CMB anisotropy science: a review
Abstract The cosmic microwave background (CMB) provides us with our most direct observational window to the early universe. Observations of the temperature and polarization anisotropies in the CMB have played a critical role in defining the now-standard cosmological model. In this contribution we re...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1743921312016663 2023-06-11T04:07:05+02:00 CMB anisotropy science: a review Challinor, Anthony 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016663 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921312016663 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union volume 8, issue S288, page 42-52 ISSN 1743-9213 1743-9221 Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science journal-article 2012 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016663 2023-05-01T18:19:12Z Abstract The cosmic microwave background (CMB) provides us with our most direct observational window to the early universe. Observations of the temperature and polarization anisotropies in the CMB have played a critical role in defining the now-standard cosmological model. In this contribution we review some of the basics of CMB science, highlighting the role of observations made with ground-based and balloon-borne Antarctic telescopes. Most of the ingredients of the standard cosmological model are poorly understood in terms of fundamental physics. We discuss how current and future CMB observations can address some of these issues, focusing on two directly relevant for Antarctic programmes: searching for gravitational waves from inflation via B -mode polarization, and mapping dark matter through CMB lensing. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) Antarctic Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 8 S288 42 52 |
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Abstract The cosmic microwave background (CMB) provides us with our most direct observational window to the early universe. Observations of the temperature and polarization anisotropies in the CMB have played a critical role in defining the now-standard cosmological model. In this contribution we review some of the basics of CMB science, highlighting the role of observations made with ground-based and balloon-borne Antarctic telescopes. Most of the ingredients of the standard cosmological model are poorly understood in terms of fundamental physics. We discuss how current and future CMB observations can address some of these issues, focusing on two directly relevant for Antarctic programmes: searching for gravitational waves from inflation via B -mode polarization, and mapping dark matter through CMB lensing. |
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