Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data

Parity-violating extensions of the standard electromagnetic theory cause in vacuo rotation of the plane of polarization of propagating photons. This effect, also known as cosmic birefringence, has an impact on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy angular power spectra, producing non-vani...

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Main Authors:	Aghanim, N., Ashdown, M., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., Ballardini, M., Banday, A.J., Barreiro, R.B., Bartolo, N., Basak, S., Benabed, K., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bielewicz, P., Bonavera, L., Bond, J.R., Borrill, J., Bouchet, F.R., Burigana, C., Calabrese, E., Cardoso, J.-F., Carron, J., Chiang, H.C., Colombo, L.P.L., Comis, B., Contreras, D., Couchot, F., Coulais, A., Crill, B.P., Curto, A., Cuttaia, F., de Bernardis, P., de Rosa, A., de Zotti, G., Delabrouille, J., Désert, F.-X., Di Valentino, E., Dickinson, C., Diego, J.M., Doré, O., Ducout, A., Dupac, X., Dusini, S., Elsner, F., Enßlin, T.A., Eriksen, H.K., Fantaye, Y., Finelli, F., Forastieri, F., Frailis, M., Franceschi, E., Frolov, A., Galeotta, S., Galli, S., Ganga, K., Génova-Santos, R.T., Gerbino, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., González-Nuevo, J., Górski, K.M., Gruppuso, A., Gudmundsson, J.E., Hansen, F.K., Henrot-Versillé, S., Herranz, D., Hivon, E., Huang, Z., Jaffe, A.H., Jones, W.C., Keihänen, E., Keskitalo, R., Kiiveri, K., Krachmalnicoff, N., Kunz, M., Kurki-Suonio, H., Lamarre, J.-M., Langer, M., Lasenby, A., Lattanzi, M., Lawrence, C.R., Le Jeune, M., Leahy, J.P., Levrier, F., Liguori, M., Lilje, P.B., Lindholm, V., López-Caniego, M., Ma, Y.-Z., Macías-Pérez, J.F., Maggio, G., Maino, D., Mandolesi, N., Maris, M., Martin, P.G., Martínez-González, E., Matarrese, S., Mauri, N., McEwen, J.D., Meinhold, P.R., Melchiorri, A., Mennella, A., Migliaccio, M., Miville-Deschênes, M.-A., Molinari, D., Moneti, A., Morgante, G., Moss, Adam, Natoli, P., Pagano, L., Paoletti, D., Patanchon, G., Patrizii, L., Perotto, L., Pettorino, V., Piacentini, F., Polastri, L., Polenta, G., Rachen, J. P., Racine, B., Reinecke, M., Remazeilles, M., Renzi, A., Rocha, G., Rosset, C., Rossetti, M., Roudier, G., Rubiño-Martín, J.A., Ruiz-Granados, B., Sandri, M., Savelainen, M., Scott, D., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spencer, L.D., Suur-Uski, A.-S., Tauber, J.A., Tavagnacco, D., Tenti, M., Toffolatti, L., Tomasi, M., Tristram, M., Trombetti, T., Valiviita, J., Van Tent, F., Vielva, P., Villa, F., Vittorio, N., Wandelt, B.D., Wehus, I.K., Zacchei, A., Zonca, A.
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author	Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Comis, B. Contreras, D. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Désert, F.-X. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Dusini, S. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Giraud-Héraud, Y. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kiiveri, K. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Leahy, J.P. Levrier, F. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. Lindholm, V. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Maino, D. Mandolesi, N. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Natoli, P. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Rachen, J. P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rosset, C. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirignano, C. Sirri, G. Spencer, L.D. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tavagnacco, D. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A.
author_facet	Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Comis, B. Contreras, D. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Désert, F.-X. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Dusini, S. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Giraud-Héraud, Y. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kiiveri, K. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Leahy, J.P. Levrier, F. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. Lindholm, V. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Maino, D. Mandolesi, N. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Natoli, P. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Rachen, J. P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rosset, C. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirignano, C. Sirri, G. Spencer, L.D. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tavagnacco, D. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A.
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description	Parity-violating extensions of the standard electromagnetic theory cause in vacuo rotation of the plane of polarization of propagating photons. This effect, also known as cosmic birefringence, has an impact on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy angular power spectra, producing non-vanishing T–B and E–B correlations that are otherwise null when parity is a symmetry. Here we present new constraints on an isotropic rotation, parametrized by the angle α, derived from Planck 2015 CMB polarization data. To increase the robustness of our analyses, we employ two complementary approaches, in harmonic space and in map space, the latter based on a peak stacking technique. The two approaches provide estimates for α that are in agreement within statistical uncertainties and are very stable against several consistency tests.Considering the T–B and E–B information jointly, we find from the harmonic analysis and from the stacking approach. These constraints are compatible with no parity violation and are dominated by the systematic uncertainty in the orientation of Planck’s polarization-sensitive bolometers.
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spelling	nottingham-423942020-05-04T18:26:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42394/ Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Comis, B. Contreras, D. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Désert, F.-X. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Dusini, S. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Giraud-Héraud, Y. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kiiveri, K. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Leahy, J.P. Levrier, F. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. Lindholm, V. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Maino, D. Mandolesi, N. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Natoli, P. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Rachen, J. P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rosset, C. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirignano, C. Sirri, G. Spencer, L.D. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tavagnacco, D. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A. Parity-violating extensions of the standard electromagnetic theory cause in vacuo rotation of the plane of polarization of propagating photons. This effect, also known as cosmic birefringence, has an impact on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy angular power spectra, producing non-vanishing T–B and E–B correlations that are otherwise null when parity is a symmetry. Here we present new constraints on an isotropic rotation, parametrized by the angle α, derived from Planck 2015 CMB polarization data. To increase the robustness of our analyses, we employ two complementary approaches, in harmonic space and in map space, the latter based on a peak stacking technique. The two approaches provide estimates for α that are in agreement within statistical uncertainties and are very stable against several consistency tests.Considering the T–B and E–B information jointly, we find from the harmonic analysis and from the stacking approach. These constraints are compatible with no parity violation and are dominated by the systematic uncertainty in the orientation of Planck’s polarization-sensitive bolometers. EDP Sciences 2016-12-12 Article PeerReviewed Aghanim, N., Ashdown, M., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., Ballardini, M., Banday, A.J., Barreiro, R.B., Bartolo, N., Basak, S., Benabed, K., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bielewicz, P., Bonavera, L., Bond, J.R., Borrill, J., Bouchet, F.R., Burigana, C., Calabrese, E., Cardoso, J.-F., Carron, J., Chiang, H.C., Colombo, L.P.L., Comis, B., Contreras, D., Couchot, F., Coulais, A., Crill, B.P., Curto, A., Cuttaia, F., de Bernardis, P., de Rosa, A., de Zotti, G., Delabrouille, J., Désert, F.-X., Di Valentino, E., Dickinson, C., Diego, J.M., Doré, O., Ducout, A., Dupac, X., Dusini, S., Elsner, F., Enßlin, T.A., Eriksen, H.K., Fantaye, Y., Finelli, F., Forastieri, F., Frailis, M., Franceschi, E., Frolov, A., Galeotta, S., Galli, S., Ganga, K., Génova-Santos, R.T., Gerbino, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., González-Nuevo, J., Górski, K.M., Gruppuso, A., Gudmundsson, J.E., Hansen, F.K., Henrot-Versillé, S., Herranz, D., Hivon, E., Huang, Z., Jaffe, A.H., Jones, W.C., Keihänen, E., Keskitalo, R., Kiiveri, K., Krachmalnicoff, N., Kunz, M., Kurki-Suonio, H., Lamarre, J.-M., Langer, M., Lasenby, A., Lattanzi, M., Lawrence, C.R., Le Jeune, M., Leahy, J.P., Levrier, F., Liguori, M., Lilje, P.B., Lindholm, V., López-Caniego, M., Ma, Y.-Z., Macías-Pérez, J.F., Maggio, G., Maino, D., Mandolesi, N., Maris, M., Martin, P.G., Martínez-González, E., Matarrese, S., Mauri, N., McEwen, J.D., Meinhold, P.R., Melchiorri, A., Mennella, A., Migliaccio, M., Miville-Deschênes, M.-A., Molinari, D., Moneti, A., Morgante, G., Moss, Adam, Natoli, P., Pagano, L., Paoletti, D., Patanchon, G., Patrizii, L., Perotto, L., Pettorino, V., Piacentini, F., Polastri, L., Polenta, G., Rachen, J. P., Racine, B., Reinecke, M., Remazeilles, M., Renzi, A., Rocha, G., Rosset, C., Rossetti, M., Roudier, G., Rubiño-Martín, J.A., Ruiz-Granados, B., Sandri, M., Savelainen, M., Scott, D., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spencer, L.D., Suur-Uski, A.-S., Tauber, J.A., Tavagnacco, D., Tenti, M., Toffolatti, L., Tomasi, M., Tristram, M., Trombetti, T., Valiviita, J., Van Tent, F., Vielva, P., Villa, F., Vittorio, N., Wandelt, B.D., Wehus, I.K., Zacchei, A. and Zonca, A. (2016) Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 596 . A110/1-A110/13. ISSN 1432-0746 cosmology: observations / cosmic background radiation / cosmological parameters' methods: data analysis; methods: statistical http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2016/12/aa29018-16/aa29018-16.html doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629018 doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629018
spellingShingle	cosmology: observations / cosmic background radiation / cosmological parameters' methods: data analysis; methods: statistical Aghanim, N. Ashdown, M. Aumont, J. Baccigalupi, C. Ballardini, M. Banday, A.J. Barreiro, R.B. Bartolo, N. Basak, S. Benabed, K. Bernard, J.-P. Bersanelli, M. Bielewicz, P. Bonavera, L. Bond, J.R. Borrill, J. Bouchet, F.R. Burigana, C. Calabrese, E. Cardoso, J.-F. Carron, J. Chiang, H.C. Colombo, L.P.L. Comis, B. Contreras, D. Couchot, F. Coulais, A. Crill, B.P. Curto, A. Cuttaia, F. de Bernardis, P. de Rosa, A. de Zotti, G. Delabrouille, J. Désert, F.-X. Di Valentino, E. Dickinson, C. Diego, J.M. Doré, O. Ducout, A. Dupac, X. Dusini, S. Elsner, F. Enßlin, T.A. Eriksen, H.K. Fantaye, Y. Finelli, F. Forastieri, F. Frailis, M. Franceschi, E. Frolov, A. Galeotta, S. Galli, S. Ganga, K. Génova-Santos, R.T. Gerbino, M. Giraud-Héraud, Y. González-Nuevo, J. Górski, K.M. Gruppuso, A. Gudmundsson, J.E. Hansen, F.K. Henrot-Versillé, S. Herranz, D. Hivon, E. Huang, Z. Jaffe, A.H. Jones, W.C. Keihänen, E. Keskitalo, R. Kiiveri, K. Krachmalnicoff, N. Kunz, M. Kurki-Suonio, H. Lamarre, J.-M. Langer, M. Lasenby, A. Lattanzi, M. Lawrence, C.R. Le Jeune, M. Leahy, J.P. Levrier, F. Liguori, M. Lilje, P.B. Lindholm, V. López-Caniego, M. Ma, Y.-Z. Macías-Pérez, J.F. Maggio, G. Maino, D. Mandolesi, N. Maris, M. Martin, P.G. Martínez-González, E. Matarrese, S. Mauri, N. McEwen, J.D. Meinhold, P.R. Melchiorri, A. Mennella, A. Migliaccio, M. Miville-Deschênes, M.-A. Molinari, D. Moneti, A. Morgante, G. Moss, Adam Natoli, P. Pagano, L. Paoletti, D. Patanchon, G. Patrizii, L. Perotto, L. Pettorino, V. Piacentini, F. Polastri, L. Polenta, G. Rachen, J. P. Racine, B. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, M. Renzi, A. Rocha, G. Rosset, C. Rossetti, M. Roudier, G. Rubiño-Martín, J.A. Ruiz-Granados, B. Sandri, M. Savelainen, M. Scott, D. Sirignano, C. Sirri, G. Spencer, L.D. Suur-Uski, A.-S. Tauber, J.A. Tavagnacco, D. Tenti, M. Toffolatti, L. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Trombetti, T. Valiviita, J. Van Tent, F. Vielva, P. Villa, F. Vittorio, N. Wandelt, B.D. Wehus, I.K. Zacchei, A. Zonca, A. Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data
title	Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data
title_full	Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data
title_fullStr	Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data
title_full_unstemmed	Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data
title_short	Planck intermediate results. XLIX. Parity-violation constraints from polarization data
title_sort	planck intermediate results. xlix. parity-violation constraints from polarization data
topic	cosmology: observations / cosmic background radiation / cosmological parameters' methods: data analysis; methods: statistical
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