Least response method to separate CMB spectral distortions from foregrounds

Abstract

We present a signal-foreground separation algorithm for filtering observational data to extract spectral distortions of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Our linear method, called the least response method (LRM), is based on the idea of simultaneously minimizing the response to all possible foregrounds with poorly defined spectral shapes and random noise while maintaining a constant response to the signal of interest. This idea was introduced in detail in our previous paper. Here, we have expanded our analysis by taking into consideration all the main foregrounds. We draw a detailed comparison between our approach and the moment internal linear combination method, which is a modification of the internal linear combination technique previously used for CMB anisotropy maps. We demonstrate advantages of LRM and evaluate the prospects for measuring various types of spectral distortions. Besides, we show that LRM suggests the possibility of its improvements if we use an iterative approach with sequential separation and partial subtraction of foreground components from the observed signal. In addition, we estimate the optimal temperature that the telescope's optical system should have in order to detect the chemical type $\mu$ distortions. We present a design of an instrument where, according to our estimates, the optimal contrast between its thermal emission and the CMB allows us to measure such distortions.

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