胚胎宇宙的“超声波图像”：暴胀范式的CMB极化检验
An "Ultrasonic Image" of the Embryonic Universe: CMB Polarization Tests of the Inflationary Paradigm
摘要：
本章描述了宇宙引力波背景如何诱发一种特定类型的CMB极化，并描述了第一个致力于测试这种最有希望的暴胀特征的实验。这项实验，即宇宙河外偏振背景成像项目，最近开始了第三个观测季节。我们展示了从BICEP的第一个赛季获得的初步数据与一种新的偏振调制机制称为“法拉第旋转调制器”。我们的讨论结束时，描述了令人兴奋的新技术，有可能探测到大肠道尺度的通货膨胀。
英文摘要：
This chapter describes how the Cosmic Gravitational Wave Background induces a specific type of CMB polarization and describes the first experiment dedicated to testing this most-promising signature of inflation. This experiment, the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization (BICEP) project, has recently embarked on its third observing season. We show preliminary data from the BICEP's first season obtained with a novel polarization modulation mechanism called the "Faraday Rotation Modulator". Our discussion ends with a description of exciting new technology with the potential to probe inflation down to the GUT-scale.
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