Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data
We report a B-mode power spectrum measurement from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization anisotropy observations made using the SPTpol instrument on the South Pole Telescope. This work uses 500 deg$^2$ of SPTpol data, a five-fold increase over the last SPTpol B-mode release. As a result...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.1910.05748 2023-05-15T18:22:51+02:00 Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data Sayre, J. T. Reichardt, C. L. Henning, J. W. Ade, P. A. R. Anderson, A. J. Austermann, J. E. Avva, J. S. Beall, J. A. Bender, A. N. Benson, B. A. Bianchini, F. Bleem, L. E. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiang, H. C. Citron, R. Moran, C. Corbett Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Dobbs, M. A. Everett, W. Gallicchio, J. George, E. M. Gilbert, A. Gupta, N. Halverson, N. W. Harrington, N. Hilton, G. C. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Huang, N. Hubmayr, J. Irwin, K. D. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Li, D. Lowitz, A. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. M. Montgomery, J. Nadolski, A. Natoli, T. Nibarger, J. P. Noble, G. Novosad, V. Padin, S. Patil, S. Pryke, C. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Schaffer, K. K. Sievers, C. Smecher, G. Stark, A. A. Tucker, C. Vanderlinde, K. Veach, T. Vieira, J. D. Wang, G. Whitehorn, N. Wu, W. L. K. Yefremenko, V. 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1910.05748 https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.05748 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.101.122003 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1910.05748 https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.101.122003 2022-03-10T16:34:35Z We report a B-mode power spectrum measurement from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization anisotropy observations made using the SPTpol instrument on the South Pole Telescope. This work uses 500 deg$^2$ of SPTpol data, a five-fold increase over the last SPTpol B-mode release. As a result, the bandpower uncertainties have been reduced by more than a factor of two, and the measurement extends to lower multipoles: $52 < \ell < 2301$. Data from both 95 and 150 GHz are used, allowing for three cross-spectra: 95 GHz x 95 GHz, 95 GHz x 150 GHz, and 150 GHz x 150 GHz. B-mode power is detected at very high significance; we find $P(BB < 0) = 5.8 \times 10^{-71}$, corresponding to a $18.1 σ$ detection of power. An upper limit is set on the tensor-to-scalar ratio, $r < 0.44$ at 95% confidence (the expected $1 σ$ constraint on $r$ given the measurement uncertainties is 0.22). We find the measured B-mode power is consistent with the Planck best-fit $Λ$CDM model predictions. Scaling the predicted lensing B-mode power in this model by a factor Alens, the data prefer Alens = $1.17 \pm 0.13$. These data are currently the most precise measurements of B-mode power at $\ell > 320$. : 16 pages, 4 figures, Submitted to PRD Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) South Pole |
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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO FOS Physical sciences Sayre, J. T. Reichardt, C. L. Henning, J. W. Ade, P. A. R. Anderson, A. J. Austermann, J. E. Avva, J. S. Beall, J. A. Bender, A. N. Benson, B. A. Bianchini, F. Bleem, L. E. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiang, H. C. Citron, R. Moran, C. Corbett Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Dobbs, M. A. Everett, W. Gallicchio, J. George, E. M. Gilbert, A. Gupta, N. Halverson, N. W. Harrington, N. Hilton, G. C. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Huang, N. Hubmayr, J. Irwin, K. D. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Li, D. Lowitz, A. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. M. Montgomery, J. Nadolski, A. Natoli, T. Nibarger, J. P. Noble, G. Novosad, V. Padin, S. Patil, S. Pryke, C. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Schaffer, K. K. Sievers, C. Smecher, G. Stark, A. A. Tucker, C. Vanderlinde, K. Veach, T. Vieira, J. D. Wang, G. Whitehorn, N. Wu, W. L. K. Yefremenko, V. Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data |
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We report a B-mode power spectrum measurement from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization anisotropy observations made using the SPTpol instrument on the South Pole Telescope. This work uses 500 deg$^2$ of SPTpol data, a five-fold increase over the last SPTpol B-mode release. As a result, the bandpower uncertainties have been reduced by more than a factor of two, and the measurement extends to lower multipoles: $52 < \ell < 2301$. Data from both 95 and 150 GHz are used, allowing for three cross-spectra: 95 GHz x 95 GHz, 95 GHz x 150 GHz, and 150 GHz x 150 GHz. B-mode power is detected at very high significance; we find $P(BB < 0) = 5.8 \times 10^{-71}$, corresponding to a $18.1 σ$ detection of power. An upper limit is set on the tensor-to-scalar ratio, $r < 0.44$ at 95% confidence (the expected $1 σ$ constraint on $r$ given the measurement uncertainties is 0.22). We find the measured B-mode power is consistent with the Planck best-fit $Λ$CDM model predictions. Scaling the predicted lensing B-mode power in this model by a factor Alens, the data prefer Alens = $1.17 \pm 0.13$. These data are currently the most precise measurements of B-mode power at $\ell > 320$. : 16 pages, 4 figures, Submitted to PRD |
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Sayre, J. T. Reichardt, C. L. Henning, J. W. Ade, P. A. R. Anderson, A. J. Austermann, J. E. Avva, J. S. Beall, J. A. Bender, A. N. Benson, B. A. Bianchini, F. Bleem, L. E. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiang, H. C. Citron, R. Moran, C. Corbett Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Dobbs, M. A. Everett, W. Gallicchio, J. George, E. M. Gilbert, A. Gupta, N. Halverson, N. W. Harrington, N. Hilton, G. C. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Huang, N. Hubmayr, J. Irwin, K. D. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Li, D. Lowitz, A. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. M. Montgomery, J. Nadolski, A. Natoli, T. Nibarger, J. P. Noble, G. Novosad, V. Padin, S. Patil, S. Pryke, C. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Schaffer, K. K. Sievers, C. Smecher, G. Stark, A. A. Tucker, C. Vanderlinde, K. Veach, T. Vieira, J. D. Wang, G. Whitehorn, N. Wu, W. L. K. Yefremenko, V. |
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Sayre, J. T. Reichardt, C. L. Henning, J. W. Ade, P. A. R. Anderson, A. J. Austermann, J. E. Avva, J. S. Beall, J. A. Bender, A. N. Benson, B. A. Bianchini, F. Bleem, L. E. Carlstrom, J. E. Chang, C. L. Chiang, H. C. Citron, R. Moran, C. Corbett Crawford, T. M. Crites, A. T. de Haan, T. Dobbs, M. A. Everett, W. Gallicchio, J. George, E. M. Gilbert, A. Gupta, N. Halverson, N. W. Harrington, N. Hilton, G. C. Holder, G. P. Holzapfel, W. L. Hrubes, J. D. Huang, N. Hubmayr, J. Irwin, K. D. Knox, L. Lee, A. T. Li, D. Lowitz, A. McMahon, J. J. Meyer, S. S. Mocanu, L. M. Montgomery, J. Nadolski, A. Natoli, T. Nibarger, J. P. Noble, G. Novosad, V. Padin, S. Patil, S. Pryke, C. Ruhl, J. E. Saliwanchik, B. R. Schaffer, K. K. Sievers, C. Smecher, G. Stark, A. A. Tucker, C. Vanderlinde, K. Veach, T. Vieira, J. D. Wang, G. Whitehorn, N. Wu, W. L. K. Yefremenko, V. |
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Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data |
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Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data |
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Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data |
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Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data |
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Measurements of B-mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from 500 Square Degrees of SPTpol Data |
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measurements of b-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background from 500 square degrees of sptpol data |
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