Divide the particle horizon in a power-law universe at emission by the angular diameter distance in a flat power-law universe. The result is the small angular extent of one radial horizon length. Matter-only and radiation-only histories have powers and , respectively. These are idealized single-era histories; a real recombination horizon and distance depend on different portions of the expansion history.
The proper radial particle horizon is the distance travelled by a null signal since the initial boundary, measured on the current time slice. A spherical patch with that radius has twice that physical diameter. Dividing one or the other by an angular diameter distance therefore differs by a factor of two. A question using horizon size should state which linear extent is intended.
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