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Polarization Signatures of Clusters in the Microwave Background

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Anthony. Challinor
Anthony. Challinor*
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK

Abstract

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Compton scattering of photons from ionised gas in galaxy clusters along the line of sight leaves an imprint in the polarization of the cosmic microwave background. We investigate this process taking account of the effects of relativistic electron velocity dispersion and primordial anisotropy on the frequency spectrum of the generated polarization. We also discuss the prospects of detecting such effects with the Planck survey.

Type
Part XII: Poster Papers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 201: New Cosmological Data and the Values of the Fundamental Parameters , 2005 , pp. 445 - 446
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2005 

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