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Misure della CMB• Da oggi ci concentriamo sul Fondo Cosmico a
Microonde (CMB, Cosmic MicrowaveBackground) e sulla sua misura.
• Il piano delle lezioni e’ il seguente:1. Le osservabili della CMB: brillanza, anisotropie,
polarizzazione e loro dipendenza spettrale. Limiti di detezione intrinseci.
2. Telescopi, fotometri, polarimetri, spettrometri per la misura della CMB. Osservazioni da terra e dallo spazio. Metodi di calibrazione.
3. I programmi di misura della CMB e dei foregrounds, in corso e futuri.
What is the CMB According to moderncosmology:An abundant background of photons filling the Universe.
• Generated in the very earlyuniverse, less than 4 μs after the Big Bang (109γ for each baryon)
• Thermalized in the primevalfireball (in the first 380000 years after the big bang) byrepeated scattering against freeelectrons
• Redshifted to microwavefrequencies and diluted in the subsequent 14 Gyrs of expansion of the Universe
γ2→+ bb
t
10−6s
1013s
1017s
visibleNIRMW
visibleNIRMW
T=3000K
T=3K
em
now
em
now
rrz ==+
λλ1
T >1GeV
B(ν)
B(ν)
Today 400γ/cm3
• The CMB has beenserendipitouslydiscovered in 1964 by A. Penzias and R. Wilson, asa thermal noise at a temperature of 3K.
• Robert Dicke and hisstudent David Wilkinson, in Princeton, and Zel’dovich’s group in the Soviet Union werealready looking for thisradiation when it wasdiscovered.
• Earlier detections havebeen found a-posteirori.
• A 3K blackbody contains 400γ/cm3 ! A lot of photons in the volume of the Universe.
• It is instructive to see why the CMB, representingthe majority of photons in the universe, escapeddetection till 1964.
The CMB brightness is maximum at wavelengthsbetween 10 cm and 0.5 mm: the last range tosee the development of sensitive detectors.The CMB is faint with respect to local emissionin the earth environment.The CMB is isotropic: difficult to separe frominstrumental constant emissionThe earth atmosphere is not transparent in mostof the range.
• But, also, scientists are human beings, are subjectto prejudices, and make errors.
observer
InterstellargascloudTc=2.3KWhy ?
hotstar
G. Herzberg (1950, Spectra of diatomic molecules): “… 2.3K has of course a very restricted meaning”
T=(3+2) K @ λ=33cm
Le Roux surveyed a good fraction of the sky with a sensitive radioreceiverat 33cm of wavelength in 1957. He originally wrote in his thesis thatoutside the Galactic Plane the temperature was 3K. But his result was thenpublished as an upper limit.
2
C.R.Academ.Sci.(1957) 244, 3030
T<3K @ λ=33cm
• Anyway, it was a very poor detection.• The problem was the sensitivity and stability of
radioreceivers.• The breakthroughs of Penzias and Wilson were
• the use of a differential receiver withsynchronous modulation and demodulation, invented independently by Golay and Dickearound 1946.
• The use of an antenna with very low sidelobes• The use of an accurate, cold and stable
reference of emission to which sky brightnesswas continuously compared.
• Without any of these improvements, and withoutthe ostination in excluding all the possible spuriouseffects, they would not detect the CMB.
Importance of a differentialdetection technique
• Detectors have drifts, due to the fact that theirparameters and the environment are notperfectly stable.
• These drifts are very slow low level fluctuationsof the output signal independent of the input signal.
• As a result the spectrum of the detector output has a 1/f component, diverging at f=0.
detector drift(no signal)
detector drift plus modulated signal
High-passedmodulated signal(drift removal)
Sky
mirror
chopper
ColdReferenceSource
Detector
Sky signal
Cold Reference signal
)(21)sin()(
)()sin()()(
refsky
refsky
TTttS
tntTTtS
−=
+−=
∞→ττω
ω
Differential Radiometer
Referencesource
• In the case of Penziasand Wilson, the emwaves were collectedby an off-axis, lowsidelobes antenna, and propagated in a waveguide.
• The chopper was a ferrite “Dicke switch”
• The reference sourcewas a “cold load”cooled at 4.2K withliquid helium.
• The detector was a low-noise maser amplifier.
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Importance of low sidelobes• The power detected is the integral of the brightness
times the solid angle, weighted with the angularresponse of the telescope:
• Typical telescoperesponse RA(θ,φ)
Ω= ∫ dRABAW ),(),(4
ϕθϕθπ
RA(θ)θmain lobe
side lobes
Brightness from direction (θ,φ)Telescope response
in direction (θ,φ)
FWHM=λ/D
boresight
Importance of low sidelobes• The power detected is the integral of the brightness
times the solid angle, weighted with the angularresponse of the telescope:
• Typical telescoperesponse RA(θ,φ)
RA(0)=1
main lobe
side lobes
Brightness from direction (θ,φ)Telescope response
in direction (θ,φ) boresight
Ω= ∫ dRABAW ),(),(4
ϕθϕθπ
Importance of low sidelobes• The power detected is the integral of the brightness
times the solid angle, weighted with the angularresponse of the telescope:
• Typical telescoperesponse RA(θ,φ)
RA(θ)<1θmain lobe
side lobes
Brightness from direction (θ,φ)Telescope response
in direction (θ,φ) boresight
Ω= ∫ dRABAW ),(),(4
ϕθϕθπ
Importance of low sidelobes• The power detected is the integral of the brightness
times the solid angle, weighted with the angularresponse of the telescope:
• Typical telescoperesponse RA(θ,φ)
RA(θ)<<1θ
main lobe
side lobes
Brightness from direction (θ,φ)Telescope response
in direction (θ,φ) boresight
Ω= ∫ dRABAW ),(),(4
ϕθϕθπ
Importance of low sidelobes• The power detected is the integral of the brightness
times the solid angle, weighted with the angularresponse of the telescope:
• Typical telescoperesponse RA(θ,φ)
RA(θ)<<1
θ
main lobe
side lobes
Brightness from direction (θ,φ)Telescope response
in direction (θ,φ) boresight
Ω= ∫ dRABAW ),(),(4
ϕθϕθπ
Importance of low sidelobes• In the case of CMB
observations, the detectedbrightness is the sum of the brightness from the sky(dominant for the solid anglesdirected towards the sky, in the main lobe) and the Brightness from ground(dominant for the solid anglesdirected towards ground, in the sidelobes).
RA(θ)θmain lobe
side lobes
FWHM=λ/D
boresight
⎥⎥⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢⎢⎢
⎣
⎡Ω+Ω= ∫∫ dRABdRABAW
lobesside
Ground
lobemain
sky ),(),(),(),( ϕθϕθϕθϕθ
4
Importance of low sidelobes
⎥⎥⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢⎢⎢
⎣
⎡Ω+Ω= ∫∫ dRABdRABAW
lobesside
Ground
lobemain
sky ),(),(),(),( ϕθϕθϕθϕθ
⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡Ω+Ω≈
lobesside
lobessideGround
lobemain
lobemainsky RABRABAW ),(),(),(),( ϕθϕθϕθϕθ
signal of interest disturbance signal
K3≈ srad1<< sradπ2≈K300≈
Obtaining : signal of interest >> disturbance signalrequires
),(),( ϕθϕθlobesside
lobemain RARA >>>
1≈
⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡Ω+Ω≈
lobesside
lobessideGround
lobemain
lobemainsky RABRABAW ),(),(),(),( ϕθϕθϕθϕθ
signal of interest disturbance signal
K3≈ srad1<< sradπ2≈K300≈
600
)(
),(),(
),(),(srad
BB
RARA lobemain
Ground
sky
lobesside
lobemain
lobemain
lobesside
Ω≈⎥
⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡
⎥⎥⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢⎢⎢
⎣
⎡
Ω
Ω<<
ϕθϕθ
ϕθϕθ
1≈
<<1x10-107x10-8 srad1’
<<1x10-87x10-6 srad10’
<<4x10-72x10-4 srad1o
<<4x10-52x10-2 srad10o
<RAsidelobes>ΩmainlobeFWHM
!!!
What is RA(θ,φ) ?• Fraunhofer diffraction from a
circular aperture (radius a) (at largedistances from shield)
• The incident wave is an infinite plane wave (wavevector kin parallelto the z axis).
• The outgoing wave is not infinite, and for this very reason it will havecomponents with wavevectors k in different directions. So it is not a plane wave.
• We want to find out which are the amplitudes of the differentcomponents of the outgoing wave.
z
a
kθ
kin
r dS
What is RA(θ,φ) ?• For small angles θ the vector
q=k-kin is in the plane of the aperture and q=kθ.
• The diffracted component withwavevector k is the sum of the contributions from all the elements dS of the aperture, each with its own phase:
z
a
kθ
kin
∫∫ ⋅−=S
rqioq dSeuu
rr
q
rdS
aqaqJurdrqrJudrrdeuu o
a
oo
aiqr
oq)(2)(2 1
00
2
0
cos === ∫∫ ∫ − πϕπ
ϕ
Bessel functions
q
What isRA(θ,φ) ?
• The intensity isthe square of the field:
• Example: a 2m diameter mirrorused at 1 cm and at 1 mm
2
1 )(2⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡=
Ω θθ
akakJI
ddI
o
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.50.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
a=1m λ=1 cm λ=1 mm
angu
lar r
espo
nse
off-axis angle θ (deg)
mainlobe
sidelobes
What isRA(θ,φ) ?
• The intensity isthe square of the field:
10-3 10-2 10-1 100 101 10210-1410-1310-1210-1110-1010-910-810-710-610-510-410-310-210-1100
a = 1 m λ=1 cm λ=1 mm
angu
lar r
espo
nse
off-axis angle θ (deg)
mainlobe
sidelobes
2
1 )(2⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡=
Ω θθ
akakJI
ddI
o
5
What isRA(θ,φ) ?
• The intensity isthe square of the field:
• The first zero isfor
10-3 10-2 10-1 100 101 10210-1410-1310-1210-1110-1010-910-810-710-610-510-410-310-210-1100
a = 1 m λ=1 cm λ=1 mm
angu
lar r
espo
nse
off-axis angle θ (deg)a2
22.110λθ =
θ10
2
1 )(2⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡=
Ω θθ
akakJI
ddI
o
What isRA(θ,φ) ?
• The intensity isthe square of the field:
• The first zero isfor
• The FWHM issimilar
10-3 10-2 10-1 100 101 10210-1410-1310-1210-1110-1010-910-810-710-610-510-410-310-210-1100
a = 1 m λ=1 cm λ=1 mm
angu
lar r
espo
nse
off-axis angle θ (deg)a2
22.110λθ =
0.5 FWHM
θ10
2
1 )(2⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡=
Ω θθ
akakJI
ddI
o
What isRA(θ,φ) ?
• The intensity isthe square of the field:
• The envelope of the off-axisresponse scalesas θ-3
approximatelystarting from 0.5 at the FWHM
10-3 10-2 10-1 100 101 10210-1410-1310-1210-1110-1010-910-810-710-610-510-410-310-210-1100
a = 1 m λ=1 cm λ=1 mm
angu
lar r
espo
nse
off-axis angle θ (deg)
3)( −∝θθRA
2
1 )(2⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡=
Ω θθ
akakJI
ddI
o
exercise• For the angular response of a circular
aperture, compare the power in the mainlobe to the power in the sidelobes
• Hint:
• But use approximated formulas …
θθθ
θπ
θθθ
θπ
λ
π
λ
dak
akJBA
dak
akJBA
P
P
a
lobemain
a lobesside
lobemain
lobesside
sin)(22
sin)(22
/61.0
0
2
1
/61.0
2
1
∫
∫
⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡
⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡
=
Low diffraction design• Real world angular responses are worse than the one
studied here.• Sharp edges are in general important sources of
diffraction, and must be avoided in low sidelobesdesign. Use smoothed edges.
• A trumpet has a slow transition to free space at the aperture to avoid diffraction of sound waves.
• The spider supporting the secondary mirror in a Cassegrain telescope is an important source of diffraction.
• Penzias and Wilson used an under-illuminated off-axis paraboloid, to get low sidelobes
10dB = a factor 10 in power
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Other example of low sidelobes design: Planck
STRAY LIGHT
Main Spillover
Main Beam
Sub Spillover
Main Spillover
F. Villa, LFI
Main Beam
Near Sidelobes
Angle from boresight
Resp
onse
Far Sidelobes
F. Villa, LFI
107
Anotherlow sidelobes design:
BOOMERanG
Even more stringentnequirements due
near earth operation
R
TS
P
1.3 m
Ground Shield
Sun Shield
Cold Lyot Stop+ baffles
7
Angle ofsunshield
• A single point (T=3K @ λ=4.3 cm) is notenough to demonstrate that the CMB isthermal radiation.
• Coverage of the interesting frequencyrange to establish the black-body nature of the CMB has been a difficult challange, involving for decades researchers in Princeton (Wilkinson), Berkeley (Smoot, Lubin), Firenze (Melchiorri), Milano (Sironi), Bologna (Mandolesi) …
• At wavelengths > 20 cm our Galaxybecomes brighter than the CMB.
• At wavelengths < 10 cm the correction foratmospheric emission is significant even at high altitude sites. It is necessary to movethe experiment outside the earthatmosphere.
• Balloon experiments (Paul Richards) and finally the COBE satellite (FIRAS, JohnMather) proved the Planckian nature of the CMB.
CMB and cosmology• 1992: COBE-FIRAS
measures the spectrum of the CMB with incredibleprecision (1/10000)
• The thermal spectrum at 2.735K and the high photons to barions ratio together with the measuredprimordial abundances of light elements is evidencefor a hot initial phase of the Universe.
J. Mather et al. 1992
COBE-FIRAS• COBE-FIRAS was a Martin-Puplett
Fourier-Transform Spectrometer withcomposite bolometers. It was placed in a 400 km orbit.
• A zero instrument comparing the specific sky brightness to the brightnessof a cryogenic Blackbody
• The output was nulled (within detector noise) for Tref=2.725 K
• The brightness of empty sky is a blackbody at the same temperature !
• The early universe was in thermalequilibrium at high Temperature.
σ (cm-1) wavenumber
8
• The spectrum
KTec
hTB
CMB
x
725.21
2),(3
2
=−
=νν
mmTBTB 06.1),(),( max =⇒= λλνλν
GHzkThx
CMBCMB 56
νν≅=
)31.5(159
82.23
1
1maxmax
maxmaxmax
−
−
==
⇒=⇒=−
cmGHz
xxe x
σν
WienRJ
• Techniques ?
???160bolometers160
detectorscoherent 160
max
max
max
⇒=≈⇒=>>⇒=<<
GHzGHzGHz
νννννν
WienRJ
A microwave receiver• This antenna for satellite
broadcast is a microwavereceiver at a frequency of 10 GHz.
• If we point this receiver awayfrom the geostationary satellite, it will receive the CMB !
• Unfortunately, the noise of thiskind of receiver, due to thermalmotions of the electrons in the input circuit, is too high for thispurpose.
• The only way to reduce the noise is to cool down the receiver at cryogenictemperature.
• The CMB is only slightly anisotropic.
• The brightness (temperature) fluctuationsare due to small density fluctuationspresent in the primeval fireball, and totheir motions:
ppmTT
CMB
CMB 1010 5 =≈Δ −
PhotonDensityfluctuations
Gravitationalredshift
Scatteringagainstmoving e-
ccTT v
31
41
2 +Δ
+Δ
=Δ ϕ
ρρ
γ
γ
Image of Solar Granulation
8 light minutesHere, now
Plasma in the solar photosphere
(5500 K)
Image of Solar Granulation
The BOOMERanG map of the last scattering surface
8 light minutes
14 billion light years
Here, now
Here, now
Plasma in the solar photosphere
(5500 K)
Plasma in the LSS the cosmicphotosphere
(3000 K)
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CMB observables
• The spectrum
• The angulardistribution
kThx
echTB x
ννν =−
=1
2),(3
2
GHzxTTTB
exeTB
TTBdTdTB
x
x
21783.3
),(1
),(
),(),(
maxmax =⇒=
Δ−
=Δ
Δ=Δ
ν
νν
νν
1010 1011 1012
10-24
10-23
10-22
10-21
10-20
10-19
10-18
10-17
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
W (m2 sr Hz)-1/2 Hz-1/2
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
T=2.725 K
average brightness anisotropy (rms) polarization (E rms) photon noise (rms) polarization (B rms)
CM
B (M
KS
uni
ts)
Frequency (Hz)
• The angular distribution of the CMB isthe map
( ) ( )bTTdecRA
TT
TT
CMB
CMB
CMB
CMB
CMB
CMB ,or, lΔΔ
=Δ
Red=slightly hotterGreen=average (2.725 K)Blue=slightly colder
WMAP, 94 GHz
• The map gives punctual information: it is a picture of the last scattering surface at redshift 1000. It is useful to– test the purity of the detected CMB signal, i.e.
the absence of foreground radiation– test the absence of instrumental noise or
systematics– test the gaussianity of the detected CMB signal
• However, we have only a statisticaltheory of the fluctuations in the earlyuniverse.
• From theory we can then predict only the general, statistical properties of the CMB anisotropy map, not its detailed pattern.
IF ΔTCMB(l,b) IS A GAUSSIAN RANDOM FIELD,
THEN ALL INFORMATION IS ENCODED IN ITS
ANGULAR POWER SPECTRUM
CMB observables• The rms anisotropy
has contributionsfrom many angularscales
• The angular power spectrum cl of the anisotropy definesthe contribution tothe rms from the different multipoles:
( ) ( )
∑
∑
+=Δ
=
=Δ
ll
ll
lll
l cT
ac
YaT
m
m
mm
)12(41
,,
2
2
,
π
ϕθϕθ
1010 1011 1012
10-24
10-23
10-22
10-21
10-20
10-19
10-18
10-17
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
W (m2 sr Hz)-1/2 Hz-1/2
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
T=2.725 K
average brightness anisotropy (rms) polarization (E rms) photon noise (rms) polarization (B rms)
CM
B (M
KS
uni
ts)
Frequency (Hz)
CMB anisotropy observables
• The angular power spectrum cl of the anisotropy definesthe contribution tothe rms from the different multipoles:
( ) ( )
∑
∑
+=Δ
=
=Δ
ll
ll
lll
l cT
ac
YaT
m
m
mm
)12(41
,,
2
2
,
π
ϕθϕθ∑ +=Δl
lll cwTmeas
)12(412
π
2)1( σ+−= lll ew LP
• A real experiment will notbe sensitive to all the multipoles of the CMB.
• The window function wldefines the sensitivity of the instrument to differentmultipoles.
• The detected signal will be:
• For example, if the angularresolution is a gaussianbeam with s.d. σ, the corresponding window function is
10
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
l(l+1
)cl/2
π (μ
K2 )
multipole l
( ) ( )
∑
∑
+=Δ
=
=Δ
ll
ll
lll
l cT
ac
YaT
m
m
mm
)12(41
,,
2
2
,
π
ϕθϕθ
Expected power spectrum:
Why this way ?
cl
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
l(l+1
)cl/2
π (μ
K2 )
multipole l
( ) ( )
∑
∑
+=Δ
=
=Δ
ll
ll
lll
l cT
ac
YaT
m
m
mm
)12(41
,,
2
2
,
π
ϕθϕθ
Expected power spectrum:
Because the early universeis a plasma of photons and baryons, and because of horizon effects.
cl
Density perturbations (Δρ/ρ) were oscillating in the primeval fireball (as a result of the opposite effects of gravity and photon pressure). After recombination, density perturbation can grow and create the hierarchy of structures we see in the nearbyUniverse.
Before recombination
After recombination T < 3000 KT > 3000 K
overdensity
Due to gravity, Δρ/ρ increases, and so does T
Pressure of photonsincreases, and the perturbation bounces back
T is reduced enoughthat gravity wins again
Here photons are not tightlycoupled to matter, and theirpressure is not effective. Perturbations can grow.
tthe Universe is a plasma
the Universe is neutral
Size of sound horizon
timeBig-bang recombination Power Spectrum
mul
tipo l
e22
045
0
1st peak
2nd peak
LSS
300000 ly
In the primeval plasma, photons/baryons density perturbations start to oscillate only when the sound horizonbecomes larger than their linear size . Small wavelength perturbations oscillate faster than large ones.
R
R
C
C
C
C
1st dip
2nd dip
The
an g
le su
bten
ded
depe
n dso
n th
e ge
ome t
ryof
spac
e
size of perturbation(wavelength/2)
300000 y0 y
v vv
v v
v v
v
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
l(l+1
)cl/2
π (μ
K2 )
multipole l
( ) ( )
∑
∑
+=Δ
=
=Δ
ll
ll
lll
l cT
ac
YaT
m
m
mm
)12(41
,,
2
2
,
π
ϕθϕθ
An instrumentwith finite angularresolution is not sensitive to the smallest scales(highest multipoles). For a gaussian beam with s.d. σ:
Expected power spectrum:
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0 20' FWHM 10' FWHM 5' FWHM
7o FWHM
wl
multipole
2)1( σ+−= lll ew LP
cl
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
l(l+1
)cl/2
π (μ
K2 )
multipole l
( ) ( )
∑
∑
+=Δ
=
=Δ
ll
ll
lll
l cT
ac
YaT
m
m
mm
)12(41
,,
2
2
,
π
ϕθϕθ
∑ +=Δl
lll cwT LP
meas)12(
412
π2)1( σ+−= ll
l ew LP
rms signal in an instrumentwith gaussian beam σ :
Expected power spectrum:
1000 100 100
20
40
60
80
100
120
FWHM - gaussian beam (arcmin)
ΔTrms (μK)
CO
BE
WM
AP
BO
OM
ER
anG
5102.4 −×=Δ
rmsTT
cl
11
CMB observables• The polarization
state
• Extremely weak !
7
6
102
104
),(1
),(
−
−
×≈Δ
×≈Δ
Δ−
=Δ
rmsB
P
rmsE
P
Px
x
P
TTTT
TTTB
exeTB νν
1010 1011 1012
10-24
10-23
10-22
10-21
10-20
10-19
10-18
10-17
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
W (m2 sr Hz)-1/2 Hz-1/2
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
W m-2 sr-1 Hz-1
T=2.725 K
average brightness anisotropy (rms) polarization (E rms) photon noise (rms) polarization (B rms)
CM
B (M
KS
uni
ts)
Frequency (Hz)
• CMB photons are Thomson scattered at recombination.• If the local distribution of incoming radiation in the rest
frame of the electron has a quadrupole moment, the scattered radiation acquires some degree of linearpolarization.
Last scattering surface
CMB polarization
-
-
+
-
+x
y
--
+
-
+
x
y
-x
y
-10ppm +10ppm
= e- at last scattering
+ +-
-+
+-- + +
-
-+
+--
Overdensity Underdensity Overdensity Underdensity
v v v v v v v v
EE
EE
E-modes in the polarization pattern
Convergingflux
Same flux asseen in the
electronreference frameDiverging
flux
Quadrupole anisotropydue to Doppler effect
redshift
blueshift
blueshift
redshift
+ +
+
+
- -
-
-
resultingCMB polarizationfield (E-modes)
Velocity fieldsat recombination • This component of the CMB polarization field is called E
component, or gradient component. This is the only kind of polarization produced at recombination.
• It is related to velocity fields. For acoustic oscillations, it will bemaximum for perturbations with maximum velocity and zero density contrast.
• So we expect peaks in this polarization power spectrum where wehave minima in the temperature anistropy power spectrum.
• The amplitude of the polarization signal depends on the length of the recombination process (it is not produced before, nor later).
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• Tensor perturbations (gravity waves) also produce quadrupoleanisotropy. The generation of a faint stochastic background of gravity waves is a generic feature of all inflationary processes.
• The resulting polarization pattern is shear-like. • The amplitude of the effect is very small.• This component of the CMB polarization field is called B-modes
component, or curl component.
• Velocity fields cannot produce B modes.• Weak lensing can, but is subdominant at scales larger than 1 deg.• Mathematical alghoritms exist to separate B modes and E modes.
• The amplitude of this effect is very small, but depends on the Energy scale of inflation. In fact the amplitude of tensormodes normalized to the scalar ones is:
• and
• There are theoretical arguments to expectthat the energy scale of inflation is close tothe scale of GUT i.e. around 1016 GeV.
• The current upper limit on anisotropy at large scales gives T/S<0.5 (at 2σ)
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Intrinsic CMB measurements limits
• Now that we know what the CMB is, and how it was measured, we can study its noiseproperties, which limit the ultimate sensitivity of its measurement.
Radiation Noise• Is the fundamental limit of any measurement.• Photon noise reflects the particle-wave duality of
photons.• It is the sum of Poisson noise (particles) PLUS
interference noise (waves)• Poisson noise:
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Radiation Noise• Orders of magnitude example: A He-Ne 1 mW
laser beam has a perfect poisson statistics, so
• Notice the power spectrum units (remember thatthe integral of the PS over frequency is the variance).
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