuals or ionospheric effects that are not included here. No actual observations are analyzed, so the size of the practical gain stays uncertain. The abstract also gives no error bars or explicit filtering details, which makes it harder to judge how robust the improvement really is. This is aimed at people planning 21cm-galaxy analyses for the SKA era who want a higher-order alternative to try. It is a solid simulation study with a clear, testable claim, so it deserves peer review to check the implementation details and see whether the community thinks the gains are large enough to adopt.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript presents a proof-of-concept study comparing k-nearest-neighbour cumulative distribution function (kNN CDF) statistics to conventional two-point cross-correlations for 21cm-galaxy cross-correlations during the Epoch of Reionization. Using self-consistently generated mock 21cm fields and line-emitting galaxy catalogs at z=7, the authors claim that kNN CDF statistics outperform two-point methods in detecting cross-correlations even after inclusion of instrumental noise and aggressive foreground filtering, and can distinguish reionization models at fixed global ionized fraction that remain indistinguishable with two-point statistics.

Significance. If the performance advantage survives in real data, the result would be significant for 21cm cosmology. It shows that higher-order statistics can extract additional information from the non-Gaussian 21cm field in cross-correlation analyses, potentially improving both detection significance and model discrimination for instruments such as the SKA. The use of self-consistent mocks is a clear strength that allows controlled comparison.

major comments (2)

[§4] §4 (Results and comparison): the claimed outperformance of kNN CDF over two-point statistics is presented without quantitative error bars, bootstrap uncertainties, or explicit signal-to-noise ratios, so the magnitude of the reported gains cannot be assessed from the text alone.
[§3.3] §3.3 (Foreground filtering implementation): the description of how aggressive foreground filtering is applied to the mock 21cm fields is insufficiently detailed to reproduce the exact procedure or to evaluate its effect on the cross-correlation signals.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract] Abstract: include at least one quantitative metric (e.g., detection significance or separation between models) to support the stated superiority of kNN CDF.
[§3] Notation: ensure consistent definition of the kNN CDF estimator across the methods section and results figures.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive feedback and positive assessment of the significance of our proof-of-concept study. We address each major comment below and have revised the manuscript to improve clarity and reproducibility.

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Referee: [§4] §4 (Results and comparison): the claimed outperformance of kNN CDF over two-point statistics is presented without quantitative error bars, bootstrap uncertainties, or explicit signal-to-noise ratios, so the magnitude of the reported gains cannot be assessed from the text alone.

Authors: We agree that quantitative uncertainties are necessary to properly evaluate the reported performance gains. In the revised manuscript we have added bootstrap-derived error bars to all kNN CDF and two-point cross-correlation measurements shown in §4. We have also computed and reported explicit signal-to-noise ratios for the detection of the cross-correlation signal in both the noise-free and noise-plus-foreground cases, allowing direct comparison of the statistical significance achieved by each statistic. revision: yes
Referee: [§3.3] §3.3 (Foreground filtering implementation): the description of how aggressive foreground filtering is applied to the mock 21cm fields is insufficiently detailed to reproduce the exact procedure or to evaluate its effect on the cross-correlation signals.

Authors: We have substantially expanded §3.3 to provide a step-by-step description of the foreground filtering pipeline. The revised text now specifies the exact k-mode cutoff (k_parallel < 0.1 h Mpc^{-1}), the polynomial fitting order used for subtraction, the treatment of the wedge, and the precise implementation details (including the public code repository and version used). We also added a short discussion of how the filtering affects the recovered cross-correlation amplitude at different scales. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; comparison relies on independent mocks and standard statistical definitions

full rationale

The paper performs a direct empirical comparison of kNN CDF versus two-point cross-correlation statistics on self-consistently generated mock 21cm fields and galaxy catalogs at z=7. No parameters are fitted to the target observables, no self-definitional relations appear in the statistics, and the performance claims are not reduced to inputs by construction. The cited kNN formalism is treated as an external method applied to new mocks rather than a load-bearing self-citation chain. The central result is therefore a straightforward simulation-based demonstration rather than a tautological re-derivation.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the realism of the simulated 21cm and galaxy fields and on the assumption that the chosen foreground filtering and noise model are representative of actual observations.

axioms (1)

domain assumption The simulated 21cm fields and galaxy catalog at z=7 faithfully represent the statistical properties of the real Epoch of Reionization.
The proof-of-concept comparison is performed entirely on these mocks.

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