Precision CMB polarization from Dome-c: The brain experiment

S. Masi, P. De Bernardis, C. Giordano, F. Nati, F. Piacentini, G. Polenta, M. Veneziani, M. Gervasi, G. Sironi, A. Tartari, M. Zannoni, S. Peterzen, J. Bartlett, Y. Giraud-Heraud, M. Piat, C. Rosset, M. Giard, R. Pons, B. Maffei, P. AdeW. Gear, P. Mauskopf, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, G. Savini

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Abstract

In the current cosmological scenario, part of the linearly polarized emission of the CMB is expected to be rotational (B-modes). This component is due to tensor perturbations of the metric produced by primordial gravitational waves, which are generated a split-second after the Big Bang. The signal expected is of the order of ≳0.1 μK, well below the non-rotational component of the polarization signal (E-modes), and beyond the sensitivity of present generation instruments. New, more sensitive instruments are developed in several labs, with the goal to measure the B-modes. Control of systematics and foregrounds will be the key to make the results of these experiments believable. In this paper we shortly outline BRAIN, a bolometric interferometer devoted to B-modes research, and its pathfinder experiment, devoted to test the Dome-C site.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - CIS Workshops 2007, 2007 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security Workshops, CISW 2007
Pages87-92
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventDome C Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting - Toulouse, France
Duration: Jun 28 2004Jun 30 2004

Publication series

NameEAS Publications Series
Volume14
ISSN (Print)1633-4760
ISSN (Electronic)1638-1963

Other

OtherDome C Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period6/28/046/30/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • General Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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