Cosmic Birefringence (CB) is the in-vacuo rotation of the linear polarization direction of photons during propagation, caused by parity-violating extensions of Maxwell electromagnetism. We build low resolution CB angle maps using Planck Legacy and NPIPE products and provide for the first time estimates of the cross-correlation spectra CLαE and CLαB between the CB and the CMB polarization fields. We also provide updated CB auto-correlation spectra CLαα as well as the cross-correlation CLαT with the CMB temperature field. We report constraints by defining the scale-invariant amplitudes AαX ≡ L(L + 1)CLαX /2π, where X = α, T, E, B, finding no evidence of CB. In particular, we find AαE = (-7.8 ± 5.6) nK deg and AαB = (0.3 ± 4.0) nK deg at 68% C.L..
Bortolami, M., Billi, M., Gruppuso, A., Natoli, P., Pagano, L. (2022). Planck constraints on cross-correlations between anisotropic cosmic birefringence and CMB polarization. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 2022(9), 1-24 [10.1088/1475-7516/2022/09/075].
Planck constraints on cross-correlations between anisotropic cosmic birefringence and CMB polarization
Billi M.;
2022
Abstract
Cosmic Birefringence (CB) is the in-vacuo rotation of the linear polarization direction of photons during propagation, caused by parity-violating extensions of Maxwell electromagnetism. We build low resolution CB angle maps using Planck Legacy and NPIPE products and provide for the first time estimates of the cross-correlation spectra CLαE and CLαB between the CB and the CMB polarization fields. We also provide updated CB auto-correlation spectra CLαα as well as the cross-correlation CLαT with the CMB temperature field. We report constraints by defining the scale-invariant amplitudes AαX ≡ L(L + 1)CLαX /2π, where X = α, T, E, B, finding no evidence of CB. In particular, we find AαE = (-7.8 ± 5.6) nK deg and AαB = (0.3 ± 4.0) nK deg at 68% C.L..| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2206.01635v2.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipo:
Postprint / Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) - versione accettata per la pubblicazione dopo la peer-review
Licenza:
Licenza per accesso libero gratuito
Dimensione
2.1 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
2.1 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


