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Planck intermediate results. XLI. A map of lensing-induced B-modes
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
Planck CollaborationAde, P. A. R.Aghanim, N.Ashdown, M.Aumont, J.Baccigalupi, C.Banday, A. J.Barreiro, R. B.Bartolo, N.Basak, S.Battaner, E.Benabed, K.Benoit-Lévy, A.Bernard, J. -P.Bersanelli, M.Bielewicz, P.Bock, J. J.Bonaldi, A.Bonavera, L.Bond, J. R.Borrill, J.Bouchet, F. R.Boulanger, F.Burigana, C.Butler, R. C.Calabrese, E.Cardoso, J. -F.Catalano, A.Chiang, H. C.Christensen, P. R.Clements, D. L.Colombi, S.Colombo, L. P. L.Combet, C.Crill, B. P.Curto, A.Cuttaia, F.Danese, L.Davis, R. J.de Bernardis, P.de Zotti, G.Delabrouille, J.Dickinson, C.Diego, J. M.Doré, O.Ducout, A.Dupac, X.Elsner, F.Enßlin, T. A.Eriksen, H. K.Finelli, F.Forni, O.Frailis, M.Fraisse, A. A.Franceschi, E.Galeotta, S.Galli, S.Ganga, K.Ghosh, T.Giard, M.Giraud-Héraud, Y.Gjerløw, E.González-Nuevo, J.Górski, K. M.Gruppuso, A.Gudmundsson, J. E.Harrison, D. L.Hernández-Monteagudo, C.Herranz, D.Hildebrandt, S. R.Hornstrup, A.Hovest, W.Hurier, G.Jaffe, A. H.Jones, W. C.Keihänen, E.Keskitalo, R.Kisner, T. S.Knoche, J.Knox, L.Kunz, M.Kurki-Suonio, H.Lagache, G.Lähteenmäki, A.Lamarre, J. -M.Lasenby, A.Lattanzi, M.Leonardi, R.Levrier, F.Lilje, P. B.Linden-Vørnle, M.López-Caniego, M.Lubin, P. M.Macías-Pérez, J. F.Maffei, B.Maggio, G.Maino, D.Mandolesi, N.Mangilli, A.Maris, M.Martin, P. G.Martínez-González, E.Masi, S.Matarrese, S.Meinhold, P. R.Melchiorri, A.Mennella, A.Migliaccio, M.Mitra, S.Miville-Deschênes, M. -A.Moneti, A.Montier, L.Morgante, G.Mortlock, D.Moss, A.Munshi, D.Murphy, J. A.Naselsky, P.Nati, F.Natoli, P.Netterfield, C. B.Nørgaard-Nielsen, H. U.Novikov, D.Novikov, I.Pagano, L.Pajot, F.Paoletti, D.Pasian, F.Patanchon, G.Perdereau, O.Perotto, L.Pettorino, V.Piacentini, F.Piat, M.Pierpaoli, E.Pointecouteau, E.Polenta, G.Pratt, G. W.Rachen, J. P.Reinecke, M.Remazeilles, M.Renault, C.Renzi, A.Ristorcelli, I.Rocha, G.Rosset, C.Rossetti, M.Roudier, G.Rubiño-Martín, J. A.Rusholme, B.Sandri, M.Santos, D.Savelainen, M.Savini, G.Scott, D.Spencer, L. D.Stolyarov, V.Stompor, R.Sudiwala, R.Sunyaev, R.Sutton, D.Suur-Uski, A. -S.Sygnet, J. -F.Tauber, J. A.Terenzi, L.Toffolatti, L.Tomasi, M.Tristram, M.Tucci, M.Tuovinen, J.Valenziano, L.Valiviita, J.Van Tent, B.Vielva, P.Villa, F.Wade, L. A.Wandelt, B. D.Wehus, I. K.Yvon, D.Zacchei, A.Zonca, A.
Source
A&A 596, A102 (2016)
Subject
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Language
Abstract
The secondary cosmic microwave background (CMB) $B$-modes stem from the post-decoupling distortion of the polarization $E$-modes due to the gravitational lensing effect of large-scale structures. These lensing-induced $B$-modes constitute both a valuable probe of the dark matter distribution and an important contaminant for the extraction of the primary CMB $B$-modes from inflation. Planck provides accurate nearly all-sky measurements of both the polarization $E$-modes and the integrated mass distribution via the reconstruction of the CMB lensing potential. By combining these two data products, we have produced an all-sky template map of the lensing-induced $B$-modes using a real-space algorithm that minimizes the impact of sky masks. The cross-correlation of this template with an observed (primordial and secondary) $B$-mode map can be used to measure the lensing $B$-mode power spectrum at multipoles up to $2000$. In particular, when cross-correlating with the $B$-mode contribution directly derived from the Planck polarization maps, we obtain lensing-induced $B$-mode power spectrum measurement at a significance level of $12\,\sigma$, which agrees with the theoretical expectation derived from the Planck best-fit $\Lambda$CDM model. This unique nearly all-sky secondary $B$-mode template, which includes the lensing-induced information from intermediate to small ($10\lesssim \ell\lesssim 1000$) angular scales, is delivered as part of the Planck 2015 public data release. It will be particularly useful for experiments searching for primordial $B$-modes, such as BICEP2/Keck Array or LiteBIRD, since it will enable an estimate to be made of the lensing-induced contribution to the measured total CMB $B$-modes.
Comment: 20 pages, 12 figures; Accepted for publication in A&A; The B-mode map is part of the PR2-2015 Cosmology Products; available as Lensing Products in the Planck Legacy Archive http://pla.esac.esa.int/pla/#cosmology; and described in the 'Explanatory Supplement' https://wiki.cosmos.esa.int/planckpla2015/index.php/Specially_processed_maps#2015_Lensing-induced_B-mode_map