Abstract
A ground-based polarimeter, PIQUE, operating at 90 GHz has set a new limit on the magnitude of any polarized anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. The combination of the scan strategy and full width half-maximum beam of 0°.24 gives broad window functions with (IE) = 211+294-146 and (IB) 212+229-135 for the E- and B-mode window functions, respectively. A joint likelihood analysis yields simultaneous 95% confidence level flat band power limits of 14 and 13 μK on the amplitudes of the E- and B-mode angular power spectra, respectively. Assuming no B-modes, a 95% confidence limit of 10 μK is placed on the amplitude of the E-mode angular power spectrum alone.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | L111-L114 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 548 |
Issue number | 2 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 20 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
Keywords
- Cosmic microwave background
- Cosmology: observations
- Polarization