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CMB光束系统学:对透镜参数估计的影响

CMB Beam Systematics: Impact on Lensing Parameter Estimation

N. J. Miller, M. Shimon, B. G. Keating

摘要:

CMB的B模式偏振提供了一个处理几个宇宙学参数最显着的张量标量比,$r$,是敏感的参数,管理的增长大尺度结构(LSS)和引力势的演变。原初引力波和二次透镜引起的B模信号非常弱,因此容易出现各种前景和系统。在这项工作中,我们使用基于Fisher矩阵的估计和应用,首次,蒙特卡罗马尔可夫链(MCMC)模拟,以确定从五个即将到来的实验推断宇宙学参数的光束系统学的影响:普朗克,北极熊,蜘蛛,安静+三叶草和CMBPOL。我们认为光束系统耦合的光束子结构的梯度的温度各向异性和偏振(差分束宽,指向和椭圆度)和光束系统由于差分光束归一化(差分增益)和方向(光束旋转)的偏振敏感轴(后两种效果是不敏感的光束子结构)。我们确定允许水平的光束系统的诱导参数误差的给定公差和检查可能的偏差推断的参数伴随着潜在的统计不确定性的增加。我们所有的结果都按比例缩放到“最坏情况下”。在这种情况下,对于我们的公差水平,波束旋转不应超过几度至亚度水平,典型椭圆率要求为1%水平,差分增益允许水平为$10^{3}$至$10^{4}$中的几个部分,差分波束宽度上限为亚百分比水平,差分指向不应超过几度至亚弧秒水平。

英文摘要:

The CMB's B-mode polarization provides a handle on several cosmological parameters most notably the tensor-to-scalar ratio, $r$, and is sensitive to parameters which govern the growth of large scale structure (LSS) and evolution of the gravitational potential. The primordial gravitational-wave- and secondary lensing-induced B-mode signals are very weak and therefore prone to various foregrounds and systematics. In this work we use Fisher-matrix-based estimations and apply, for the first time, Monte-Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) simulations to determine the effect of beam systematics on the inferred cosmological parameters from five upcoming experiments: PLANCK, POLARBEAR, SPIDER, QUIET+CLOVER and CMBPOL. We consider beam systematics which couple the beam substructure to the gradient of temperature anisotropy and polarization (differential beamwidth, pointing and ellipticity) and beam systematics due to differential beam normalization (differential gain) and orientation (beam rotation) of the polarization-sensitive axes (the latter two effects are insensitive to the beam substructure). We determine allowable levels of beam systematics for given tolerances on the induced parameter errors and check for possible biases in the inferred parameters concomitant with potential increases in the statistical uncertainty. All our results are scaled to the 'worst case scenario'. In this case and for our tolerance levels, the beam rotation should not exceed the few-degree to sub-degree level, typical ellipticity is required to be 1% level, the differential gain allowed level is a few parts in $10^{3}$ to $10^{4}$, differential beamwidth upper limits are of the sub-percent level and differential pointing should not exceed the few- to sub-arcsec level.

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