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Application of XFaster power spectrum and likelihood estimator to Planck
G. Rocha, C. R. Contaldi, J. R. Bond +1
We develop the XFaster Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature and polarization anisotropy power spectrum and likelihood technique for the Planck CMB satellite mission. We gi…
Frequentist comparison of CMB local extrema statistics in the five-year WMAP data with two anisotropic cosmological models
Zhen Hou, A. J. Banday, K. M. Gorski +2
We present local extrema studies of two models that introduce a preferred direction into the observed cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature field. In particular, we make a…
The two-and three-point correlation functions of the polarized five-year WMAP sky maps
E. Gjerløw, H. K. Eriksen, A. J. Banday +2
We present the two- and three-point real space correlation functions of the five-year WMAP sky maps, and compare the observed functions to simulated LCDM concordance model ensemble…
Markov Chain Beam Randomization: a study of the impact of PLANCK beam measurement errors on cosmological parameter estimation
G. Rocha, L. Pagano, K. M. Górski +3
We introduce a new method to propagate uncertainties in the beam shapes used to measure the cosmic microwave background to cosmological parameters determined from those measurement…
The Hot and Cold Spots in Five-Year WMAP Data
Zhen Hou, A. J. Banday, K. M. Gorski
We present an extensive frequentist analysis of the one-point statistics (number, mean, variance, skewness and kurtosis) and two-point correlation functions determined for the loca…
The Origin of the Universe as Revealed Through the Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background
S. Dodelson, R. Easther, S. Hanany +61
Modern cosmology has sharpened questions posed for millennia about the origin of our cosmic habitat. The age-old questions have been transformed into two pressing issues primed for…