Simulation of the analysis of interferometric microwave background polarization data

EF Bunn, A Karakci, PM Sutter, L Zhang…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2014 - cambridge.org
EF Bunn, A Karakci, PM Sutter, L Zhang, GS Tucker, PT Timbie, BD Wandelt
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2014cambridge.org
We present results from an end-to-end simulation pipeline of interferometric observations of
cosmic microwave background polarization. We use both maximum-likelihood and Gibbs
sampling techniques to estimate the power spectrum. In addition, we use Gibbs sampling for
image reconstruction from interferometric visibilities. The results indicate the level to which
various systematic errors (eg, pointing errors, gain errors, beam shape errors, cross
polarization) must be controlled in order to successfully detect and characterize primordial B�…
We present results from an end-to-end simulation pipeline of interferometric observations of cosmic microwave background polarization. We use both maximum-likelihood and Gibbs sampling techniques to estimate the power spectrum. In addition, we use Gibbs sampling for image reconstruction from interferometric visibilities. The results indicate the level to which various systematic errors (e.g., pointing errors, gain errors, beam shape errors, cross polarization) must be controlled in order to successfully detect and characterize primordial B modes and achieve other scientific goals. In addition, we show that Gibbs sampling is an effective method of image reconstruction for interferometric data in other astrophysical contexts.
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