In the Beginning: The First Sources of Light and the Reionization of the Universe
@article{Barkana2000InTB,
title={In the Beginning: The First Sources of Light and the Reionization of the Universe},
author={Rennan Barkana and Abraham Loeb},
journal={Physics Reports},
year={2000},
volume={349},
pages={125-238}
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