Simulating Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurements for Microwave Kinetic Inductance Devices
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DOI: 10.1007/s10909-019-02161-2
Abstract: Microwave Kinetic Inductance Devices (MKIDs) are poised to allow for massively and natively multiplexed photon detectors arrays and are a natural choice for the next-generation CMB Stage 4 experiment which will require $$10^5$$105 detectors. In… read more here.
Keywords: inductance devices; microwave kinetic; simulating cosmic; kinetic inductance ... See more keywords
Josephson Junctions and Cosmic Microwave Background
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DOI: 10.1007/s10948-020-05731-8
Abstract: The implementation of utilizing superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) readout for constant voltage biased transition edge sensors (TES) has enabled the detection of the infinitesimal fluctuation in cosmic microwave background (CMB). The properties of the… read more here.
Keywords: junctions cosmic; microwave background; cmb; josephson junctions ... See more keywords
Point source detection with fully convolutional networks
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937171
Abstract: Context. Point sources are one of the main contaminants to the recovery of the cosmic microwave background signal at small scales, and their careful detection will be important for the next generation of cosmic microwave… read more here.
Keywords: cosmic microwave; detection; point sources; point source ... See more keywords
Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Demonstration for Cosmic Microwave Background Imagers.
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5008527
Abstract: Key performance characteristics are demonstrated for the microwave SQUID multiplexer (µmux) coupled to transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers that have been optimized for cosmic microwave background (CMB) observations. In a 64-channel demonstration, we show that… read more here.
Keywords: microwave background; microwave squid; squid multiplexer; demonstration ... See more keywords
Investigating non-Gaussianity in Cosmic Microwave Background temperature maps using spherical harmonic phases
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DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2022/01/001
Abstract: In the era of precision cosmology, accurate estimation of cosmological parameters is based upon the implicit assumption of the Gaussian nature of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation. Therefore, an important scientific question to ask is… read more here.
Keywords: spherical harmonic; temperature maps; cosmology; temperature ... See more keywords
Investigating the constraints on primordial features with future cosmic microwave background and galaxy surveys
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DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2022/09/024
Abstract: In this article, we do a thorough investigation of the competency of the forthcoming Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and Galaxy surveys in probing the features in the primordial power spectrum. Primordial features are specific model-dependent… read more here.
Keywords: primordial features; microwave background; cosmic microwave; cosmology ... See more keywords
Cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of cosmic microwave background and spectroscopic tracers of the large-scale structure
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2160
Abstract: The standard model of cosmology, {\Lambda}CDM, is the simplest model that matches the current observations, but it relies on two hypothetical components, to wit, dark matter and dark energy. Future galaxy surveys and cosmic microwave… read more here.
Keywords: joint analysis; constraints joint; microwave background; analysis ... See more keywords
Using the Full Power of the Cosmic Microwave Background to Probe Axion Dark Matter
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty271
Abstract: The cosmic microwave background (CMB) places strong constraints on models of dark matter (DM) that deviate from standard cold DM (CDM), and on initial conditions beyond the scalar adiabatic mode. Here, the full \textit{Planck} data… read more here.
Keywords: microwave background; dark matter; axion; power ... See more keywords
Probing the weak gravity conjecture in the cosmic microwave background
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.101.083525
Abstract: The weak gravity conjecture imposes severe constraints on natural inflation. A trans-Planckian axion decay constant can be realized only if the potential exhibits an additional (subdominant) modulation with sub-Planckian periodicity. The resulting wiggles in the… read more here.
Keywords: weak gravity; cosmic microwave; modulation; gravity ... See more keywords
Framework for describing perturbations to the cosmic microwave background from a gravitational wave burst with memory
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.103.083515
Abstract: Gravitational wave bursts with memory (BWMs) can generate measurable, long-lived frequency shifts and permanent angular deflections in distant sources of light. These perturbations vary across the sky with a characteristic spatial pattern and evolve slowly… read more here.
Keywords: gravitational wave; cosmic microwave; memory; microwave background ... See more keywords
Bias to cosmic microwave background lensing reconstruction from the kinematic Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect at reionization
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.105.043516
Abstract: Hongbo Cai, ∗ Mathew S. Madhavacheril, 3 J. Colin Hill, 5 and Arthur Kosowsky Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15260 Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline Street N,… read more here.
Keywords: department physics; physics; cosmic microwave; microwave background ... See more keywords