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丢失重子、体流和宇宙微波背景的E模极化

Missing baryons, bulk flows and the E-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Carlos Hernandez-Monteagudo, Rashid A. Sunyaev

摘要:

如果星系群和星系团的特殊运动确实类似于周围重子的运动,那么这些大质量晕的动力学Sunyaev-Zel'dovich(kSZ)模式应该与周围所有电子的kSZ模式密切相关。同样地,它也应该与再电离后通过汤姆逊散射产生的CMB E模式偏振场相关。我们探讨了交叉相关的kSZ产生的组和集群的所有天空E-模式偏振的背景下,即将到来的CMB实验,如普朗克,ACT,SPT或APEX。我们发现,这种互相关是有效的探测红移低于$z=3-4$(其中大多数重子不能看到),它出现在非常大的尺度($l<10$)。这种互相关可以测量的意义取决于与测量kSZ的晕的数量相关的泊松不确定性以及kSZ估计本身的准确性。假设普朗克能提供一个在$l<20$上的宇宙方差限制的E模偏振图,并且能为所有质量大于$10^{14} M_{\odot}$的星团收集S/N $\sim 1$ kSZ估计,那么这种互相关应该在2- 3 $σ$水平上测量。此外,如果全天空ACT或SPT型CMB实验对所有高于$10^{13} M_{\odot}$的晕提供类似的kSZ测量,则互相关总信噪比(S/N)应在4- 5的水平。这种互相关的检测将提供直接和明确的证据,整体流和失踪的重子同时。

英文摘要:

If the peculiar motion of galaxy groups and clusters indeed resembles that of the surrounding baryons, then the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (kSZ) pattern of those massive halos should be closely correlated to the kSZ pattern of all surrounding electrons. Likewise, it should also be correlated to the CMB E-mode polarization field generated via Thomson scattering after reionization. We explore the cross-correlation of the kSZ generated in groups and clusters to the all sky E-mode polarization in the context of upcoming CMB experiments like Planck, ACT, SPT or APEX. We find that this cross-correlation is effectively probing redshifts below $z=3-4$ (where most of baryons cannot be seen), and that it arises in the very large scales ($l<10$). The significance with which this cross-correlation can be measured depends on the Poissonian uncertainty associated to the number of halos where the kSZ is measured and on the accuracy of the kSZ estimations themselves. Assuming that Planck can provide a cosmic variance limited E-mode polarization map at $l<20$ and S/N $\sim 1$ kSZ estimates can be gathered for all clusters more massive than $10^{14} M_{\odot}$, then this cross-correlation should be measured at the 2--3 $σ$ level. Further, if an all-sky ACT or SPT type CMB experiment provides similar kSZ measurements for all halos above $10^{13} M_{\odot}$, then the cross-correlation total signal to noise (S/N) ratio should be at the level of 4--5. A detection of this cross-correlation would provide direct and definite evidence of bulk flows and missing baryons simultaneously.

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