Room for New Physics in the Rayleigh-Jeans Tail of the Cosmic Microwave Background. [PDF]
We show that, despite stringent constraints on the shape of the main part of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) spectrum, there is considerable room for its modification within its Rayleigh-Jeans (RJ) end, ω≪T_{CMB}.
M. Pospelov+3 more
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Cosmic Needles versus Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation [PDF]
It has been suggested by a number of authors that the 2.7K cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation might have arisen from the radiation from Population III objects thermalized by conducting cosmic graphite/iron needle-shaped dust.
Aguirre A. N.+16 more
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Frequency–Redshift Relation of the Cosmic Microwave Background
We point out that a modified temperature–redshift relation (T-z relation) of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) cannot be deduced by any observational method that appeals to an a priori thermalisation to the CMB temperature T of the excited states in ...
Ralf Hofmann, Janning Meinert
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Measurements of B -mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background from 500 square degrees of SPTpol data [PDF]
We report a B-mode power spectrum measurement from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization anisotropy observations made using the SPTpol instrument on the South Pole Telescope.
J. Sayre+81 more
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The Cosmic Microwave Background [PDF]
Plenary talk at TH-2002, UNESCO, Paris, July 22-26, 2002, to be published in Annales Henri Poincar ...
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Photonic Integrated Circuits for Microwave Astronomy
One of the main objectives of cosmology is the measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization and, in particular, the so-called B-modes, which could demonstrate the existence of the primordial gravitational waves generated at the early
Guillermo Pascual-Cisneros+2 more
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Stringent Limit on Primordial Magnetic Fields from the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. [PDF]
Primordial magnetic fields (PMFs), being present before the epoch of cosmic recombination, induce small-scale baryonic density fluctuations. These inhomogeneities lead to an inhomogeneous recombination process that alters the peaks and heights of the ...
K. Jedamzik, A. Saveliev
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Clustering of hotspots in the cosmic microwave background [PDF]
The physics behind the origin and composition of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is a well-established topic in the field of Cosmology. Literature on CMB anisotropies reveal consistency with Gaussianity [1], but these were conducted on full multi ...
Low En Zuo Joel, Yang Abel
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Improved Constraints on Cosmology and Foregrounds from BICEP2 and Keck Array Cosmic Microwave Background Data with Inclusion of 95 GHz Band. [PDF]
We present results from an analysis of all data taken by the BICEP2 and Keck Array cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization experiments up to and including the 2014 observing season. This includes the first Keck Array observations at 95 GHz.
Keck Array+77 more
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The cosmic microwave background radiation [PDF]
We summarize the theoretical and observational status of the study of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation. Its thermodynamic spectrum is a robust prediction of the Hot Big Bang cosmology and has been confirmed observationally. There are now 76 observations of Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropy, which we present in a table with references.
Eric Gawiser, Joseph Silk, Joseph Silk
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