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Correlation Functions of CMB Anisotropy and Polarization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
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While the temperature anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background is proved to be a promising tool for probing the early Universe, the CMB polarization is another important clue for extracting more cosmic information. We give a full analysis of the auto- and cross-correlations between the CMB Stokes parameters. In particular, we derive the windowing function for an antenna with Gaussian response in polarization experiment, and construct correlation function estimators corrected for instrumental noise. They are applied to calculate the signal to noise ratios for future MAP and Planck anisotropy and polarization measurements.
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- II. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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