Measuring Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background

@article{Seljak1997MeasuringPI,
  title={Measuring Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background},
  author={U. Seljak},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={1997},
  volume={482},
  pages={6-16}
}
  • U. Seljak
  • Published 1997
  • Physics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
Polarization induced by cosmological scalar perturbations leads to a typical anisotropy pattern, which can best be analyzed in a Fourier domain. This allows one to distinguish a cosmological signal of polarization unambiguously from other foregrounds and systematics, as well as from polarization induced by nonscalar perturbations. The precision with which polarization and cross-correlation power spectra can be determined is limited by cosmic variance, noise, and foreground residuals. The choice… Expand
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