Model-independent Estimators for the Statistical Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Authors

  • Yu.V. Shtanov Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • D.O. Savchenko Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe56.7.750

Keywords:

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Abstract

We construct estimators for testing the statistical anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background arising due to a quadrupole
scale-independent anisotropy in the primordial power spectrum. The estimators do not require the knowledge of basic cosmological parameters. We determine the sensitivity of the constructed estimators to the magnitude of the statistical anisotropy and perform test simulations that confirm our theoretical estimates.

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2022-02-09

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Shtanov, Y., & Savchenko, D. (2022). Model-independent Estimators for the Statistical Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 56(7), 750. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe56.7.750

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