A measurement of the cosmic microwave background B-mode polarization power spectrum at subdegree scales from two years of POLARBEAR data
File(s)The_POLARBEAR_Collaboration_2017_ApJ_848_121.pdf (1.43 MB)
Published version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We report an improved measurement of the cosmic microwave background B-mode polarization power spectrum with the Polarbear experiment at 150 GHz. By adding new data collected during the second season of observations (2013–2014) to re-analyzed data from the first season (2012–2013), we have reduced twofold the band-power uncertainties. The band powers are reported over angular multipoles $500\leqslant {\ell }\leqslant 2100$, where the dominant B-mode signal is expected to be due to the gravitational lensing of E-modes. We reject the null hypothesis of no B-mode polarization at a confidence of 3.1σ including both statistical and systematic uncertainties. We test the consistency of the measured B-modes with the Λ Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) framework by fitting for a single lensing amplitude parameter A L relative to the Planck 2015 best-fit model prediction. We obtain ${A}_{L}={0.60}_{-0.24}^{+0.26}(\mathrm{stat}{)}_{-0.04}^{+0.00}(\mathrm{inst})$ ± 0.14(foreground) ± 0.04(multi), where ${A}_{L}=1$ is the fiducial ΛCDM value.
Date Issued
2017-10-20
Date Acceptance
2017-09-20
Citation
Astrophysical Journal, 2017, 848 (2)
ISSN
0004-637X
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Journal / Book Title
Astrophysical Journal
Volume
848
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413525700003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
cosmic background radiation
cosmology: observations
large-scale structure of universe
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
121
Date Publish Online
2017-10-23