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再电离对慢滚充气CMB极化试验的影响

Impact of reionization on CMB polarization tests of slow-roll inflation

Michael J. Mortonson, Wayne Hu

摘要:

在最大尺度上,从CMB B模偏振谱估计暴胀参数依赖于再电离历史的知识,特别是在低张量标量比下。假设一个不正确的再电离历史在分析这样的极化数据可以强烈地偏置的暴胀参数。一个结果是,张量-标量比和张量倾斜之间的单场慢滚一致性关系可能被排除,即使这种关系在现实中成立。我们解释了偏见的起源,并提出了各种张量振幅和噪声特性的案例研究。一个更独立于模型的方法可以解释再电离的不确定性,我们表明,参数化的再电离历史的一组其主要组成部分相对于E-模式偏振消除了通胀参数测量的偏差,精度下降不大。

英文摘要:

Estimates of inflationary parameters from the CMB B-mode polarization spectrum on the largest scales depend on knowledge of the reionization history, especially at low tensor-to-scalar ratio. Assuming an incorrect reionization history in the analysis of such polarization data can strongly bias the inflationary parameters. One consequence is that the single-field slow-roll consistency relation between the tensor-to-scalar ratio and tensor tilt might be excluded with high significance even if this relation holds in reality. We explain the origin of the bias and present case studies with various tensor amplitudes and noise characteristics. A more model-independent approach can account for uncertainties about reionization, and we show that parametrizing the reionization history by a set of its principal components with respect to E-mode polarization removes the bias in inflationary parameter measurement with little degradation in precision.

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