BICEP / Keck XVI: Characterizing Dust Polarization through Correlations with Neutral Hydrogen

Autor: Collaboration, BICEP/Keck, Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Thakur, R. Basu, Beck, D., Bischoff, C. A., Bock, J. J., Boenish, H., Bullock, E., Buza, V., Cheshire IV, J. R., Clark, S. E., Connors, J., Cornelison, J., Crumrine, M., Cukierman, A., Denison, E. V., Dierickx, M., Duband, L., Eiben, M., Fatigoni, S., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Giannakopoulos, C., Goeckner-Wald, N., Goldfinger, D. C., Grayson, J., Grimes, P., Halal, G., Hall, G., Halpern, M., Hand, E., Harrison, S., Henderson, S., Hildebrandt, S. R., Hubmayr, J., Hui, H., Irwin, K. D., Kang, J., Karkare, K. S., Karpel, E., Kefeli, S., Kernasovskiy, S. A., Kovac, J. M., Kuo, C. L., Lau, K., Leitch, E. M., Lennox, A., Megerian, K. G., Minutolo, L., Moncelsi, L., Nakato, Y., Namikawa, T., Nguyen, H. T., O'Brient, R., Ogburn IV, R. W., Palladino, S., Petroff, M. A., Prouve, T., Pryke, C., Racine, B., Reintsema, C. D., Richter, S., Schillaci, A., Schmitt, B. L., Schwarz, R., Sheehy, C. D., Singari, B., Soliman, A., Germaine, T. St, Steinbach, B., Sudiwala, R. V., Teply, G. P., Thompson, K. L., Tolan, J. E., Tucker, C., Turner, A. D., Umilta, C., Verges, C., Vieregg, A. G., Wandui, A., Weber, A. C., Wiebe, D. V., Willmert, J., Wong, C. L., Wu, W. L. K., Yang, H., Yoon, K. W., Young, E., Yu, C., Zeng, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, S.

Publikováno v: ApJ 945 72 (2023)

We characterize Galactic dust filaments by correlating BICEP/Keck and Planck data with polarization templates based on neutral hydrogen (H I) observations. Dust polarization is important for both our understanding of astrophysical processes in the in

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/2210.05684

BICEP / Keck XIII: Improved Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves using Planck, WMAP, and BICEP/Keck Observations through the 2018 Observing Season

Autor: Collaboration, BICEP/Keck, Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Thakur, R. Basu, Beck, D., Bischoff, C., Bock, J. J., Boenish, H., Bullock, E., Buza, V., Cheshire IV, J. R., Connors, J., Cornelison, J., Crumrine, M., Cukierman, A., Denison, E. V., Dierickx, M., Duband, L., Eiben, M., Fatigoni, S., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Goeckner-Wald, N., Goldfinger, D. C., Grayson, J., Grimes, P., Halal, G., Hall, G., Halpern, M., Hand, E., Harrison, S., Henderson, S., Hildebrandt, S. R., Hilton, G. C., Hubmayr, J., Hui, H., Irwin, K. D., Kang, J., Karkare, K. S., Karpel, E., Kefeli, S., Kernasovskiy, S. A., Kovac, J. M., Kuo, C. L., Lau, K., Leitch, E. M., Lennox, A., Megerian, K. G., Minutolo, L., Moncelsi, L., Nakato, Y., Namikawa, T., Nguyen, H. T., O'Brient, R., Ogburn IV, R. W., Palladino, S., Prouve, T., Pryke, C., Racine, B., Reintsema, C. D., Richter, S., Schillaci, A., Schmitt, B. L., Schwarz, R., Sheehy, C. D., Soliman, A., Germaine, T. St, Steinbach, B., Sudiwala, R. V., Teply, G. P., Thompson, K. L., Tolan, J. E., Tucker, C., Turner, A., Umilta, C., Verges, C., Vieregg, A. G., Wandui, A., Weber, A. C., Wiebe, D. V., Willmert, J., Wong, C. L., Wu, W. L. K., Yang, H., Yoon, K. W., Young, E., Yu, C., Zeng, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, S.

Publikováno v: Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 151301 (2021)

We present results from an analysis of all data taken by the BICEP2, Keck Array and BICEP3 CMB polarization experiments up to and including the 2018 observing season. We add additional Keck Array observations at 220 GHz and BICEP3 observations at 95

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.00483

BICEP / Keck XIV: Improved constraints on axion-like polarization oscillations in the cosmic microwave background

Autor: Collaboration, BICEP/Keck, Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Thakur, R. Basu, Bischoff, C. A., Beck, D., Bock, J. J., Boenish, H., Bullock, E., Buza, V., Cheshire IV, J. R., Connors, J., Cornelison, J., Crumrine, M., Cukierman, A., Denison, E. V., Dierickx, M., Duband, L., Eiben, M., Fatigoni, S., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Goeckner-Wald, N., Goldfinger, D. C., Grayson, J., Grimes, P., Hall, G., Halal, G., Halpern, M., Hand, E., Harrison, S., Henderson, S., Hildebrandt, S. R., Hilton, G. C., Hubmayr, J., Hui, H., Irwin, K. D., Kang, J., Karkare, K. S., Karpel, E., Kefeli, S., Kernasovskiy, S. A., Kovac, J. M., Kuo, C. L., Lau, K., Leitch, E. M., Lennox, A., Megerian, K. G., Minutolo, L., Moncelsi, L., Nakato, Y., Namikawa, T., Nguyen, H. T., O'Brient, R., Ogburn IV, R. W., Palladino, S., Prouve, T., Pryke, C., Racine, B., Reintsema, C. D., Richter, S., Schillaci, A., Schwarz, R., Schmitt, B. L., Sheehy, C. D., Soliman, A., Germaine, T. St., Steinbach, B., Sudiwala, R. V., Teply, G. P., Thompson, K. L., Tolan, J. E., Tucker, C., Turner, A. D., Umilta, C., Verges, C., Vieregg, A. G., Wandui, A., Weber, A. C., Wiebe, D. V., Willmert, J., Wong, C. L., Wu, W. L. K., Yang, H., Yoon, K. W., Young, E., Yu, C., Zeng, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, S.

Publikováno v: Phys. Rev. D 105, 022006 (2022)

We present an improved search for axion-like polarization oscillations in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) with observations from the Keck Array. An all-sky, temporally sinusoidal rotation of CMB polarization, equivalent to a time-variable cosmi

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.03316

Observing low elevation sky and the CMB Cold Spot with BICEP3 at the South Pole

Autor: Kang, J., Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Thakur, R. Basu, Bischoff, C. A., Bock, J. J., Boenish, H., Bullock, E., Buza, V., Cheshire, J. R., Connors, J., Cornelison, J., Crumrine, M., Cukierman, A., Denison, E., Dierickx, M., Duband, L., Eiben, M., Fatigoni, S., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Goeckner-Wald, N., Goldfinger, D. C., Grayson, J. A., Grimes, P., Hall, G., Halpern, M., Harrison, S. A., Henderson, S., Hildebrandt, S. R., Hilton, G. C., Hubmayr, J., Hui, H., Irwin, K. D., Karkare, K. S., Karpel, E., Kefeli, S., Kernasovskiy, S. A., Kovac, J. M., Kuo, C. L., Lau, K., Leitch, E. M., Megerian, K. G., Minutolo, L., Moncelsi, L., Nakato, Y., Namikawa, T., Nguyen, H. T., O'Brient, R., Ogburn IV, R. W., Palladino, S., Precup, N., Prouve, T., Pryke, C., Racine, B., Reintsema, C. D., Richter, S., Schillaci, A., Schmitt, B. L., Schwarz, R., Sheehy, C. D., Soliman, A., Germaine, T. St., Steinbach, B., Sudiwala, R. V., Teply, G. P., Thompson, K. L., Tolan, J. E., Tucker, C., Turner, A. D., Umiltà, C., Vieregg, A. G., Wandui, A., Weber, A. C., Wiebe, D. V., Willmert, J., Wong, C. L., Wu, W. L. K., Yang, E., Yoon, K. W., Young, E., Yu, C., Zeng, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, S.

Publikováno v: Proc. SPIE 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 114532D (13 December 2020)

BICEP3 is a 520 mm aperture on-axis refracting telescope at the South Pole, which observes the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 95 GHz to search for the B-mode signal from inflationary gravitational waves. In addition to this

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.09363

A Demonstration of Improved Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves with Delensing

Autor: BICEP/Keck, Collaborations, SPTpol, Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Amiri, M., Anderson, A. J., Austermann, J. E., Avva, J. S., Barkats, D., Thakur, R. Basu, Beall, J. A., Bender, A. N., Benson, B. A., Bianchini, F., Bischoff, C. A., Bleem, L. E., Bock, J. J., Boenish, H., Bullock, E., Buza, V., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Cheshire IV, J. R., Chiang, H. C., Chou, T-L., Citron, R., Connors, J., Moran, C. Corbett, Cornelison, J., Crawford, T. M., Crites, A. T., Crumrine, M., Cukierman, A., de Haan, T., Dierickx, M., Dobbs, M. A., Duband, L., Everett, W., Fatigoni, S., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Gallicchio, J., George, E. M., Germaine, T. St., Goeckner-Wald, N., Goldfinger, D. C., Grayson, J., Gupta, N., Hall, G., Halpern, M., Halverson, N. W., Harrison, S., Henderson, S., Henning, J. W., Hildebrandt, S. R., Hilton, G. C., Holder, G. P., Holzapfel, W. L., Hrubes, J. D., Huang, N., Hubmayr, J., Hui, H., Irwin, K. D., Kang, J., Karkare, K. S., Karpel, E., Kefeli, S., Kernasovskiy, S. A., Knox, L., Kovac, J. M., Kuo, C. L., Lau, K., Lee, A. T., Leitch, E. M., Li, D., Lowitz, A., Manzotti, A., McMahon, J. J., Megerian, K. G., Meyer, S. S., Millea, M., Mocanu, L. M., Moncelsi, L., Montgomery, J., Nadolski, A., Namikawa, T., Natoli, T., Netterfield, C. B., Nguyen, H. T., Nibarger, J. P., Noble, G., Novosad, V., O'Brient, R., Ogburn IV, R. W., Omori, Y., Padin, S., Palladino, S., Patil, S., Prouve, T., Pryke, C., Racine, B., Reichardt, C. L., Reintsema, C. D., Richter, S., Ruhl, J. E., Saliwanchik, B. R., Schaffer, K. K., Schillaci, A., Schmitt, B. L., Schwarz, R., Sheehy, C. D., Sievers, C., Smecher, G., Soliman, A., Stark, A. A., Steinbach, B., Sudiwala, R. V., Teply, G. P., Thompson, K. L., Tolan, J. E., Tucker, C., Turner, A. D., Umiltà, C., Veach, T., Vieira, J. D., Vieregg, A. G., Wandui, A., Wang, G., Weber, A. C., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, D. V., Willmert, J., Wong, C. L., Wu, W. L. K., Yang, H., Yefremenko, V., Yoon, K. W., Young, E., Yu, C., Zeng, L., Zhang, C.

Publikováno v: Phys. Rev. D 103, 022004 (2021)

We present a constraint on the tensor-to-scalar ratio, $r$, derived from measurements of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization $B$-modes with "delensing," whereby the uncertainty on $r$ contributed by the sample variance of the gravitational

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.08163