Sensitivity-Improved Polarization Maps at 40 GHz with CLASS and WMAP data
arxiv(2024)
摘要
Improved polarization measurements at frequencies below 70 GHz with
degree-level angular resolution are crucial for advancing our understanding of
the Galactic synchrotron radiation and the potential polarized anomalous
microwave emission and ultimately benefiting the detection of primordial B
modes. In this study, we present sensitivity-improved 40 GHz polarization maps
obtained by combining the CLASS 40 GHz and WMAP Q-band data through a
weighted average in the harmonic domain. The decision to include WMAP Q-band
data stems from similarities in the bandpasses. Leveraging the accurate
large-scale measurements from WMAP Q band and the high-sensitivity
information from CLASS 40 GHz band at intermediate scales, the noise level at
ℓ∈[30, 100] is reduced by a factor of 2-3 in the map space. A pixel
domain analysis of the polarized synchrotron spectral index (β_s) using
WMAP K band and the combined maps (mean and 16/84th percentile across the
β_s map: -3.08_-0.20^+0.20) reveals a stronger preference for
spatial variation (PTE for a uniform β_s hypothesis smaller than 0.001)
than the results obtained using WMAP K and Ka bands
(-3.08_-0.14^+0.14). The cross-power spectra of the combined maps follow
the same trend as other low-frequency data, and validation through simulations
indicates negligible bias introduced by the combination method (sub-percent
level in the power spectra). The products of this work are publicly available
on 𝙻𝙰𝙼𝙱𝙳𝙰.
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