Published September 10, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

New Measurements of Fine-Scale CMB Polarization Power Spectra from CAPMAP at Both 40 and 90 GHz

  • 1. Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, Department of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (United States)
  • 3. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, D-53121 Bonn (Germany)
  • 4. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 (United States)
  • 5. Department of Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146 (United States)

Description

We present new measurements of the CMB polarization from the final season of CAPMAP. The data set was obtained in winter 2004-2005 with the 7 m antenna in Crawford Hill, New Jersey, from 12 W-band (84-100 GHz) and four Q-band (36-45 GHz) correlation polarimeters with 3.3' and 6.5' beam sizes, respectively. After selection criteria were applied, 956 (939) hr of data survived for analysis of W-band (Q-band) data. Two independent and complementary pipelines produced results in excellent agreement with each other. A broad suite of null tests, as well as extensive simulations, showed that systematic errors were minimal, and a comparison of the W-band and Q-band sky maps revealed no contamination from galactic foregrounds. We report the E-mode and B-mode power spectra in seven bands in the range 200∼< l ∼< 3000, extending the range of previous measurements to higher l . The E-mode spectrum, which is detected at 11 σ significance, is in agreement with cosmological predictions and with previous work at other frequencies and angular resolutions. The BB power spectrum provides one of the best limits to date on B-mode power at 4.8 μK2 (95% confidence).

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/590487

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
684
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 771-789
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41006353
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANTENNAS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COSMOLOGY; ERRORS; GHZ RANGE 01-100; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RELICT RADIATION; RESOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY RANGE; GHZ RANGE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATIONS; SIMULATION

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Collaborations
CAPMAP Collaboration